Celebrities Dropping Like Flies

It seems that for the past several days celebrities are dropping like flies.

First it was Ed McMahon. (Not too surprising, given his age.)

Then it was Farrah Fawcett. (Her passing wasn't unexpected, unfortunately).

Next it was Michael Jackson. (He was only 50, but word had leaked out previously that he had drug addictions and other issues.)

Then word came that Sky Saxon of The Seeds unexpectedly passed away. (It appears to have been due to an internal infection.)

Shocking news came that TV pitchman Billy Mays was found dead at 50. (That truly was a shocker! He was so full-of-life in his ads.)

If those weren't enough, now comes word that actress Gale Storm also passed away. (She was about 87, so that's not so surprising either.)

Maybe we should start some "dead pools" and make some money!

Ed McMahon, R.I.P.

Ed McMahon, the longtime sidekick to Johnny Carson on NBC's The Tonight Show shortly after midnight this morning at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

I once ran into McMahon at a Studio City Ralphs Market in 1993.