Another Reference

again today, in an episode of a tv show from the 90's I think . . . I didn't watch the show back when it first aired, but in seeing it's reincarnation on cable today, I was reminded of Barry White's influence yet again. There I was, only "sort of" watching as the comedic cast did their best to entertain . . . I'm not sure of the title even of the show, just remembering the tragic circumstance of the actual cast member who was shot to death unexpectedly by his wife of all people while the show was still in production. His name was Phil Hartman, and he was one of the big stars of this ensemble cast. Anyway, today as he performed his lines, he was doing a deep voice at one moment, and actually pretended to be Barry White. It was charming. I'm wondering how many times Barry was mentioned or imitated by someone in movies or in television programs, or in song lyrics, or how many times he participated in broadcasts which aired during his lifetime. His career was so prolific, how could anyone have kept track of all his appearances much less the times he was given a nod, or a mention within a show??

Ah, Barry, you had so much influence and you were so iconic, everyone seems to have known you. It's sometimes strange how you live on so, beyond the physical limitation of your abbreviated life, just like the actor who pretended to be you in this show. It was sort of ironic . . . time has a way of equalizing us all that way, doesn't it?? We all become memories, but those icons amongst us get to live on through film and video, iconic immortality, thankfully!