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Here's one so obscure that we missed it back in May:
Kathi Kamen Goldmark died May 24, 2012, from cancer.
She was the founder of the authors' band named "The Rock Bottom Remainders," now containing: Mitch Albom, author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven, on keyboards; Dave Barry, Pulitzer-prize winning humorist, on lead guitar; his younger brother, Sam Barry, on harmonica; Roy Blount, Jr., columnist, novelist, and scriptwriter, on no specific instrument ("plays the crowd"); Greg Iles, novelist, also on lead guitar; Stephen King, author of practically everything, on rhythm guitar; Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, on cowbell (!); James McBride, author of The Color of Water, on saxophone (which he also plays professionally with other bands); Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club and other works, on vocals (and the whip!); Ridley Pearson, suspense novelist, on bass; and Scott Turow, a practicing attorney and author of seven best-selling novels, on vocals.
Edit to add: Further websurfing on Wikipedia reveals:
(1) Sam Barry was Kathi's husband, and was her collaborator on at least one book;
(2) The band plays irregularly, and played its most recent gig on 23 June 2012 in Anaheim, CA; and
(3) Ridley Pearson is a long-time friend of Dave Barry. The two collaborated on four (?) books about Peter Pan, including "Peter and the Starcatchers," which was also made into a Broadway play that earned a record 9 Tony nominations, and received 5 Tony awards at the ceremony on 10 June, 2012.
Kathi Kamen Goldmark died May 24, 2012, from cancer.
She was the founder of the authors' band named "The Rock Bottom Remainders," now containing: Mitch Albom, author of The Five People You Meet in Heaven, on keyboards; Dave Barry, Pulitzer-prize winning humorist, on lead guitar; his younger brother, Sam Barry, on harmonica; Roy Blount, Jr., columnist, novelist, and scriptwriter, on no specific instrument ("plays the crowd"); Greg Iles, novelist, also on lead guitar; Stephen King, author of practically everything, on rhythm guitar; Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, on cowbell (!); James McBride, author of The Color of Water, on saxophone (which he also plays professionally with other bands); Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club and other works, on vocals (and the whip!); Ridley Pearson, suspense novelist, on bass; and Scott Turow, a practicing attorney and author of seven best-selling novels, on vocals.
Edit to add: Further websurfing on Wikipedia reveals:
(1) Sam Barry was Kathi's husband, and was her collaborator on at least one book;
(2) The band plays irregularly, and played its most recent gig on 23 June 2012 in Anaheim, CA; and
(3) Ridley Pearson is a long-time friend of Dave Barry. The two collaborated on four (?) books about Peter Pan, including "Peter and the Starcatchers," which was also made into a Broadway play that earned a record 9 Tony nominations, and received 5 Tony awards at the ceremony on 10 June, 2012.
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