{"id":6684,"date":"2022-01-26T05:57:28","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T13:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/?p=6684"},"modified":"2022-01-26T05:57:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T13:57:28","slug":"two-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaugh.com\/wordpress\/2022\/01\/two-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Two deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"

Word is going around that Peter Robbins, who provided the voice of Charlie Brown in\u00a0A Charlie Brown Christmas<\/em> and other early specials, died from suicide last week. Robbins had a history of mental struggles, which had played itself out in drug use and earning some time in prison. He was involved in Peanuts projects even in his adult years – he narrated a digital storybook version of the Christmas special<\/a> a decade back, among other things. After his release from prison a couple years ago, he was working on a memoir about what got him there, with the working title\u00a0Confessions of a Blockhead.\u00a0<\/em> I have no idea whether that was finished or will ever be seen.<\/p>\n

The other death I mention not because it’s on-topic for this blog, but because it relates to the near-term future of it: my father passed yesterday. I am fine; his death released him from the ever-deepening struggles with dementia that had pained him so. But don’t be surprised if I post a bit less for a while… or if I post a bit more. We’ll see how I process things.<\/p>\n

But if you’re thinking that Dad’s the one who got me into Peanuts: well, no. But here’s a picture of him circa 1942:<\/p>\n

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That’s right, Dad was Dennis the Menace before Dennis the Menace was!<\/p>\n

Take care of yourselves, and give everyone who wants one an extra hug.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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