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John Updike

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ah boo. great writer. the rabbit books are top notch
 
when I was younger I confused him with Christy Brown.

Remember reading 'Under the Eye of the Clock' as a young fella. vaguely recall him being on the late late with his mother. I'm not sure why now but when REM released Green I thought that song 'The Wrong Child' might be about/inspired by him, I used to read a lot more into lyrics in those days of course being 15.
 
Also today, very sad, from Pitchfork:

"Earlier today, we reported that Randy Bewley, the guitarist for Athens, Georgia post-punk band Pylon, entered the Athens Regional Medical Center ICU after suffering a heart attack while driving on Monday. Unfortunately, Bewley has passed away, according to the Athens Banner-Herald.

Pylon can be categorized as a band whose influence outstripped their modest fame. Originating in the late 70s, the band's no-frills sound inspired many local bands, including R.E.M. According to the Pitchfork review of their DFA-reissued 1980 album Gyrate, "Pylon didn't blow up like their fellow Athens luminaries; they were too fucking Spartan." The band reunited in 2004 and played sporadically over the last few years, according to their MySpace. A long-awaited DFA reissue of their 1983 album Chomp is reportedly in the works."
 
Also today, very sad, from Pitchfork:

"Earlier today, we reported that Randy Bewley, the guitarist for Athens, Georgia post-punk band Pylon, entered the Athens Regional Medical Center ICU after suffering a heart attack while driving on Monday. Unfortunately, Bewley has passed away, according to the Athens Banner-Herald.

Pylon can be categorized as a band whose influence outstripped their modest fame. Originating in the late 70s, the band's no-frills sound inspired many local bands, including R.E.M. According to the Pitchfork review of their DFA-reissued 1980 album Gyrate, "Pylon didn't blow up like their fellow Athens luminaries; they were too fucking Spartan." The band reunited in 2004 and played sporadically over the last few years, according to their MySpace. A long-awaited DFA reissue of their 1983 album Chomp is reportedly in the works."

RIP

Pylon - Gyrate Plus
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Marilyn Chambers

http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-marilyn-chambers,0,2934276.story

Porn star Marilyn Chambers found dead in L.A. County home
By Andrew Blankstein
11:54 AM PDT, April 13, 2009
Marilyn Chambers, a former Ivory Snow detergent model who became a porn star, died Sunday at her Canyon Country home. She was 56.

Chambers, whose real name is Marilyn Ann Taylor, was found unresponsive at 8:51 p.m. at her residence it the 16000 block of Vasquez Canyon, said Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter. The cause of death is under investigation but foul play was not suspected and an autopsy is pending.

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Marilyn Chambers in a publicity shot for the 1977 movie "Rabid," a horror film directed by David Cronenberg.

Chambers became a pop culture phenomenon when she gave up work as a model advertising Ivory Snow laundry detergent to star in the X-rated "Behind the Green Door" in 1972.

The movie also sparked a buying frenzy on boxes of Ivory Snow soap, then graced by Chambers' angelically complexioned face.

-- Andrew Blankstein
 

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