I figured I should post something about Wendy O. Williams, having jokingly written about Gone With The Wendy, a hypothetical novel (later movie) in which the singer drives an explosive-laden bus through a "Tara" made of televisions.
I remember reading her obituary, and being struck by the fact that she was a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. I immediately thought of Berke Breathed's Tess Turbo, and the cartoon in which the Joan Jett knockoff was wondering if anyone could possibly know that she was a (as the Wikiwakiwoo quotes) a shy, sensitive, withdrawn young woman who likes Smurf dolls, sad rainy days, and silly, romantic poetry. This consummate show/stuntwoman and artistic gadfly was obviously an extremely intelligent individual, and I am forced to wonder what additional accomplishments she could have had (especially since a bizarre contest for a Connecticut senate seat is taking place now), had she not tragically taken her life.
Who knew that a Metal Priestess could be so fragile?
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it must also be mentioned that, like George Carlin, she was arrested in Milwaukee for Obscenity.
And subsequently acquitted, of course. The Chief Harold Breier years were a fine preview of teh America in store should the Tea Partiers gain power; further documented in the Violent Femmes song "No Killing", dedicated to said Police Chief.
Youtube yoused to have a great video of Wendy driving a car into an exploding pier on the Hudson.
But it's been taken down.
Somehow W.V. knew: hypermi
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Wendy O was like a prototype version of Bruce Willis, apparently.
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