Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Casey Kasem

This cat's missing. Apparently his caregiver, I believe his wife, wouldn't let the kids see him. He has some type of dementia and needs nursing care. Once the court ruled that the kids could see him, the wife says he's not in the country. Not sure if she's protecting her husband's estate from greedy children, or she's a gold-digging cunt herself, but there will be drama. I remember Kasem on the radio in the early 80's. He always had that warm voice and I found out years later he voiced the character of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo.
Back to the radio, he would take requests and told some of the most unintentionally funny stories. The one I remember, we were driving to my grandmother's house, my mom and I. Kasem retells this story from a girl who wanted, I think, a pair of boots for her birthday. Her father had given her the present to open before school, eluding to the fact that it was the boots. But when she opened them, it was something else entirely. She told him she hated him and wished he were dead, because that's what you're supposed to do when you don't get what you want. She then stormed out of the house and went to school. Later that day, her mom picked her up and told her the father had passed away of a heart attack. When she got home, there was a present on her bed, which contained the boots she wanted. My mother and I busted out in laughter at the ridiculousness of it all.
I hope Casey Kasem is doing well. Below is a video of him losing his shit because some ass played an uptempo record while he was doing a death dedication. He rules.