Thursday, December 30, 2010

Friday Flash 55.....












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Tony Curtis.....Peter Graves.....Ole Fess Parker.
Eddie Fisher....Lena Horne.....Dixie Carter.
Penthouse made Guccionne rich.
No more 'Sing Along With Mitch'!
Jimmy Dean sang, 'Big Bad John'.
Art Linkletter....Dandy Don!
Corey Haim... Died too early.
Leslie Nielsen..."Don't call me Shirley"!
Happy Days Dad...Beavers Mom.
And our favorite Dragon...Dr. John.!!
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Of course there were too many to fit into a 55
Rest In Peace oh beloved ones!
If you or anyone you know has written a Friday Flash 55
Please come tell The G-Man...
I will visit, read, enjoy, comment....Then BOOK!!!
So from the most Grateful to be Alive Host from coast to coast..
Have a Kick ASS New Year!!!!!!!




48 comments:

Me said...

What a great tribute 55 for faces we said goodbye to this year.

Mine is HERE.

Happy New Year, Galen.
xo

Me said...

And what's this? Yahtzee TWO days in a row? Is everyone on vacation or something? ;)

moondustwriter said...

Way to go Me

Happy New Year to all!
Gosh didn't remember all those people gone this year.
Thanks to G-Man for hosting and entertaining us each week.

a farewell

Monkey Man said...

Gone but not forgotten. Funny men and beautiful women. A fine year end tribute, G.

My 55 is HERE .

hedgewitch said...

Yes, a lot of people moved on this year. Funny how we remember movie stars more than politicians--maybe because they brought us so much more pleasure?

Hey I actually wrote something on purpose to be short for this week's magpie tales--so I'm using it here too
Two Shadormas on Gloves
And no, a shadorma is not something you add on to the back of the house for more rooms.

Cheryl said...

We lost quite a crew this year. Thanks for listing a few of the most memorable.

Mine's up!

lime said...

what a terrific round up of people we shall miss and so lovely that you remembered dr. john. may they all rest in peace.

i'm up here

Bubba said...

We lost some good ones in 2010.

Thoughtful 55, G-Man... very appropriate for the final 2010 55.

Mine's also in the New Year's spirit!
Resolution # 55

Maude Lynn said...

Oh, I miss Dr. John!

Mine will be up in the morning!

Anonymous said...

Looking back on a year of death - scary. And in some cases too close to home.

Mine is here

S said...

You are just so creative now, I love it!

Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall said...

wow,
what a list,
Glad you remember and thoughtful enough to remind us..

here is my Flash Friday 55

Yvonne Osborne said...

A fitting tribute from one kick ass host. Mine is up. I just haven't figured out how to link in the comment section. Happy New Year, Galen

Janna said...

Very nice!

Now I'll be humming "Big Bad John" all evening.

And I'll be reminiscing over some good Leslie Nielsen quotes. :)

Thanks for another Friday 55!
Mine's here. :)

Millie said...

You have a great tribute here. We lost a lot of great ones in the last year. The human wanted me to tell you she has posted her 55 here.
http://razzamadazzle.wordpress.com/2010/12/30/end-of-the-year/

Serena said...

We lost a lot of the truly great ones this year, didn't we?

Brian Miller said...

yo G! sorry i am late to the party...it has been a tough year seeing many great ones fall...nice rememberance...

singing a little tune for you this week...

my 55 - untitled song lyrics

GAB said...

You did a really great tribute! Happy New years Gman

Charlene Amsden said...

What a coincidence. I have been thinking and talking about Dr. John a lot lately. In fact, I just wrote a 55 I think he'd be proud of! You'll find it here.

anthonynorth said...

A beautiful tribute.
By the way, I'm back - with a new blog. You'll find mine here.

Claudia said...

fantastic tribute for so many well know people - jimmy dean - yey - never forgotten
happy new year to you galen!

my 55 is here

Hootin Anni said...

This is very nicely done...you do your homework on this. Some I didn't realize were gone.

Happy New Year to all.

A birthday Tribute

Akelamalu said...

They left their mark didn't they?

