This past weekend, singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her house in London. While I was not surprised to hear this news, I was certainly saddened. Winehouse, for all her demons, was truly a talented singer. She released her debut album Frank in 2003 when she was just 20 years old. Her style was influence by jazz, Sinatra, and girl groups of the ‘50s and ‘60s. She would only have one more studio album before her death, but it blew up the charts. Back to Black was released in late 2006 and hit number one on every chart except … Continue reading →

No recent celebrity splits – more memoriams! July 2011 Former First Lady Betty Ford passed away on July 8th at the age of 93 from natural causes. Ford was known for her outspoken stance on women’s rights and breast cancer awareness during her husband’s tenure as president. But, she is probably most famously known for her post-Whitehouse struggle with addiction and subsequent founding of the famed Betty Ford Center. Television producer Sherwood Schwartz gave us such fun shows as “Gilligan’s Island” and “The Brady Bunch.” Great television? Probably not, but definitely endearing and enduring 40+ years later. Schwartz was 94. … Continue reading →