What, no Michener?
So I must admit I’ve never read, James Michener’s Texas
Okay, some may think it’s morbid, but my annual Halloween costume is traditionally some sort of tribute to a famous person that died in the last year. Well, 1997 was a bad year for celebrity deaths. Just to name a few:
- Allen Ginsberg
- Brian Keith
- Jacques Cousteau
- Robert Mitchum
- Jimmy Stewart
- Gianni Versace
- William S. Burroughs
- Princess Diana
- Mother Teresa
- Burgess Meredith
- Red Skelton
- John Denver
- Chris Farley
Because there were so many, I chose to do a collage that year. I wore a tiara for Princess Di, hiking boots for John Denver, that Texas belt buckle for James Michener and a nun’s habit to do a double whammy for Mother Teresa and Burgess Meredith. (Duh, he played The Penguin on the Batman
If I had known about the deaths of the beats, I’m sure I would have worn a beret on my head. Then again, if Chris Farley had died before Halloween, he would have trumped them all.