Executive Decisions

During the 2:30:14 phone conference between myself, the editor and the division head concerning the Anticipation Souvenir Book, the celebrity deaths today came up. I stated that while Farrah Fawcett would be included in the "In Memoriam*" list in the book, Michael Jackson would not. One of the others asked why, and I pointed out that Farrah had credits in the genre ("Logan's Run," "Saturn III"), as well as "Charlie's Angels" for a very broad definition of "fantasy." The editor metioned the Moonwalk, and I said that didn't qualify, and neither did Mr. Jackson's general domination of the category of Freakazoid.

My list, my rules. And Bettie Page and Spacebat will be on the list.


*Yes, "memoriam" is spelled with an "a," not a "u," no matter how many times it's misspelled everywhere else.