R.I.P. Tim Curry

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This is a rough week.

"Do The Rock" was at one time a fixture on 80's comps, though it seems to have slipped through the cracks of late.

"Times Square," in which he played a radio DJ - also forgotten.

"I Do the Rock" is so specifically of its time that it's understandable if it has fallen through the cracks of late. While modern audiences could still enjoy the music and Curry's goofy delivery, the lyrics are likely gobbledygook to anyone born after 1967 or so. Heck, I had to look a lot of the references up when it was current, and I was reasonably well-informed for a high schooler at the time.

Curry was one of those guys who could make anything he was in worth watching, at least for as long as he was on screen.

I've included "I Do the Rock" on my show a few times. What a great voice he had. And I can't thank him enough for some of the most fun nights of my college years, seeing him in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

My shows for the next two weeks are pre-recorded, so I'll have to give him tribute when I return.

The way he performs ‘sweet transvestite’ in that film is just brilliant. Pure swagger. I love that scene.