Adrienne Colan, wife of comic book artist Gene Colan, was found dead this morning in the home she and Gene once shared. Time and cause of death have not been determined.
The Colans had been separated since early April when a physical altercation left the 84-year-old artist with a broken shoulder. Adrienne later pled guilty to having caused the assault, and Gene's affairs are now being handled by his children and an attorney. Gene has been hospitalized since the incident.
The Internet has been filled with rumors and speculation and amateur psychiatry from afar about this sad family matter...and even though I got dragged into some of it, I won't pretend I understand it all. But at the moment, Gene is healing and Adrienne is gone and most of it falls well into the category of "none of our business." That's all I have to say about it except that I'm glad Gene is getting the proper care and attention. He is a great and wonderful man and he did not deserve any of the unpleasantness he has experienced.
You know what's missing for me when I go into a gas station to fill up my tank? Show tunes. I always find myself longing to see 30 seconds of some current Broadway musical on a tiny screen right above the little computer readout that tells me I just paid sixty bucks for Super Unleaded.
Well, all that is about to change...
PumpTop TV Showcases The Bright Lights
Of Broadway at The Gas Pump
PumpTop TV and The Broadway Channel® Announce Partnership Showcasing The Biggest Shows On Broadway On Nation's Leading At-The-Pump Network
Irvine, CA — PumpTop TV and The Broadway Channel® announced a partnership today that will give millions of motorists around the country an inside look at some of the hottest shows on Broadway. The partnership will bring high quality 30-second clips of some of the biggest names on Broadway to the PumpTop TV network, which reaches millions of motorists each month at gas stations across the country.
PumpTop TV will feature national and localized content for Broadway and touring Broadway shows, with targeted theatrical content for the New York and Los Angeles markets. The partnership will lead off with an inside look at the Tony Award winning rock opera, American Idiot, which is currently playing on Broadway. American Idiot tells the exhilarating story of a new generation of young Americans as they struggle to find meaning in a post-9/11 world, performed along with Green Day's Grammy winning and electrifying score. The Broadway Channel has provided a 30 second clip showcasing this exciting new musical.
Shows that will be touring nationally will have local show date information in the banners, like Mary Poppins, which will be airing on PumpTop TV later this month. Mary Poppins is the Tony Award winning "family fun" musical that is currently on Broadway and also on tour nationwide.
Matthew Hege, Vice President of The Broadway Channel stated, "We are excited about our partnership and for providing unique and entertaining Broadway content to PumpTV's captivating audience; we are engaging with Broadway audiences in all directions!"
Doug Woo, Executive Vice President of AdtekMedia, the parent company of PumpTop TV, added, "It is extremely important for us to provide our viewers with dynamic and interesting content to make their experience at the pump entertaining, informative and enjoyable. We feel that The Broadway Channel is a perfect fit for PumpTop TV and allows us to demonstrate our unique ability to target specific markets with personalized content relevant to that area, especially in the Los Angeles and New York markets. PumpTop TV is extremely excited about the opportunity to partner with The Broadway Channel."
New York Times obit for Al Williamson. Have all the tributes and memorials sufficiently made the point that in addition to being a great artist, he was also just plain a great guy?
Hey, it's been a while since we had a video here of a baby panda. This is a red baby panda but the principle is the same: No matter how cute you are, a baby panda is cuter.
June 20, 2010
