Very surprised to read about Dick Clark's death because, as SC said, I thought it would have come a lot sooner - specifically, when he suffered that debilitating stroke several years ago. I thought he would then gracefully retire from public life; I admit, it got to be a bit painful watching him on the New Year's Eve shows, at times struggling to speak coherently. Very sad.
Like a number of others on the GBB, I'm old enough to remember American Bandstand. Lots of memories there. And that's how I'll always remember Dick Clark, aka "The World's Oldest Teenager."
R.I.P.
Signor V.
"For me, there's only my wife..."
"Sure I cook with wine - sometimes I even add it to the food!"
"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"
"It was a grass harp... And we listened."
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"
"No. Saints and poets, maybe... they do some."
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