http://www.patrickcooper.com/2010/01/drag-racing-strong-men-brave-men-and-pasta-great-recent-obits.html Randomess from Patrick Cooper Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:22:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.patrickcooper.com/2010/01/drag-racing-strong-men-brave-men-and-pasta-great-recent-obits.html/comment-page-1#comment-20096 And Teddy Pendergrass? | Patrick Cooper: Greetings from Evanston, Ill. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:26:08 +0000 http://www.patrickcooper.com/?p=21690#comment-20096 [...] Among recent obituaries, what about Teddy Pendergrass? Traditional obit writing always seems to fall down with great musicians, and the Pendergrass passing is no exception. The ledes have trouble summing up a sound. The story bodies have trouble charting all the albums and songs. Overall meaning gets lost. So, you have to pick and choose. [...] [...] Among recent obituaries, what about Teddy Pendergrass? Traditional obit writing always seems to fall down with great musicians, and the Pendergrass passing is no exception. The ledes have trouble summing up a sound. The story bodies have trouble charting all the albums and songs. Overall meaning gets lost. So, you have to pick and choose. [...]

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