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Fear the Chandelier in "Phantom of the Opera"-Tonight!

Today is the sad anniversary of the passing of a Chicago guy made good- a funny man who left us far too soon- Bernie Mac. I remember it all too well- it was four years ago, and I was on vacation in Michigan. I had one of the local radio stations on, which was fading in and out as I was driving-and I caught the announcer talking about some sad news- then caught the name "Bernie Mac"- but not much more.Later on that day, I finally got the full story- that Bernie, who had been hospitalized recently but was reported to be recovering, had indeed passed away from pneumonia complications relating to sarcoidosis, which he had suffered from for years. I remember the day I first met Bernie-h...

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