Robert William Barker

Bob Barker
December 12, 1923 – August 26, 2023

Bob Barker,  host of television’s “The Price Is Right” from 1972 to 2007, has died, according to his publicist. He was 99.

“It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World’s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us,” publicist Roger Neal said in a statement Saturday.

Bob Barker attended high school in Springfield, Missouri where he met his future wife at an Ella Fitzgerald concert. He then attended Drury University in Springfield on a basketball scholarship. His first job in media was at KTTS radio  while at University.

2022, The Year’s Bingings

These are the television series I’ve binged, in their entirety, this year. As in 2021, I had a lot of free time on my hands.

Gunsmoke (seasons 9-20, continued from 2021)
1883 (twice)
Deadwood (plus the movie, twice)
Seinfeld
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
House of the Dragon
Dahmer
Interview with the Vampire
That 70’s Show
The Nanny
Yellowstone
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
Star Trek: Prodigy
Andor

Anita’s Surprise

I recently reconnected with one of the finest people I’ve ever known; Anita. She was my trainer on the fire department and nobody could ask for a finer friend. This grand surprise arrived in the mail today and it goes perfectly with a piping hot cup of Earl Grey tea.