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Captain Beefheart, 1941-2010

Captain Beefheart, a.k.a. Don Van Vliet, dies at 69 [Entertainment Weekly]

nojo
7:28 pm • Friday • December 17, 2010
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Holbrooke’s Line About Afghanistan? Just Kidding.…

“As Dr. Jehan El-Bayoumi was attending to Holbrooke in the emergency room at George Washington University Hospital, she told him to relax and asked what she could do to comfort him, according to an aide who was present. Holbrooke, who was in severe pain, said jokingly that it was hard to relax because he had to worry about the difficult situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” [WaPo, via Weigel]

nojo
3:35 pm • Tuesday • December 14, 2010
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RIP Elaine Kaufman

Confession – I used to hang out at Elaine’s once in a while in the early 2000s, and I met one of my myriad girlfriends there. Talked with Elaine a couple times – always a gracious host. And they could cook risotto right – the true test of a restaurant.

(AP) – Elaine Kaufman, the colorful restaurateur whose East Side establishment, Elaine’s, became a haven for show business and literary notables, died Friday at the age of 81.

Ms. Kaufman died at a Manhattan hospital of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder and pulmonary hypertension, according to a statement issued by the restaurant’s representative.

Her restaurant, featured in Woody Allen’s Manhattan, is the oldest of the old school on the island.

Steve in Manhattan
7:30 pm • Friday • December 3, 2010
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