Mar 01 2005

Pip

Published by mkennedy at 8:40 am under General

So, the Washington Post has a format for their obituaries that lists the deceased name followed by a one or two word description of their profession, avocation, hobby, etc., followed by the actual obit. For example:

Joe Moneybags
Banker

or

Jane Law
Lawyer

or

Thomas Edison
Inventor

Edward Patten, a member of Gladys Knight & The Pips, died last Friday at the age of 65. As I was scanning the obits on Saturday morning, I saw his listing:

Edward Patten
Pip

Um, Pip? Wouldn’t “musician” be more appropriate? I hope the Post rethinks this format before the next member of Iggy and the Stooges dies ;-)

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