Cue That "Doo-Do" Sound Track
Anyone who's ever jumped into a lake or the ocean knows the soundtrack: that ominous "doo-do....doo-do....doo-do" cadence that signaled the approach of the world's biggest, baddest shark in the movie "Jaws." Credit goes to author Peter Benchley, today's bursiest BlogPulse person. Benchley died this week at age 65, and he wrote the book that led to one of the scariest movies of its time. The year "Jaws" was released, in fact, I had the pleasure of working as a waterfront camp counselor at a girls' camp in Maine, and my colleagues and I spent the first few weeks convincing the kids it was OK to jump in the landlocked, spring-fed lake...REALLY. No sharks. HONEST. The Cinematical blog offers condolences and a bit of Benchley family history. The blogger at NewMexiKen offers a bit of personal history about Benchley's career as a speechwriter for President Lyndon Johnson.
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by Sue MacDonald at February 14, 2006 10:47 AM
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