Thursday, December 26, 2013

Friday Flash 55.....





 
 
 
Elmore Leonard, Mr. Tom Clancy.
Bonnie Franklin, tickled our fancy.
Margaret Thatcher, Nelson Mandela,
James Gandolfini was a 'GoodFella'.
Edith Bunker, Joan Fontaine, Patty Page, Conrad Bain.
Esther Williams swam like a fish,
Annette Funicello was every boy's wish.
Van Cliburn, Peter O'Toole,
Jonathon Winters was a brilliant fool.
Scott Carpenter, Dr. Joyce Brothers,
Dave King, and too many others.....
 
 
I couldn't list them all in 55 words, just be glad you're NOT on the list!
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 gracious host from coast to coast
Have a Kick Ass New Year!!!!!!!
 
 

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30 comments:

  1. GraceDecember 26, 2013 at 8:05:00 PM EST

    I miss Dave King's writing ~ Just wanted to let you know I appreciate all your visits to my blogs G ~ I haven't been a regular but when I'm free, I think of 55 words ~ Enjoy the holiday ~

    everyday amazing: Silver

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  2. author.nara.maloneDecember 26, 2013 at 8:05:00 PM EST

    Impressive and talented as they all were, I'm really glad I didn't make that list. Glad you didn't either.


    Mine's up. 55 Reasons to Believe

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  3. MaryDecember 26, 2013 at 8:08:00 PM EST

    Very sad to see the list of people who died really, including Dave King. I grew up watching Annette Funicello....so it saddens me to see her name especially.

    Here is my 55: Time

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  4. CloudiaDecember 26, 2013 at 9:31:00 PM EST

    Yeah, Dave King hurt.

    Lots of greats took their leave. Wonder which were BORN!



    ALOHA to YOU, G
    from Honolulu
    Comfort Spiral
    =^..^= <3

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  5. TALONDecember 26, 2013 at 9:45:00 PM EST

    So sad...the calibre and quality of these people...they are irreplaceable.

    My 55: Calamitous

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  6. Ann (bunnygirl)December 26, 2013 at 10:14:00 PM EST

    So unfair that we can't stop time.

    Here's mine: Christmas Pony

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  7. JannaDecember 26, 2013 at 10:58:00 PM EST

    Embarrassing confession: I didn't recognize the first guy's picture, and thought he looked like a cross between Abraham Lincoln and that guy from Mad Magazine.

    I like the post-- it reminds me of two songs: Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start The Fire", and R.E.M.'s "Its The End Of The World As We Know It". Both have their lyrics in nostalgic scattershot-list form.

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

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  8. MargaretDecember 26, 2013 at 11:02:00 PM EST

    … they do live on as long as we remember them. I've mentioned a few names I thought everyone knew and the younger generation said "who?" Sigh.

    I still have a house full of kids and we are just turning a movie on (at 11:00 pm!!) They are wearing me out, but I'm enjoying it.

    I'll try and come up with 55 words tomorrow. Merry Christmas!

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  9. kaykualaDecember 26, 2013 at 11:06:00 PM EST

    Known personalities in their own right. But nothing had impacted more than late Dave King did! Great 55 G-Man!

    Hank

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  10. Brian MillerDecember 26, 2013 at 11:48:00 PM EST

    appreciate the nod to dave. he was a good guy...among many others we lost this year...

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  11. AnonymousDecember 27, 2013 at 3:40:00 AM EST

    Hope y'all had a good holiday. Here's to those who've left us, and to those who, like you, Mr. G, who inspire us, still

    beauty - the photo is from today, in Laguna Beach, where it was about 75. ~

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  12. LydiaDecember 27, 2013 at 4:06:00 AM EST

    A wonderful tribute, G. Truly big losses. From the comments here I realize I must read Dave King, most definitely. I appreciated your mentioning Van Cliburn, to whom the arts owe much. Cliburn Radio online here

    Pet Thoughts at New Years

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  13. the walking manDecember 27, 2013 at 5:53:00 AM EST

    It is slow torture watching the oldest of us and them younger too pass on.



