Rest in Peace Donna Summer… 63 is Too Young to go
I Didn’t even know she was sick… But I guess she was keeping it secret.
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January 11, 2012
A Dedication – Too Young… Too Cool
You know, I’ve noticed one of my Posts that seems to get a few Views is one I did about “Those We’ve Lost”… And it’s funny, because I on occasion find myself going to the post, because I have a Song/Video on there that I like…
In fact, the Video of the Song is actually what inspired me to do the Piece… It was a Dedication to a Friend that a Group of People had lost…
On that note, as I was listening to that song, and playing that Video again… I started to think of some People in the Film Industry that we had lost, at way too young an Age…
A Few Actors in particular came to mind… Actors that I Whole Heartedly Admired.
Such as Brandon Lee…
Now granted, at the time that he passed, I hadn’t really been all that exposed to him…
But he was one of my Greatest Heroes Son’s, Bruce Lee…
Which made me drawn to him… And when I saw him in The Crow, I knew that he was very Special… On a Human Level… Like his Dad.
I remember being quite sad about it at the time, as he was someone I looked forward to getting to know, via Films Etc…
And don’t even get me started on Heath Ledger…
There was something so Deep, and Innately Cool about that guy…
Not to mention he reminded me of a very Special Cousin of mine…
And Ironically his Last Role, that I saw him in anyway, was that of The Joker in the New Batman Film at the time.
Which, by the way, he was Amazing in…
Like Brandon, who also Played a White Makeup’d Comic Character.
I had really looked forward to see what kind of work he was going to bring to us in the Future…
And Last, but not Least, River Phoenix…
Now I’m not just trying to Hash up a bunch of Pain for all of you Film Buffs out there, but come on man, the Kid was Amazing…
In fact after Stand By Me, he quickly became one of my Favorite Actors at that time, joining the Ranks of Sean Connery and Harrison Ford…
Which was also Ironic, as all three of them ended up being in Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade…
Needless to say, I was in Film Goer Heaven…
But the Truth was, like many people, I was a tad bit Shattered when I found out about his Passing.
Not only did his Character Chris remind me of my Best Friend as a kid, who was also Named Chris… But also was a Little Bad A$$, who was stronger emotionally beyond his years…
Which could pretty much be said about not only River Phoenix, but all three of these Actors.
So Here’s to you Brandon, Heath and River…
Thank you for what you brought to us in Film, and in Being Human…
You are Missed… And will continue to be Missed
Thanks for Listening/Reading
DarkJade-
January 8, 2012
The Dark Globe – Greetings and Salutations
THE DARK GLOBE – EDITORIAL – (2012) SECOND EDITION
by DarkJade
Greetings and Salutations… Happy New Year, and Greetings from The Dark Globe
Greetings and Salutations from The Dark Globe.
I hope all of you had a Happy New Year, and maybe even got a Present or two of your liking.
I’m glad to be back, lol
Not that I really went to far… Just got in my car and drove as far as I could get, before turning around and getting back here to do this post, lol.
But really, this should be an interesting Year…
I suppose this wouldn’t be a bad time to do a bit of a Review, and Update of our Different Section/Pages on the Site… So here we go.
The Inaugural Dark Globe Outstanding Artist Awards went quite well, and I even got several of the Winners to do some Guest Posts in the last week… You can see them in the Outstanding Artist Awards Section, The Writer’s Voice Section, or The Dark Globe Site News Section…
Pete, Quill and Pdk were all made Senior Writers for The Dark Globe, so Gratz to them… Better Parking, and a Pay Raise I hope? Hmm Gratz Guys, I appreciate all your Efforts in getting the Dark Globe off the Ground.
Film Reviews – Pete’s been doing some really strong Films Reviews for the Site, and I do one on occasion… But he’s really been helping me and the Site out.
The Writer’s Voice – Has many Posts, by several different Writers on the Site.
Technology – I’ve done a couple Technology Related Posts, but as Technology is something I use, but don’t know tons about, I hope to track down some Writers for that Section this year.
Fashion – Is looking good, got a couple Articles in there.
Music – Once again, hope to track down some Writers for that section, but will continue to Link Articles from my Main Blog The Written Word, as I often do pieces about Music, and/or Musicians over there.
Featured Novels and Poems from the Crew – Quill Featured one of her Novels in November, and I Featured a couple of my Poems in December… Quill is likely to Feature some more of her work in January.
Photos and Photography – Mark has been doing a Great Job at supplying the Site with some of his Photos, and even Premiered his First Ever Street Photography on his last Post. He’s also supplied some information for Beginning Photographers who are just starting out… So Thanks Mark.
Health or Diet – I had done a few Health Posts on The Written Word, as well as one on The Dark Globe I believe, but Pdk has been adding several Posts that touch on Health, so you should definitely check those out.
Writing The Craft – A Couple Different of our Writers have contributed to that Section/Page, and I hope to get some more Writers to as well…
Finance and Economy – This section has been a bit slim, and I really hope to track down some Writers for this section… Especially with all that’s going on World Wide with the Economy, some Good Advice, is likely to be well received, and Appreciated.
Short Stories From The Crew – Pdk has really Spear Headed this Section, with many Pieces that our Readers really seem to like… Check them out if you haven’t.
Deep Impact – I’ve written several pieces here, and Highly Encourage other Writers, Photographers Etc. to Post some Pieces for it… We’ve all had people in our lives that have had a Deep Impact on us, and I think it’s a great way for all of us to get to know one another a bit more… Writer, Photographer, Artist and Readers alike.
Defining Moments – Is also a section that I’ve contributed to, but we also had another one of our Writers add a piece as well… Definitely a Good section for any of us to Contribute to…
West Coast Yankee Fan – Okay, Okay… So this Section/Page is a bit of a Writer’s Indulgence, lol… Namely, me. But I do Highly Encourage other Baseball Fans, Crew, or Guest Writers, to Contribute to it as well… By Writing a Piece about “Their Team” of Choice… As it’s not just a Yankee Section/Page. It’s more of a Baseball Section/Page.
Recommended Sites (Dark Blog Roll) – As a way to allow Sufficient Room for all of the Bloggers out there that we would Recommend our Readers to Check out, I created this page. Check it out, there’s some really Great Sites.
Dark Globe Site News – Just a way to Keep our Readers Further Aware, and Involved with the Happening in, on, and behind the workings of the Site.
Dark Chat – Also as an Experiment, I created a ChatRoll for The Dark Globe, just Click the Picture of the Globe on the Upper Right side of the Site… Which gives Readers and Crew an opportunity to Chat if they’d like, as it’s basically like a Site Chat Room… I may also use these ChatRolls in the Future, as a way to Create some Question and Answer Events on the Site, where we let people know ahead of time about a Specific Guest that will be on there, and willing to take some questions etc. We shall see, it’s just an Experiment so far.
I’ll go ahead and Close here, I really appreciate all the Support from Crew and Readers Alike during 2011, and I look forward to bringing you all more and more Writers, Photographers, Artists Etc. to check out.
Thanks for your Listening/Reading
DarkJade-
PHOTO CREDIT – Happy New Year 2012
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