Beth Doesn’t Live Here Any More

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Vera....Vera...What Has Become of You?

Beth Howland, best remembered as Bea in the last episode of The Tick, has died of lung cancer at the age of 74. The stage actress found a long-time home as Vera Louise Gorman, the "dinghy" neurotic waitress at Mel’s Diner for the entire run of Alice, winning 4 Golden Globe nominations. And then pretty much retired, save the occasional cameo appearance. Also of interest is the disparity of her marriages, first to professional weirdo Michael J. Pollard, then to the buttoned up Charles Kimbrough, best remembered as Jim Dyal on Murphy Brown, who honored Howland’s request and didn’t mentioned her death for 5 months. 

Tombstone Temple Pilot

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Blasted

 

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Get Out the Door

Scott Weiland has finally realized his true potential, dying of a drug overdose at 48. As the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, Weiland was well known for his flamboyant and chaotic stage persona, which often included the use of a megaphone in concerts, as well as his flamboyant and chaotic off-stage persona, which included domestic violence charges, shooting up with Courtney Love, multiple arrests and the use of crack, heroin, booze and cocaine. Upon his death, he went from a derivative, past his prime artist giving lackluster performances on the unannounced farewell tour promoting his 2015 album Blaster to “the voice of a generation.” Weiland’s drug abuse and volatile personality led to several breakups by his various bands until in the ultimate insult he was finally replaced by Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington.