Losing Nick Dutcher hit our news team harder than any of us could have imagined. We all still miss his shout of "breaking news" from the assignment desk, his everlasting smile--and of course, his constant demand that you smile back.
I don't think anyone was truly surprised by the turnout for his home-going service (that's what they call it in the south, I prefer it to "funeral.")
And if you didn't catch Nathan Shain's excellent story about the memorial...click here.
Nick's untimely death has us all thinking about our own mortality. And the longer I live, the more I realize that I'm getting old faster than I ever thought possible.
Six years ago...on August 19, 2004, to be exact, I posted on my former blog, a when-did-you-reach-middle-age test that was the subject of a Chicago Tribune columnist post:
The claim: This test pinpoints exactly when middle age kicks in by identifying the first song on the list for which you don't know the melody.
The list:
August 1974: "(You're) Having My Baby" -- Paul Anka with Odia Coates
August 1975: "Jive Talkin'" -- the Bee Gees
August 1976: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" -- Elton John & Kiki DeeEric Zorn updated his column last year and added some more tunes.
August 1977: "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" -- Andy Gibb
August 1978: "Miss You" -- Rolling Stones
August 1979: "My Sharona" -- the Knack
August 1980: "Magic" -- Olivia Newton-John
August 1981: "Jessie's Girl" -- Rick Springfield
August 1982: "Eye Of The Tiger" -- Survivor
August 1983: "Every Breath You Take" -- the Police
August 1984: "Ghostbusters" -- Ray Parker Jr.
August 1985: "The Power of Love" -- Huey Lewis & the News
August 1986: "Papa Don't Preach" -- Madonna
August 1987: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" -- U2
August 1988: "Roll With It" -- Steve Winwood
August 1989: "Right Here Waiting" -- Richard Marx
August 1990: "Vision of Love" -- Mariah Carey
August 1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" --Bryan Adams
August 1992: "Baby Got Back" -- Sir Mix-A-Lot
August 1993: "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You --UB40
August 1994: "Stay (I Missed You)" -- Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
August 1995: "Waterfalls" -- TLC
August 1996: "Macarena" -- Los Del Rio
August 1997: "I'll Be Missing You" -- Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
August 1998: "The Boy Is Mine" -- Brandy & Monica
August 1999: "Genie in a Bottle" -- Christina Aguilera
August 2000: "It's Gonna Be Me" -- 'N Sync
August 2001: "Bootylicious" -- Destiny's Child
August 2002: "Hot In Herre" -- Nelly
August 2003: "Crazy In Love -- Beyonce featuring Jay-Z
August 2004: "Confessions Part II" -- Usher
For me, 1988. The year Charlie turned one. The year after I got back into TV news after a short detour into publicity and public relations. (yuck) The year Carly started kindergarten. I guess I was just too busy to listen to the radio and it killed my youth. Damn!
If you're wondering about 2009, my simple research says that 2009's summer song is Jay Sean with Lil Wayne. A tune entitled "Down." Guess what?! I know this one!
Unfortunately, this year could be a Bieber tune and I just can't go there.
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