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The Spectacle Blog
Whenever I see March 5th on a calendar, the first thing that comes to mind is that it is the day John Belushi died.
Well, March 5th is here and it has now been thirty years since Belushi died of a drug overdose at the age of 33. While I was only nine at the time and didn’t fully appreciate the body of his work, he had a larger than life presence about him that could not be replaced. Given the reaction of people to his sudden death, it was very clear that his void could be felt.
It wasn’t until years later when I saw that short, black & white film produced by Tom Schiller titled Don’t Look Back in Anger which featured an elderly Belushi as the last surviving member of the original cast of Saturday Night Live visiting the Not Ready for Prime Time cemetery. What made the video all the more chilling was the first grave he visited was Gilda Radner who died of ovarian cancer in 1989.
Here’s an article written by Michael Heaton in The Cleveland Plain-Dealer. Heaton worked part-time as a freelancer for People Magazine and also knew Belushi and Dan Aykroyd while he lived in New York through a mutual friend. Belushi’s death became Heaton’s first cover story for People and a few months later had another cover story featuring an exclusive interview with Aykroyd, who had not previously talked to the media about Belushi’s death.
Well, let me leave you with something funny. I always enjoyed those Samurai sketches Belushi did with Buck Henry (who played the straight man role brilliantly) as you can see in Samurai Delicatessen.
Clint| 3.5.12 @ 5:27PM
Dean Vernon Wormer: MR. BLUTARSKY... ZERO POINT ZERO.
[Bluto shrugs]
albert constantine jr| 3.5.12 @ 5:37PM
Daniel Simpson Day; No grade point average, all incompletes.
Maxwell| 3.5.12 @ 7:49PM
Knowledge is good.
Clint| 3.6.12 @ 6:10AM
Yea, Knowledge Of Beer & Broads Is Good
albert constantine jr| 3.5.12 @ 5:36PM
Many performers dream of landing a starring role in a beloved film. Lightning struck Belushi twice in his too short career with his iconic roles in “Animal House” and “The Blues Brothers”.
Of course, having paid to see “1941”, it probably should have been abundantly clear that Mr. Belushi was not the only one ingesting excessive amounts of controlled substances in the Hollywood/New York/ Chicago entertainment axis in the late 70s and early 80s.
Jensen Lee | 3.5.12 @ 6:02PM
The Blues Brothers' hit “Rubber Biscuit” featured hyper-speed scat singing about crazy cuisine like ricochet biscuits and wish sandwiches. First recorded by the Chips, the song became a favorite of East Coast disc jockeys in 1956. Written by lead Charles “Kenrod” Johnson while housed at a reform school, “Rubber Biscuit” became a 1978 sensation when it was covered by the John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as brothers Jake and Elwood Blues.
JJ| 3.5.12 @ 6:05PM
If you like Beluchi, watch some clips a Groucho Marx, a truly funny man. He preceded Johnny Carson of "You bet you wife." (Later became "You bet your life" Groucho was a master of the double entendre as well as physical humor.
One supposedly ended his stint:
groucho: So, you got any kids?
female contestant: Yes, Groucho, I have eleven children.
groucho: Eleven?! Did you say eleven kids?
female contestant: Well, I love my husband.
groucho: Lady, I love my cigar but I take it out of my mouth once in a while.
JJ| 3.5.12 @ 6:08PM
Johnny Carson later had one in which the wife of Arnold Palmer was on his night show.
Carson: "What do you do to give Arnold luck before each match."
Mrs. Palmer: "I kiss his balls."
Carson: "Wow, that must make his putter rise."
C Bowen | 3.5.12 @ 8:07PM
"He was a slob, did you ever see him eat? Starving children could fill their bellies on the food that ended up on his beard and clothes. Dogs would gather to watch him eat. I never understood gluttony, but i hate it. I hated that about you. He enjoyed disgusting people, being disgusting, the trill of offending people and making them uncomfortable. You will not be missed."
Bill Murray's Eulogy, a version of the above, is offered in "Razor's Edge"--both in respect to his deceased friend.
albert constantine jr.| 3.5.12 @ 8:19PM
The Razor’s Edge was Bill Murray’s first real attempt at straight acting. The only other funny line (subject to interpretation, of course): back in Paris, his old girl friend is now a prostitute working the bars. As he spends time catching up on her life since he left for his “enlightenment", he is confronted by her pimp about wasting her time without paying for it. Murray offers to pay, asking the pimp:
“Do you have a clock?”
“Oui, Monsieur. In my head” answers the pimp, pointing to his temple.
“It doesn’t leave room for much else, does it?”
JimH| 3.6.12 @ 11:02AM
Actually, I did see him eat. I was in Greenwich Village some years ago having lunch in a small Italian restaurant. I happened to look around and saw Belushi sitting one table over minding his own business, quietly eating his own meal. Nothing notable. Sorry to disappoint.
Wencil| 3.5.12 @ 8:49PM
I want two chickens....and a coke.
Bob Grant| 3.5.12 @ 9:09PM
Your women. I want to buy your women. The little girl, your daughters... sell them to me. Sell me your children!
Bubba T. | 3.5.12 @ 11:07PM
Goldstein writes: "Whenever I see March 5th on the calander, the first thing that comes to mind is the day John Buluchi died."
Anybody got a dry tissue?
When I see March 5th on the calander, the first thing that comes to mind is ... "I hope the cat didn't crap in the house." The day AFTER March 5th, the next thing that comes to mind is - "I wonder if Goldstein's still out of stuff to write about?"
I'll let you know ... on the 6th.
Simon Templar| 3.6.12 @ 1:48AM
Yeah, he is thinking of saturday night live, the liberal 30 year running propaganda machine that produced a generation of useful idiots, like Fluke.
The nation is going to hell, Rush will soon be off the air because of this bastard, Breitbart is dead, this campaign season is imploding, there is talk of war, and Bam is, at this point, assured of reelection, and he wants to fondly remember some silly shit three decades ago.
Whenever I think of March, I will remember this Goldstein jackass and his idiotic sanctimonious stupidity, cowardice, and political immaturity.
Juts as I predicted, this piece of crap, has been very silent in the last two days and has ignored the fallout, further manipulation, and ongoing attack on conservatives and Rush by the liberal MSM for which he helped open the floodgate.
Aaron Goldstein| 3.6.12 @ 12:35PM
I plan to have something up on the main site with regard to this matter tomorrow.
In the meantime, please get off your high horse! Sitting in the saddle too long has made you rather crotchety.
Richard Baker| 3.6.12 @ 6:42AM
Remember, the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.
Casey Abell| 3.6.12 @ 8:47AM
Gotta admit, I had no idea what day Belushi died. Sorry to be callous, but I was never much of a fan. He was just too outa control, in his performances and his life.
albert constantine jr.| 3.6.12 @ 9:31PM
Actually, I remember being at Happy Hour at the Stone Balloon in Newark, Delaware when the owner Bill Stevenson announced it on the PA that Belushi died.
Now, to turn it back to politics, Bill Stevenson later went to both state and federal prison on drug and tax charges, but (as I have posted previously) he is more famously known as the ex-husband of Jill Stevenson, known known as Doctor Jill Biden, the Second Lady of the US.