I was in a Barnes & Noble today and flipped through a toy collector magazine because there aren't any trading card magazines on the rack anymore. I read that toy designer, Roger Sweet, passed away April 28 at the age of 91. He is credited with creating/co-creating He-Man and the Masters of the Universe for Mattel.

Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, who sang the hits "Palisades Park" (1962) and "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" (1959) has died at 89.

Actress Kaylee Hottle who starred in the 2021 and 2024 GODZILLA vs. KONG films, has died in a car accident, at age 18.

I was just about to post on the passing of Kaylee Hottle. I didn't know her name, but I certainly knew who she was having seen both Godzilla vs Kong films. She played Jia, Kong's sign language translator. She was a deaf person herself and growing up to be a very nice-looking woman. I'm sure she would have had a good career in films in the fashion of a young Marlee Matlin. Really sorry to hear of this horrible accident. My condolences to her family.

Sad news for TV comedy fans here in the UK. Bill Oddie has passed away at the age of 85. I remember him best as being part of The Goodies, though he has done lots of other things since that series ended. I will have to dig out my copies of 'The Goodies File' and 'The Goodies Book of Criminal Records' to cheer myself up. I had the former signed by all three of the Goodies at a book signing when it was originally released. Great to meet them all even only briefly.

A couple of episodes from the TV series could also be pencilled in for tonight as I have all of them in a DVD box set
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4nnkylr0llo

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