Happy 2011 to you G and here's to many more 55s.

Mine's up. x

Cad said...

The year may be dying, but Bloggers live on! And their 55's...There's another one HERE from me!
Happy New Year, G-Man et al.

Shadow said...

quite a tribute. nice to remember all the greats. and may i wish you a very happy 2011, filled with that which you wish for yourself!!! and thank you for your friendship over the years, you are GREAT! so just to round off the year, i've got one for you today...

S said...

G, I have a new player for you. sheposted her first fifty five on my oldest Fifty fivepost.

Here is her blog go and meet her and stuff ok?

Dude,I am super impressed with your creativity and keeping the flash fiction going is so awesome!
Happy New Year, Gman!

S said...

http://dropsfromocean.blogspot.com/


oops, here is the link!

Austin said...

The second pic is great, that dude was cool! Thanks for setting this up throughout the year G-man, I have sure enjoyed writing and reading here.

2010, my last 55 this year is here

izzy said...

Memories- and good ones, Mr.G !
some lovely entertainment people gone- Thanks.Happy New Year !

http://izzy-conversing.blogspot.com/2010/12/flash-fiction-55-123110.html

Pratibha said...

Hey G Man !! Sorry I could not visit you in the whole alst month but i did prepare to wish you a Great year ahead with a sweet post of mine of course !!

Brother


Have a great weekend and next year :)) Keep rocking !

the walking man said...

Hope it all works out well for you starting with the next dawn old man.

Have a good year.

John (@bookdreamer) said...

Yep bumper carload this year of familiar names.:-( Mine is here

hope said...

Nicely done! For a while there, it felt as if my whole childhood was checking into heaven.

And I'll never hear the name "Shirley" again without smiling. :)

Happiness to you and yours as we face another year!

TALON said...

Awww...it's so sad to see the lights go out on so many people each year. Lovely and nostaligic 55, Galen.

Wishing you and your family and friends a glorious 2011!

My 55: CURRENTS

MorningAJ said...

What an excellent reminder of some sad losses. A great tribute.
Happy New Year to you G-Man!

Tina said...

Nice tribute. I'm here. Thanks again for hosting! You know how to throw a good party.

RNSANE said...

Yes, they're all gone and, as this new year dawns and I realize I'm actually 66, I wonder how many more times I'll see that ball drop in Times Square!! How did the years pass by so quickly!

Mine is here:
http://rnsane.blogspot.com/2010/12/flash-55-friday-happy-new-year-december.html

jozien said...

Did all these people die? I didn't even know, i was camping at Wallmart......
Happy New Year to you mr. Knowitall

I AM IN! (i forgot to say that last time)

clean and crazy said...

yes, i do so miss those dragons, i could always count on their quilly words to beat EVERYONE to the punch and get here first. without fail. happy new year g-man, i got one last one for the year up too

Dulçe ♥ said...

Happy New Year Galen!!

drybottomgirl said...

Wasn't Lena Horn just a dish? Nice rememberance. Hope you have a special New Years Eve and that the New Years treats you with the best of everything. My 55 is up! Hugs...

Donnetta said...

Hi, Galen: I will miss them all. Nice tribute. My 55 is up. Better late than never! You have a wonderful New Year, my dear friend. Donnetta

secret agent woman said...

I am always surprised when I see the run-down of famous people who died - I guess I just don't pay attention to that sort of thing.

(But no tears from me for Guccione - he's one of those people who makes me wish I did believe in hell.)

Mona said...

Happy New year Galen Dear!

Jannie Funster said...

May YOURS be a face we do not say bye to for many many many many years, Galen.

xxoo

I'll be in next week for a 55.

And I have a bit of a "treat" for you in my typo post this coming Monday. Something that also involves Mama Z. and Shay.

hmmmmn..... intrigued?? :)

KB said...

I miss the dragons too.

Happy New Year sweetie x

secret agent woman said...

And I also meant to say, Happy New Year's to you and your family. :-)

snowelf said...

Happy new year Galen!
May this year bring you lots and lots of cool happenings.

--snow