Rest in peace, Dave Dave, a gentle soul and true artist

Word is spreading around the world that Dave Dave died in Las Vegas on July 15.

Dave Dave was six years old when his father tried to kill him by setting him on fire in 1983.  He survived, and grew to become a sweet and gentle man who turned his suffering into art.

Many of his longtime friends were people in the news media who’d met him while telling his story.  Others were celebrities like Michael Jackson.

Dave’s art has received international acclaim.

See it here, at Dave’s website. 

There was a memorial service for our friend Dave Dave yesterday in Las Vegas.

Burt Kearns and Jeff Abraham exhume Hollywood's most twisted tale of murder with "The Wife & Death of Spade Cooley"

Our friends Burt Kearns and Jeff Abraham have unleashed another riveting tale of the dark side of showbiz, and this one is more twisted, disturbing and timely than ever!

It’s the story of Spade Cooley, "Hollywood’s King of Western Swing” music in the 1940s and 50s.  And once again, Burt and Jeff don’t focus on the music, but the man himself-- a man who made OJ Simpson look like Mr Rogers.  Soade Cooley not only abused his lovey wife, he stomped her to death. After a sensational trial, he went -- well, we don't want to give up any more spoilers in The Wife & Death of Spade Cooley.  (Just make sure you read it to the end!)

Read it at Legs McNeil’s and Gillian McCain’s website, PleaseKillMe.com.  The site's tagline is “This is what’s cool” -- though one of the hashtags for the Cooley story is “Uncool People.”

You’ll see why!