RIP to Henry “Harry” Morgan,
departed at 96. Famous for
Dragnet & the later seasons of
M*A*S*H—though his best work on
M*A*S*H was a hilarious guest-shot, as an unhinged & racist general, in the earlier seasons—Morgan was one of those actors that are so familiar that it’s easy not to notice how genuinely good & skillful & quietly real they were. This shows up at times even in the many mostly dreary late-vintage
M*A*S*H episodes, but abundantly among his many film roles—notably, as Henry Fonda’s partner in
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943). A friend also pointed out to me that he & Jack Webb were the bad guys in the 1951 noir
Appointment With Danger.
RIP also to actor Bill McKinney, who despite a long & varied career is best remembered by far as one of the rapists...
...in
Deliverance (1972)—a terrifying performance which immortalized the phrase “squeal like a pig”—
departed at 80, to disco (& also porn) veteran Andrea True,
departed at 68, & to Dobie Gray of “Drift Away” fame, who has
drifted away at 71.
RIP, also, to my love affair with Chick-fil-A. I’m not proud of this, but I really,
really loved those freakin’ sandwiches. They’re probably my all-time favorite fast food. Until
this changes, however, they’ve sold me my last bird, & in the meantime they can kiss my ass.
So, in recognition of Chick-fil-A’s rottenness…
Monster-of-the-Week: …how about this Brobdingnagian broiler, this ponderous piece of poultry, from the cover of a 1961 Classics Illustrated adaptation of
Food of the Gods by H.G. Wells:
