Before yesterday, I’d never heard of Hovis Presley, but I’m glad I now have as he was a funny guy. Probably every other Afterworder already knows him, but in case not, I thought I’d share this clip.
Also, I wondered if, in these quiet short days between the years, it might nudge you to post about other cultural figures (for want of a better word), on whom the spotlight of recognition shone only faintly.
Here’s a radio documentary on him, for those curious :
Among all the sleb deaths of 2016 D.A. Henderson’s passing went largely unnoticed. I’d never heard of him until I read his obituary. But his achievements were remarkable.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/22/us/dr-donald-a-henderson-who-helped-end-smallpox-dies-at-87.html?_r=0
“He was an imposing guy — physically big and very confident. He did not suffer fools gladly, and you were never sure if you were a fool or not.”
Sounds like he was a titan in his field, @Gary.
Seeing a post about the late Hovis brought a smile to my face. Thanks for the thread.
Not perhaps totally unsung here, but the wonderful Lhasa de Sela left us far too young on New Year’s Day 2010.
Someone who hasn’t left us and at the age of 76 shows little sign of doing so, is Samuel Hutt alias Hank Wangford.
Physician, musician, singer, songwriter, country music scholar, travel writer and president of the Nude Mountaineering Society.
A very entertaining chap.
(Save Me the Waltz)
Never mind the dead’uns, let’s hear about more live’uns.
It’s not as though there aren’t any…
Thanks, guys – you didn’t disappoint – a nice little selection of disparate, but talented individuals.
One of the funniest things I remember seeing was a nerdy-looking fellow on Craig Ferguson’s pre-fame comedy show in the early to mid 90s. He did a song called “Coat Hangers” – anyone remember him?