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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

City / Media Re: Death Becomes Hearst

Posted by Eli Sanders on Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 3:47 PM

Spotted on page A32 of today's last-ever Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

(Via the eagle eyes of Kurt Schlosser and Joshua Trujillo, and the speedy hands of Kelly O.)

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how demeaning to the families of lost ones to compare their family members to a failed business.

Posted by tasteless on March 17, 2009 at 3:50 PM

This sort of makes me want to cry.

Posted by snargent pepper on March 17, 2009 at 3:52 PM

How very sad. It makes me want to break out a bottle of red wine, but I'm not sure I can afford one.

I wonder what I'll do. Any ideas?

Posted by I'm counting on you here, Stranger staffers on March 17, 2009 at 3:53 PM

@3, QFC has some nice reds for only $8.99.

pretty much anyone can afford that, right?

Posted by store security on March 17, 2009 at 4:00 PM

Check out pg C2 bottom right in the "Deals" section.

Posted by Flying Pomeranian Enthusiast on March 17, 2009 at 4:00 PM

#1, come on already. The obit is funny, sad and apt. Feel bad for the families of anyone who croaks tomorrow and is subject to the indignity of being hyperlinked on the P-I site.

Posted by eric on March 17, 2009 at 4:05 PM

Sounds like they also should listed "CREDIBILITY, Erica C. Barnett's, of Seattle, March 17.

Posted by Piling On on March 17, 2009 at 4:34 PM

That is great. Definitely FTW-worthy.

Posted by brad on March 17, 2009 at 4:35 PM

@1

Lighten the fuck up.

Posted by JesseJB on March 17, 2009 at 4:39 PM

In all seriousness Dan... this is getting out of control!

Can we just have an ECB stole a bottle of wine post and get this BS over with?

Everyone wants their pound of flesh, and this will at least allow us to comment normally on other posts without them being hijacked by this craziness.

Why are you being so hypocritical and not doing it?

Seriously?

There should have been an entry for "The Stranger, Gay Daily Blog, Seattle, March 17th.

*sigh*

No credibility or accountability.

Posted by Inquiring minds want to know on March 17, 2009 at 4:41 PM

@10 You're acting like a 3 year old.

I WANT IT! I WANT IT! I WANT IT!

Just STFU and maybe you'll get it. And if you don't, maybe by then you'll find something more productive to do.

Posted by Renton Mike on March 17, 2009 at 4:57 PM

@10,

Concern troll is concerned. Your use of the phrase "pound of flesh" makes it clear that this isn't a credible call for honesty and the airing of dirty laundry. Get a fucking life.

Don't forget what happened to Shylock when he demanded his pound of flesh.

Posted by keshmeshi on March 17, 2009 at 5:03 PM

BLANKENSHIP: Michael P., 15. of Kent, March 10.

Forever immortalized by the demise of the Seattle PI.
http://www.trusera.com/health/stories/br…

As an aside: I still remember a random obit that our grade school teacher brought into class back in 1975 of a young man who was really no one special but the picture of his face, his glasses, the trees in the background, are forever ingrained in my memory.

Posted by Death is not funny on March 17, 2009 at 5:04 PM

Pictures of Frank Blethen's car are newsworthy for SLOG, but the news editor gets charged with shoplifting and it's "Move along nothing to see here."

Nice.

Posted by I am a Log on March 17, 2009 at 5:10 PM

I'm more saddened by Michael P. Blankenship's obit. Dead at 15? Wow.

Posted by laterite on March 17, 2009 at 5:15 PM

Flying Pomeranian Enthusiast, thanks for pointing that out.

Posted by litlnemo on March 17, 2009 at 5:17 PM

I love this. It's subtle, which I like, and softly poignant.

Posted by Tizzle on March 17, 2009 at 5:26 PM

Well, they're taking their imminent unemployment better than most people would.

Posted by yucca flower on March 17, 2009 at 5:30 PM

Eh, newspaper. Litter bin. Dreadful, tinny sort of words. Tin, tin, tin!

Posted by Matt on March 17, 2009 at 6:17 PM

Since the P-I is keeping their online version, maybe they'll still be able to report on the local alt-weekly news editor that was busted for stealing an $8.99 bottle of wine. It would be good for their ratings; that post on Capitol Hill Blog has like 900 views.

Posted by Wine is Fine for Eight Ninety Nine on March 17, 2009 at 6:38 PM

They did the same thing with the waiver wire in the sports section for all the sports staff. It was pretty funny.

Posted by Gern Blanston on March 17, 2009 at 6:40 PM

Holy Crap! I actually know one of the real deceased people listed on the page (not the 15 year old). RIP.

Posted by RainMan on March 17, 2009 at 8:10 PM

I hope to see lots more of these - obits for newspapers, that is.

Posted by guy on March 17, 2009 at 8:12 PM

I am so with you @23. If there's two things I hate it's professional journalism and informed opinion. And everyone knows that reading is for losers!

Posted by Gurldoggie on March 17, 2009 at 9:52 PM

speedy hands, wtf? it was on the pi blog at 1:50pm, two full hours (minus three minutes), like, soooo last week (innernet time).

Posted by mb on March 18, 2009 at 3:23 AM