very sad - he was greatness
Korman, an Emmy-winning comedic actor best known for playing the self-described "luminous second banana" for a decade on television's "The Carol Burnett Show" and for starring in such Mel Brooks films as "Blazing Saddles," has died. He was 81.
Korman, who had undergone several major operations, died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center of complications from an abdominal aortic aneurysm that ruptured four months ago, his daughter, Kate Korman, told The Times.
With a knack for physical humor and oddball accents, Korman was a master sketch comic who did his best-known work on Burnett's variety show beginning in 1967 in an ensemble that included Tim Conway.
"It's a 45-year friendship," Conway said. "It was a great ride; we worked together probably 30 years, plus the Burnett show, which was about as good as it gets."
Mel Brooks called Korman "a major, major talent, and he could have very easily have done Shakespearean drama. That's how gifted and talented Harvey was. . . . I loved working with him."
Conway said Korman had "a complete understanding of comedy and comedy timing."
Kobe
Kobe was unbelievable again,” Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said. “When his team couldn't score, he just took over and made some great shots. He proved he's the best player in the league.”
Said Walton: “Some of those plays down the stretch were like, ‘Thank God he's on our team.'”
For the second time in the series, the Lakers overcame a huge deficit to beat the Spurs. They trailed by 17 points early in the second quarter, but Bryant helped cut into that with seven points in the last 3:38 of the quarter.
“We wanted to cut the deficit to a manageable (amount) by halftime,” Bryant said. “And in the second half, we stepped on the gas.”
Once the Spurs had been left in his fumes, Bryant met with his most famous irritant, Spurs forward Bruce Bowen, after the game. Bowen's defensive tactics had drawn sarcastic comments from Lakers coach Phil Jackson throughout the series and had caused Bryant to throw up his hands at the officials more than once, but there appeared to be no hard feelings when the series was over.
“There is a tremendous amount of respect for one another,” Bowen said. “I said he deserves all of the things he's received this year.”
I guess the Detroit Press is bored with the Cup Finals
Can you identify the following eight Red Wings by just their pearly whites?
Sir Paul teams up with Dave Grohl
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl is to join Paul McCartney onstage at the former Beatle's Liverpool gig this weekend (June 1).
The two frontmen will team up at Anfield Stadium gig on Sunday, held as part of the celebrations for Liverpool's European Capital Of Culture accolade.
It is not yet known which song the two will collaborate on.
Sonic Youth was (and probably still is) a very underappreciated band in the music scene of the late 80's-early 90's. They often are forgotten among the more popular bands of the Seattle scene. Yet, almost every group lists them as an influence.
Sonic Youth bio
For almost 30 years, Sonic Youth has been one of the most influential and innovative bands in the rock topography. The band’s story is fully being told in the much-deserved biography, Goodbye 20th Century (Da Capo). Author David Browne, who has followed the band since Bad Moon Rising appeared on his desk as a promo in 1985 and interviewed the group on several occasions, said Sonic Youth was open to being the subject of a biography. “They said, ‘Sure, whenever you want to talk to us, let us know,’” recalls Browne. Browne not only talks to all four members of SY at length, but many of the artists, musicians and actors whose careers were fostered by the band as well. “The interesting thing about the Sonic Youth story to me, outside of their music and career, is that they’re probably one of the most influential bands in rock history but not in the normal way you measure influence,” says Browne. “Their influence is in that you can make this weird music and make a career and sustain yourself, but also in the way you see the impact of the people they’ve brought along.” That includes former collaborators like director Spike Jonze, artists Raymond Pettibone and Richard Prince and actress Chloe Sevigny. They also mentored artists like Nirvana and Beck.
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