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Deathbed Photos?? Where They Do THAT At??

That triflin’, gold-digging, DISRESPECTFUL skank.

"WTF, Shannon??"

I’m talking about the late Gary Coleman’s dirt bag of an [ex] wife, Shannon Price. I know her low-brow, wannabe celebrity ass is the type to google herself daily to see who’s talking about her and I hope she sees this. If I had her email address, I’d send it to her directly.

How DARE she take a MySpace-esque photograph of our beloved Gary Coleman on his death bed with her raggedy face in it, looking like Casper the Crackhead Ghost??? He’s lying there, injured and broken beyond repair and she’s snapping pics like they’re hanging out in a bar or something. I am absolutely livid, because not only did she take this photograph, she sold the picture to a tabloid newspaper!! What kind of morbid f*ckery is that?? I simply cannot stand this woman. Just last week, I was watching her being interviewed on the Today Show and I was feeling a little sorry for her, even after hearing the 911 call she made when Gary was pushed fell and hurt himself and she only seemed concerned with how gross all the blood was. I thought “Oh, people are being mean to her for nothing, she’s just a little misunderstood.” But after seeing this disgusting and disrespectful picture online (<<–click that link because I refuse to post that picture on my blog), she can go straight to Hell.

Shannon Price, you are pillaging Gary’s legacy. You are cheapening his contributions to the world and disrespecting him, his family and his fans. You are a scraggly trollop who wishes she had even a fraction of the talent and world-wide appeal that Gary Coleman had. You KNOW that selling that picture and profiting from his tragic death was wrong. I can’t think of a more morally reprehensible offense that you could have committed in the wake of his untimely passing. You are the absolute lowest of the low. If I saw you on the street, I’d slap you across the face and snatch your wig off your head. I hope Gary comes back and haunts you everyday for the rest of your miserable little life, you repugnant troll. That blood that you found so disgusting when Gary fell, it’s all over that money you got for that picture. I bet you don’t think it’s gross now, do you?

~pbg

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And Then There Was One: R.I.P. Rue McClanahan

I don’t think ya’ll know how weary I have grown of writing these “In Memoriam” posts for my childhood TV heroes…’tis so sad.

Yesterday, we lost yet another TV icon. Rue McClanahan passed away at the age of 76. While Ms. McClanahan was an accomplished actress in Broadway theater, film and her numerous TV roles including “Vivian” from 70′s sitcom Maude and the demure “Fran” from Mama’s Family in the 80′s, she will always be best known for playing sassy and sexy Southern Belle, “Blanche Devereaux” on The Golden Girls . She won an Emmy Award for that role in 1987 (nominated FOUR times), as well four Golden Globe nominations.  Along with Estelle Getty (Sophia), Bea Arthur (Dorothy) and Betty White (Rose), they laid the foundation for shows like Girlfriends and Sex And The City.

In her personal life, Rue McClanahan was an animal rights advocate and a breast cancer survivor.

In my heart, she will always be Blanche, one of four dynamic ladies that demonstrated what real friendship between women was all about. Blanche, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia fussed and snapped on each other a lot and made me laugh like nobody’s business growing up watching The Golden Girls (which I still watch in syndication, like it is still brand new), but they also made me understand that no matter what, if you love your friends, you stick by them. You respect them and it will the greatest gift you can give yourself and to them. That show and the characters those dynamic ladies portrayed mean so much to me.

Sadly, with the passing of Rue, there is only one Golden Girl left. Bea Arthur and Estelle Getty have both gone on to Glory. Betty White is still going strong at 88 years old, but we who are loyal fans of the show must remember to honor and love her while we still have her.

Thank you, Rue McClanahan for all you have given me and the rest of your TV addicted fans. You taught me that getting older didn’t mean curling up to die. You were as sexy and vibrant as you said you were as Blanche and we all love you for it! And even though you were only in the TV for me, thank you for being a friend.


~pbg

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Have You Seen My Childhood?: R.I.P. Gary Coleman

*sigh*

I was saddened to see a BreakingNews.com tweet announcing the death of former child star Gary Coleman today at the age of 42. He had been hospitalized in Utah after reportedly suffering a brain hemorrhage due to a fall. Gary Coleman had suffered with health problems all his life, most notably kidney disease. He also had financial woes and highly-publicized problems with his family. There was a lot of sadness surrounding that little man!

But most of us can’t help but to smile at our childhood memories of Gary Coleman as “Arnold” on the hit 70′s-80′s sitcom Diff’rent Strokes.

He played one of two black boys whose Mama was a maid for this rich white man and when she died, he brought them to live in his Park Avenue  apartment and adopted them. While as an adult, I find the entire premise of the show absolutely ridiculous, lil’ kid PBG LOVED this show. I can   say there isn’t an episode I haven’t seen. I remember my siblings, cousins and I mimicking Arnold’s hilarious catch phrase “Whatchu talmbout Willis??“, which he said whenever his older brother (played by Todd Bridges) started talking crazy. His lil’ side-eye will always be the stuff of legend!

Diff”rent Strokes, which ran on NBC from 1978-1985 (and one more season on ABC) tackled a lot of pertinent issues facing the kids who found themselves glued to the TV each week watching the show: sexual molestation, child abduction, racism, drug use, etc. I don’t know about ya’ll, but I was definitely on the look out for pedos after that nasty white man molested Dudley in the back of that bike shop! Yes indeed, I learned a lot from Arnold and the rest of them on that show.

Oh, poor Gary Coleman. I know you weren’t doing well in a lot of areas for a long time,  but it still hurts to see yet another piece of my childhood fade to black. Thanks so much for all that you gave me in my youth through your show. I hope you can finally rest in peace. Keep on checkin’ for us down here because you will always be in our hearts.

~pbg

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Woman of Classic Beauty, Style and Grace: R.I.P. Lena Horne

Ms. Lena Horne, legendary actress and singer, the first Black woman to be signed to a major Hollywood studio and an inspiration to so many, passed away on May 9, 2010 at the age of 92. She lived a long life full of success and admiration. She was internationally known for her incredible beauty and her undeniable style and grace. Ms. Horne’s singing talent was admired by many and her recording career spanned decades. She has meant to so much to so many and will truly be missed.

My own personal Lena Horne memory will always be that of her playing Glenda The Good Witch in the 1978 all-Black film adaptation of the musical “The Wiz”, based on “The Wizard of Oz”. I am a huge fan of musicals and “The Wiz” is possibly my favorite ever. I remember going to see that movie in the theater as a very small child and being absolutely mesmerized by Lena Horne. She was so beautiful, dressed in GLITTER surrounded by little celestial brown cherubs!! And the way she sang the song “Believe In Yourself” to Dorothy (portrayed by Diana Ross) made me believe that she truly believed in me too!

I was overjoyed to be able to learn the entire soundtrack when my Junior High School presented “The Wiz” as our Spring Musical. I still watch “The Wiz” quite often and that scene gets me every time.

Ms. Horne has left an exceptional legacy of music and acting and she will be missed forever.

~pbg

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