Dick Clark, Purveyor Of Mediocre Food, Dies At 82

American Icon.  Perpetually Youthful Person.  Game Show Host.  Musical Lifestyle Brand Dick Clark went to the giant turntables in the sky this week at the age of 82, thereby marking the countdown to a slow death of an era for a generation.  (Not mine.  I consider myself more of a Solid Gold generation kind of girl.)

Although I never really paid much attention to Mr. Clark or American Bandstand, I was surprised to find out (post mortem) how effectively he had turned his talent into an entire brand.  Did you know that aside from hosting the longest running variety television show in history that Dick Clark also created a chain of restaurants modeled around the show and his television persona? Read the rest of this entry »