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My blog has become a series of tributes and mourning to beloved artists that have passed to the otherworld.  Today is very sad. I just learned that on June 7, Christopher Lee passed away at 93. He was amazing. I grew up watching him in movies. Handsome in the classical sense, he was towering in every way( 6 feet, 5 inches) with the voice of a god and a powerful presence. He was a scholar, horror movie icon,  character actor, descendant of Charlemagne, and heavy metal performer who still rocked on. We will miss you.

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