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Wow, this is… well, not sad, as he lived to the nice ripe age of 81, but something to regret: Harvey Korman, star of many a great Carol Burnett Show sketch and the immortal Blazing Saddles, has died. We are losing our history and collective memory, one talented person at a time. Here’s some clips…

The dentist sketch:

Speedo Airlines:

The Muppet Show:

And finally, Harvey delivers the BEST setup for a punch-line in the history of television, here:

Horror legends Vincent Price and Christopher Lee was born on the same day, May 27th (different years). Christopher Lee is still with us, Vincent is of course (and unfortunately) not.

And, 100 years ago on May 28th Ian Fleming was born. He, as most of you SHOULD know, created Janes Bond, 007. Have a vodka martini, shaken not stirred, to celebrate… I will.

CNET News.com

James Bond gadgets 100 years later CNET News.com, CA - 2 hours ago Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, was born 100 years ago today in Green Street, London. While that historical footnote passed with hardly any mention ... Inventing James Bond National Post Spy Candy Forbes 007 On The Couch Forbes all 5 news articles

Shatner has a new book (his biography), and there are interviews with him popping up everywhere. Click the headline to read one of them.

A must read article is here… I’m bad, but golly, not as bad as some of the people quoted in this article…

 

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It’s John Locke. And they have to get him back to the island. So he can live again.
LOTS MORE HERE.