It’s the end of the year (and the decade!), so it’s natural to write of all the highlights and low blows which defined 2009. And what a year it has been! We were riveted with Twilight sagas, Jon & Kate’s divorce, Twitter finally taking off, Paranormal Activity, Lady Gaga, Tiger Woods, Cash for Clunkers, swine flu, the Salahis, Balloon Boy, Laura & Euna, Captain Sully, Bernie Madoff, and don’t forget that historic Inauguration which started it all…
But I haven’t met anyone yet who isn’t thrilled to see 2009 nixed – and ready to usher in 2010. Because let’s face it, 2009 sucked. The money dwindled, the jobs dried up, and way too many of our entertainment (and other) icons passed away.
So when we don our party hats and lift our champagne toast to the year that was, we’ll be moving forward with enthusiasm and purpose, but also saying a heartfelt goodbye to those ’09 has us leave behind.
In Memory:
Michael Jackson (cardiac arrest)
John Hughes (cardiac arrest)
Farrah Fawcett (cancer)
Walter Cronkite (cerebrovascular disease)
Dom Deluise (undisclosed)
Bea Arthur (cancer)
Les Paul (pneumonia)
Steve McNair (shot)
Frank McCourt (melanoma)
Ron Silver (esophageal cancer)
Ed McMahon (undisclosed)
Ted Kennedy (cancer)
Danny Gans (accidental prescription drug toxicity)
Don Hewitt (pancreatic cancer)
Ricardo Montalban (congestive heart failure)
Patrick Swayze (pancreatic cancer)
Natasha Richardson (head injuries/ski accident)
Billy Mays (hypertensive heart disease)
Paul Harvey (undisclosed)
Ellie Greenwich (heart attack)
David Carradine (asphyxiation)
Brittany Murphy (cardiac arrest)
And now we make a resolution to look ahead… All the best to you in 2010!!
