I neither see nor hear dead people

In the ongoing spirit of “if it exists, there’s a blog for it,” some folks have set one up for album covers that have been edited to remove dead band members. Initially this struck me as a case of “too much time on my hands” (was John Panozzo on any covers?), but some of them got me to thinking.

In particular, the Ramones and the Clash made me really sad. There’s something about absences in familiar images that sharpens the sense of loss.

On the other hand, it’s weird to note some of the bands that don’t currently merit an entry on the blog. In particular, I was surprised to learn that Ace Frehley wasn’t dead. Not that Photoshopping the Dynasty cover would have been much of a challenge.

Staban adds that Ace Frehley is also surprised that he isn’t dead. Indeed, he may have tweeted to his fans, “Oh, my God. What? Who's that thinking these thoughts? Me! I'm not dead!”

Still, his Wikipedia photo makes him look like Mickey Rourke. If that isn’t a fate worse than death, I don’t know what is.