Entertainers….We miss them, one and all

Earlier this week I noted with a vocal “Oh no!”, the passing of Jack Klugman…Oscar Madison to many. It wasn’t that I had known Jack, or even had thought of him recently. Or that the Odd Couple tv series that I remember fondly was one of those DVD collections that I’ve listed in my letter to Santa.

I guess it’s just that I have a warm spot in my heart and in my nostalgia bank for entertainers, especially the everyman comics among them. You know the type. I’m sure that if you reflect back to your youth, you’ll likely recapture a humorous moment that was created by a favorite grandparent, aunt or uncle, ‘crazy’ cousin, or one of a myriad of everyday folks who visited your home during the holidays. Those stories that defied explanation, brought a laugh to the party, and left you wondering if it actually happened, or if it was just a fanciful creation from the mind of an entertainer; one who would never attain fame outside his immediate family and circle of friends. Their reward, then as now, was the laughter of loved ones

Entertainers. Priceless they were, and are today. Those folks who raise our spirits, ease our suffering, and generally make this life- which can be a dark place at times even in the brightest of grade school classrooms- more enjoyable.

God Bless.

-david