Feature: Dead Crush

When I tweeted that I was working on my Dead Crush list, one of the responses I received was from fellow tweeter Lewis Shepphard, the Director of the Microsoft Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments. @Lewissheppard responded about an old girlfriend who had a Dead Crush on Stu Sutcliffe. Even in the case of Dead Crushes, we geeks understand that it takes one to know one. We became fast friends.

A Dead Crush knows no bounds; they may be brain crushes, artistic crushes, creative crushes, or just crush crushes. They have moved beyond the limitations of gender, culture, age and time; they have only two things in common: 1) They are dead. 2) We love them anyway.

Here we'll honor the beloved dead. We'll review the books, movies and articles about them. We'll discuss the impact they had on us.

If you'd like to see your Dead Crush here send a twitter response to @a_geek_girl with the tag #deadcrush or send an email to the gmail account mydeadcrush. If your Dead crush is accepted I'll link your tweet or website in the article.

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• Michael Crichton, 10-23-1942 - 11/4/2008

  "Michael was a gentle soul who reserved his flamboyant side for his novels. There is no one in the wings who will ever take his place." —Steven Spielberg on Michael Crichton's death.

  Opinion by FCEtier — on Nov 05, 2010

• DVD Review: John F Kennedy, Jr.: His Final Hours

  JFK, Jr., was born, lived, and died in the headlines—“Final 24” examines his life and times.

  Review by Miss Bob Etier — on Oct 29, 2010

• An All-American Mom: Barbara Billingsley

  Barbara Billingsley, the iconic June Cleaver…RIP.

  Opinion by Miss Bob Etier — on Oct 18, 2010

• Book Review: The Fun of Dying: Find Out What Really Happens Next! by Roberta Grimes

  If you think of death as a final getting away from it all, you’re in for a big disappointment.

  Review by Miss Bob Etier — on Sep 07, 2010

• Book Review: Color Me Marilyn: Classic Hollywood Moments by Emanuel Emanuele

  This unique coloring book features classic line drawings of Marilyn in all her glory, both onscreen and off.

  Review by Miss Bob Etier — on Sep 07, 2010

• DVD Review: Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal

  Visit Paris and artist William Segal in this fascinating Ken Burns documentary.

  Review by Miss Bob Etier — on Sep 01, 2010

• DVD Review: Hunter S. Thompson - His Final Hours

  “Absolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism." — Hunter S. Thompson

  Review by Miss Bob Etier — on Aug 31, 2010

• DVD Review: River Phoenix - His Final Hours

  “Tragic waste.” – Paul Donnelley, Fade to Black

  Review by Miss Bob Etier — on Aug 30, 2010

• DVD Review: Marvin Gaye - His Final Hours

  Marvin Gaye’s music is still popular. He was a performer and innovator whose self-destructive lifestyle resulted in his death.

  Review by Miss Bob Etier — on Aug 30, 2010

• Music Review: Tribute to a Reggae Legend

  If you enjoy cover songs as much as I do, you’ll love this CD of Bob Marley hits.

  Review by Miss Bob Etier — on Aug 22, 2010

• Paul Lynde: The Mysterious Death of the Center Square

  Remembering Paul Lynde…far from square, hilariously funny.

  Opinion by Miss Bob Etier — on Aug 13, 2010

• Book Review: Fade to Black – A Book of Over 1500 Movie Obituaries by Paul Donnelley

  They're hot, they're sexy, and they're dead. Oh, yeah, and there's lots of 'em.

  Review by Miss Bob Etier — on Aug 04, 2010

• DVD Review: John Belushi – His Final Hours

  John Belushi, comic genius, was doomed by his excessive appetites for everything in life.

  Review by Miss Bob Etier — on Jul 25, 2010

• DVD Review: Sid Vicious: His Final Hours

  The questions as old as punk rock: Did Sid kill Nancy? Did Sid kill Sid?

  Review by A Geek Girl — on Jul 18, 2010

• Book Review: White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson by Brenda Wineapple

  For a quarter century they corresponded, upon her death he published her poetry. They shared their passion through words unspoken.

  Review by A Geek Girl — on Jul 05, 2010

• DVD Review: Anna Nicole Smith - Her Final Hours

  “Final 24” offers the official details of Anna Nicole Smith’s death, as well as biographical info on her life.

  Review by Miss Bob Etier — on Jun 30, 2010

• DVD Review: Creation (2009)

  Creation is a depressing account of events in the life of Charles Darwin leading up to his great success.

  Review by Miss Bob Etier — on Jun 29, 2010

• DVD Review: Nicole Brown Simpson: Her Final Hours

  A woman we barely knew. A tragedy we can never forget. The real story behind her last hours.

  Review by A Geek Girl — on Jun 22, 2010

• Bettie Page: The Pin-Up Queen of the Universe

  Somewhere along the way, the "Santa's Helper" shot from Playboy filled my eyes and I fell for an icon.

  Opinion by FCEtier — on Jun 21, 2010

• My Darling Les Paul: Another Dead Love Story

  A Dead Crush memorial for guitarist, inventor and musical inspiration Les Paul; the man who taught me how to rock.

  Opinion by A Geek Girl — on Jun 10, 2010