What was I just saying about nothing being permanent?: Amy Winehouse: 1983-2011

I literally just woke up and read this three minutes ago.  And, although I wasn’t particularly surprised,  I still went, *What*?!  What an enormous, gorgeous talent.   I just wish she’d been able to sort herself out.  Steven got me a Live in London concert of hers on DVD (the only music concert I’ve ever owned on DVD).  I’ve been waiting for him to watch it.  Now, it’s going to be posthumously, which will be weird.

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Here’s another article by the BBC, if you want more info – it’ll be constanly updated.

p.s.  – yeh, obviously i’m going to have something to say about the tragic events in Oslo, but I’m going to wait a few days and see what else develops

p.s. 2 – anybody else thought that Hermione and Harry were the ones who should have ended up together?

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Elizabeth Taylor: 1932-2011

excerpt from IMDB:

Elizabeth Taylor, one of the last great screen legends and winner of two Academy Awards, died Wednesday morning in Los Angeles of complications from congestive heart failure; she was 79. The actress had been hospitalized for the past few weeks, celebrating her birthday on February 27th (the same day as this year’s Academy Awards) while at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with friends and family. Her four children, two sons and two daughters, were by her side as she passed.

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My mom has always been a fan of hers, and one of first movies I really remember watching her in was National Velvet (after having read the book of course).  It was probably on tv one Sunday afternoon.  I am a saddened that a bit of my childhood just passed away, but in my book, Elizabeth Taylor will always be immortal.

p.s. i did not make this trailer. (it will work if you just click to watch on YouTube)

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