    OK Christmas is past, I got off my ass and wrote You One I forget what title I out to it

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  14. the walking manDecember 27, 2013 at 5:54:00 AM EST

    out = put or you can leave out = out whatever you wish.

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  15. kaykualaDecember 27, 2013 at 6:22:00 AM EST

    Made comments earlier and now just made it with my 55, G-Man. Take a peek! Thanks!

    Hank

    http://imagery77.blogspot.com/2013/12/change-for-better.html

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  16. AnonymousDecember 27, 2013 at 8:17:00 AM EST

    Wonderful. Glad not to be there! But also glad to see. I am not up yet. K.

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  17. GabriellaDecember 27, 2013 at 8:39:00 AM EST

    Margaret Thatcher and Nelson Mandela will certainly be remembered for decades, albeit for very different reasons.
    Mine is up now: Flying

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  18. FireblossomDecember 27, 2013 at 8:52:00 AM EST

    After the Xmas craziness, I'm just dead. Wait...

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  19. hedgewitchDecember 27, 2013 at 9:27:00 AM EST

    Many have passed, to be missed, to be remembered but some still remain--to be appreciated while we can.

    I'm late to the party, G, but I am playin, with a rather icy contribution:

    Hands of Winter

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  20. Maude LynnDecember 27, 2013 at 10:17:00 AM EST

    We lost some great ones this year.

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  21. AmeliaDecember 27, 2013 at 10:32:00 AM EST

    You all wrote beautiful things this week!

    Here is my post for this week - Holiday Recovery

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  22. Other MaryDecember 27, 2013 at 11:56:00 AM EST

    What a very good and fitting one for the end of the year. Thanks for giving us antoher year of Fridays to look forward to Galen!
    Here's mine:

    Abracadabra

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  23. GailDecember 27, 2013 at 12:57:00 PM EST

    Enjoy your holidays.

    They are always with us.

    My contribution is The Tiny X.

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  24. John (@bookdreamer)December 27, 2013 at 3:18:00 PM EST

    The scary thing is that so many of the 2013 obit lists are folk from my childhood! mine's here.

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  25. AnonymousDecember 27, 2013 at 6:52:00 PM EST

    HI Galen - here's another grim one--sorry--

    http://manicddaily.wordpress.com/2013/12/27/strange-victory/

    Thanks for all your sweetness. k.

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  26. MargaretDecember 28, 2013 at 12:18:00 AM EST

    Merry Christmas … I'm sure your leftovers are amazing - I had SO much turkey left over as I ordererd two breasts - had NO idea they would rival Dolly Partons! (as you know, I have a restaurant catering service make holiday meals - we pick up at a selected time - it allows me to visit and "play" with the kids) I had been making a lot of turkey "left-over" meals though.

    Turkey Pot Pie

    Galen - I TRULY enjoy visiting and participating here every Thursday. I still had last Friday to visit as well as this week - my house will quiet down a bit tomorrow as a few kids are scattering elsewhere. Thank you for hosting and being so generous with your comments. I look forward to a new year of 55's.

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  27. LauraDecember 28, 2013 at 4:29:00 PM EST

    I love your tribute! and I'm glad you are not on the list yet either.. our time will come.. meanwhile it is good to be here. Wishing you a very Happy New Year Galen:-)

    you can find my 55 here
    http://www.shinethedivinecreativityisaspiritualpractice.com/2013/12/i-heart-macro-week-33.html

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  28. UnknownDecember 29, 2013 at 1:56:00 AM EST

    A lovely tribute to those who have left us.
    Here is my slithery offering.

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  29. GABDecember 31, 2013 at 10:57:00 PM EST

    Glad we are BOTH not on that list!

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  30. limeJanuary 1, 2014 at 6:42:00 PM EST

    great roundup rememebering some great people. wishing you the best.

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