I don’t know when I first heard Keely Smith sing. It was probably one of…
O-Bits: Times of Death Edition
There are any number of things that people complain aren’t as good today as it…
O-Bits: Drop the Michael Edition
We’ve been remiss here at Obit. We neglected to bring your attention to the death…
O-Bits: Post Post Mortem Edition
We’re pretty sure we wouldn’t want to be in former San Luis Obispo county medical…
O-Bits: Buried Leads Edition
From the “There’s not a basement deep enough” desk comes this tidbit, buried in a…
Gloomy Tunes: The Smithereens, “House We Used To Live In”
Yesterday, Obit got the sad news that the Smithereens Pat DiNizio died at 62. Pat…
O-Bits: Cheating Death Edition
Stealing from the dead is a particularly loathsome crime. It’s preying on those who can’t…
Gloomy Tunes: Ike Turner
Merle Ginsberg reminded me that yesterday was the anniversary of Ike Turner’s death. Now given…
O-Bits: A Choice, not an Eco-Edition
We knew it was going to happen, it was just a matter of when. But…
Gloomy Tunes: Sam Cooke, “End Of My Journey”
As Merle Ginsberg reminded us, today’s the anniversary of Sam Cooke’s somewhat unseemly murder. So…