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CNN — George Wendt, an actor and comedian who was beloved for his performance as Norm Peterson on the long-running comedy series “Cheers” has died, his family announced. He was 76. https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/entertainment/george-wendt-death

Jay North -- a veteran actor who played the eponymous character in the 1960s sitcom "Dennis the Menace" -- has died ... TMZ has confirmed. <modsnip - posting more than 10% is a copyright violation - see link> Jay was 73. RIP https://www.tmz.com/2025/04/06/dennis-the-menace-jay-north-dead/

Something sounds fishy. I’ve eaten at that Frida’s before but it was a few years back. A few people in the group I was with had margaritas then but nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Of course things may have changed since then. And it is just down the street from Casa Mexicana where this most...

NEW YORK — Robert MacNeil, who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast "The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour" in the 1970s and co-anchored the show for with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades, died on Friday. He was 93. MacNeil died of natural causes at New York-Presbyterian Hospital...

And sadly the body has been identified and is indeed Tamia Taylor. https://wreg.com/news/local/body-found-in-mississippi-river-identified-as-tamia-taylor/

I’ve lived in Memphis most of my life and I remember riding on that Island Queen boat once, but it was on a field trip when I was I. 2nd grade back in 1999 so my memory of it is kind of fuzzy. I actually found a picture of me on it. I’m on the second floor looking over the water. I’ve edited out...

https://abcnews.go.com/US/margaritaville-singer-jimmy-buffett-dies-76/story?id=102879851 Jimmy Buffett has died. Seems like Brian really liked his music and wanted to start a band like his.

The reason this photo has so much publicity is because it’s been attached to the Tara Calico case. If it weren’t for that, it likely would have either just sat in that parking lot and been destroyed by weather or would have probably been thrown away. But I will say again that the girl is...

He seems to be grinning in the one on the left and looks a little sleepy

Felony Friday on Friday the 13th

I live in Memphis and have been to the Peabody hotel many times and seen the ducks there. I remember I took a vacation to Boston with my family when I was a kid and noticed a place called Peabody on the map and was told about their pronunciation of it.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/anita-pointer-sisters-dead-obituary-1234654976/amp/ Anita Pointer, of the Pointer Sisters, died on Saturday at age 74, her family in a statement. “While we are deeply saddened by the loss of Anita, we are comforted in knowing she is now with her...

As far as that train photo goes, the woman there is wearing glasses. Did Tara wear glasses?

The type of film used in the 1989 photo wasn’t available until 1989. It’s definitely not Tara in that photo. But thanks to the internet, it has a strong association with her case. I just wish the people could come forward so we could put this to rest. Maybe someone secretly came forward and...

It’s dark now here in Memphis. I guess they are done for the night and will continue tomorrow.