In admiration of Dick Clark

Thursday, April 26, 2012

I was saddened at hearing about the passing of Dick Clark at the age of 82 last week -- and even a little surprised at how saddened I was. Perhaps the depth of feeling came from the fact that Clark's "American Bandstand" was a regular fixture on Saturdays in my formative years, or that in recent months I've found myself devouring multi-hour blocks of "$25,000 / $100,000 Pyramid" episodes on GSN, or even that I have long admired his show business acumen and consummate professionalism. Perhaps it was a combination of all those things. No matter the whys or wherefores, my heart sank at the announcement; it's sad to know that there likely won't be another Dick Clark coming down the pike for a long, long time.

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