Remember Larry LaPrise - Unrelated

[Slappy Maxwell]

This week is has indeed been filled with misery.

R.I.P. Fred 'Rerun' Berry



Fred Berry was well into his twenties when he was cast as a high schooler on the 1970s sitcom What's Happening!! Well into middle age, he was still playing the role.

Berry, who portrayed the beret-wearing, suspender-clad teen known as Rerun on the 1976-79 series and was rarely without his signature accessories during the nearly quarter-century since, was found dead in his Los Angeles apartment Tuesday. He was 52.


I hope Raj and Dwayne are ok...

[Jeff Boswell]

Please reflect on the significance of this passing:

With all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the moment, it is
worth reflecting on the death of a very important person which almost went unnoticed last week. Larry La Prise, the man who wrote "The Hokey Pokey" died peacefully at age 93.

The most traumatic part for his family was getting him into the coffin.
They put his left leg in. And then the trouble started.