Charlton Heston, 1923 - 2008

On Saturday Charlton Heston died at the age of 84.
(John Charles Carter; * 4. Oktober 1923 in Evanston, Illinois; † 5. April 2008 in Beverly Hills, California)

Hollywood once again lost one of its greatest stars!


I don't know much about him. To be honest, the only things I know is that he was really superb as Judah in 'Ben-Hur' (1959), as Moses in the movie 'The Ten Commandments' (1956) and as George Taylor in 'Planet of the Apes' (1967).
I love these movies!



Like all stars he also had sides not everybody liked to much - like his activities in the NRA. With statements like 'You can have my gun when you can pry it loose from my cold, dead hand.' he shocked some people.
I think, as long as people act responsible and keep their guns locked in at a safe place, it won't be much of a problem to allow private persons to have guns. As many people often say: 'Guns don't kill people; people kill people.'
A real problem are the guns sold on the black market or just stored in a drawer thats not even locked.

Rest in peace Charlton!

My heart is with the family and friends!

Website: Charlton Heston (Wikipedia)
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MC listened to: Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky
via FoxyTunes

Falco: Feb. 19, 1957 - Feb. 6, 1998

Falco (Johann Hoelzl) was a superstar!
Today is his 10th obit.
His early death left a hole in the heart of music-fans.
He was the only Austrian musician who had real international success with hits like 'Der Kommissar' and 'Rock me Amadeus'.
Of course he also had to deal with all the ups and downs coming along with that business.
His style and attitude were so unique nobody will ever replace him.

Just on time the movie 'Falco - Verdammt wir leben noch!' (Damn it, we're still alive!) comes to theaters tomorrow. I am going to watch it as soon as I can.

Another tribute to his great work is the newly released DVD 'Falco Symphonic' where you can see a concert he gave in 1994 in Wiener Neustadt (my hometown) together with the Symphonic Orchestra of our conservatory. In long hours the video snippets were put together and the track of the orchestra was brought in new, because of the low quality of the original recording. But Falcos voice is from the genuine concert recording. On the according CD even his voice was taken from studio recordings to make it better.

Websites: Falco (official site in German), Wikipedia
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MC listened to: Falco - Emotional
via FoxyTunes

rest in peace Nicky

Yesterday in the evening my sister's dog Nicky died. :-(
He ways sick for a long time and now he passed away.
It is a very hard strike to the whole family as Nicky was a very loved and loving member of it.

We all miss him!

Colin McRae MBE , 1968 - 2007

Tragedies happen just too fast!

As I just read on a friend's blog that Colin McRae, Rally World Champion of 1995, died on Saturday, September 15th.

It's a terrible loss for his family and friends and the world of Motorsports.

Cause of his death was a helicopter crash at Jerviswood, Lanark. Along with him died his 5 year old son Johnny and Graeme Duncan, a friend of Colin, and Johnny's friend Ben Porcelli (6).

What caused the crash is unknown yet.
Colin McRae often took his helicopter to get from one point to another just as others take their cars. That way he wanted to save time so he could be more with his family.

Colin was very much an inspiration and role model to motorsport fans all around the globe.

My heart is with the families!

Website: Colin McRae