Bea Arthur

Kevin, a guy that I work with, uses Bea Arthur as his all-purpose comedic insertion for any scenario. She just makes anything funnier. Need an extra player for a pickup game of hoops? Bea Arthur. How about someone to administer an enema? Again. Bea Arthur. Guest receptionist? Member of a hip hop dance troop? Hibachi chef? You get the idea. Everything is funnier when you drop in the two words, "Bea Arthur."

I'm not sure what will happen now, as Bea Arthur is no longer open for business. Angela Lansbury wins!

I'm kinda feeling my way through this format, but I think that my main job is to provide yall with information that you won't get from CNN or TMZ. And lets also get the Maude and Golden Girls junk out of the way, and move on to other stuff.

Well, let's start with the roast of Pam Anderson. I actually didn't find it very funny at all, but some folks love it. Then I dug a little deeper to discover that she has quite a cult following, and even her own web site. I absolutely defy any of you to sit through this entire interview, which clocks in at well over two hours.

But, my favorite Bea Arthur moment absolutely has to be her cameo as the bar keep in the Star Wars Holiday Special (1:21). Rest in Peace, "Ackmena."

David Kellermann

I have been meaning to start this blog for the longest time, chronicling deaths of celebrities, or even better yet, people who are famous for dying.

I almost started it when Natasha Richardson had the unfortunate sking accident, but I waited too long and the hype sort of blew over.

I'm sure there are sites like it, but in general there is no destination on the Web that really captures that moment when someone we all know -- or someone we are soon to know, passes on.


Morbid? Absolutely. Opportunistic? Guilty as charged. But I have long been a media scientist and artist, and I find all the fuss that happens quite fascinating.

So, anyhow, back to Mr. David Kellerman. It sort of feels to me, at face value, that the guy was holding the bag. Been at the company for 16 years and volunteered at the DC Homeless Coalition. Then again, he did get a spiffy $850,000 bonus last month. I'm sure we will find out more in the days to come, and he will probably go down as an evil genius of some sort.

Another tidbit you might not know. He was a Deke, which among other famous members, was Dan Quayle's fraternity.

And, being that he was from Freddie Mac and all, I just could not resist including this information.

"The Kellermann home, which has two floors above ground and a three-car garage, sits on the corner of Raleigh Hill Road and Brittenford Drive in picturesque Hunter Mill Estates, a neighborhood of single-family homes outside of Vienna, just over the border from Reston. According to Fairfax County tax records, Kellermann's home is assessed at $898,440."

My guess is that the heat was coming down hard on him, so he went and offed himself, which, man... I just can't imagine somebody doing that. But to each his own. Me? I would have taken the $850,000 (ok, like $500 K after taxes), and ran as far as I could. But, I guess in 2009 with the InterWeb and all, that is very hard to do.

Not sure how long these will be up, but here is his Linked-in Profile.