His last words were:
“That guy’s got to stop. . . . He’ll see us.”
When James Dean died, only one of his movies, East of Eden, had been released. The other two, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant, had not. In fact Dean had just finished filming on Giant when he and a stuntman jumped into his new Porsche,
(I don’t know if this story is true or not, but it’s funny)
As a young minister, I was asked by a funeral director to hold a graveside service for a derelict man who had died while traveling through our area. The funeral was held well out into the countryside.
This man would be the first to be laid to rest at a new cemetery.
From the Texas House Corrections Committee hearing (on 3-23-06): “What’s our prison population?” asked Chairman Madden. “Full,” replied LBB’s Michelle Connolly. Right now it’s at 151,585, she said. “But there’s an execution today,” deadpanned Rep. Jim McReynolds, “so that’s 151,584.” -From Grits for Breakfast
Voltaire’s last words were: “This is no time to make new enemies.” (He was asked on his deathbed to renounce Satan)
Shoppers in Chicago were asked what would happen if an atomic bomb were to land on the city. Only 2% thought they would be among the dead. -L.A. Times Magazine, Dec. 2005
