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No, not zany Dracula spoofs pulled off by innane Canadian comedians who nonetheless make me laugh.
Today's theme -- alert Entertainment Tonight -- is the unbelievable good fortune of deceased entertainers.
Today's theme, prompted by the short Hindustan Times story below, is DEAD AND LOVING IT.
KURT COBAIN
Kurt Cobain, former lead singer of Nirvana, has topped Elvis Presley as the top dead celebrity earner.
According to Contactmusic.com, the list was created by Forbes in 2000 and Presley had topped it since then.
But this time Cobain earned $50 million and Presley's income was $42 million only.
Other dead celebrities on the list include Peanuts animator Charles Schultz, John Lennon, Marilyn Monroe, Bob Marley and Ray Charles.
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Aside from the whole issue of what our apparent fascination with "dead celebrities" says about us as a society, I wonder where all this money goes?
To lawyers and promotions people who continue to market this stuff? To the descendants or spouses of these Unalive Stars?
What about if all this money was put in a kitty and sent to the relatives of the dead in Lebanon or Darfur or any one of a million other forlorn places on the planet that are torn apart by war or hunger or sectarian violence?
But let's not be party-poopers. Who are your favourite Performers who've passed on to the Pearly Gates?
