Fontella Bass Soul diva of the 60's famous for "Rescue Me" http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=782118
The architect of the first Gulf War - General 'Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/27/us/schwarzkopf-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
He was a survivor, he had five sisters die of childhood diseases. He was also a pretty good song and dance man, for a fat guy. RIP.
Prop Joe (actor Robert Chew) from 'The Wire'. http://www.baltimoresun.com/enterta...bert-chew-dead-at-52-20130118,0,2016217.story
Earl Weaver, Hall of Fame manager of the 60s-70's Orioles (3 straight World Series, including back-to-back wins in '70 and '71). Every umpire's worst nightmare, he once faked a heart attack and laid down on the mound. On another occasion, he took second base off the field and refused to give it back.
Brooks Robinson & Earl were two reasons to watch the Orioles. Earl hated the sacrifice bunt. He considered it giving one of twenty-seven outs up. He preferred the 3 run homer all day long. I got to see a lot of Earls tirades with the AL umpires live on ESPN. They definitely brought a chuckle.
Stan Musial passed away today. Probably the greatest NL first baseman. I was fortunate to see him play a couple of games against the Colt 45s/Astros late in his career.
