Survive heart surgery, uh uh uh, I didn't say Simon says
Or
Hello Darkness My Old Friend
(Props to Jon Surmacz)
Or
The Sounds of Silence
Former Illinois Senator and presidential contender Paul Simon died today following heart surgery at the age of 75. Well-regarded throughout his career for honesty and forthrightness, Simon was a fiscal conservative and social liberal who did not assume that liberalism presupposed wasteful spending. Although his appearance, with oversized glasses and ever-present bow tie, made him appear to be the white Louis Farrakhan, Simon possessed a great sense of humor, appearing on Saturday Night Live as a co-host with that other Paul Simon, and appearing as himself in the Ivan Reitman film Dave. After his retirement, he also made a guest appearance on the NBC sitcom Lateline, starring alongside Al Franken, who had played Simon in SNL skits during the 1988 presidential campaign, summing up his candidacy with a nasal: "I wear a bow tie."
Hello Darkness My Old Friend
(Props to Jon Surmacz)
Or
The Sounds of Silence
Former Illinois Senator and presidential contender Paul Simon died today following heart surgery at the age of 75. Well-regarded throughout his career for honesty and forthrightness, Simon was a fiscal conservative and social liberal who did not assume that liberalism presupposed wasteful spending. Although his appearance, with oversized glasses and ever-present bow tie, made him appear to be the white Louis Farrakhan, Simon possessed a great sense of humor, appearing on Saturday Night Live as a co-host with that other Paul Simon, and appearing as himself in the Ivan Reitman film Dave. After his retirement, he also made a guest appearance on the NBC sitcom Lateline, starring alongside Al Franken, who had played Simon in SNL skits during the 1988 presidential campaign, summing up his candidacy with a nasal: "I wear a bow tie."
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