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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Walking the Dog (on Mars)

Singer Jackie Shane died last week. I didn't know her until I read her obit in the Guardian, "Jackie Shane: remembering the groundbreaking trans soul singer".

Her understated rendition of "Walking the Dog" (1965) really caught me:



Speaking of obits, it touched me that the Economist wrote an obit for the plucky little Mars rover Opportunity:

www.economist.com/obituary/2019/02/23/obituary-the-mars-rover-was-declared-lost-on-february-12th

2 comments:

  1. I'd never heard of Jackie Shane either, until I saw her obituary. Amazing! I can't believe no one's done a Biopic of her yet.

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  2. Maybe there will be a Biopic now!

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