Saturday, November 5, 2011

Andy Rooney (1919-2011)

This one hits close to home.

Long-time 60 Minutes commentator Andy Rooney passed away Friday at 92 after a brief illness, a month after he'd made his last appearance on the Sunday night news magazine show on CBS.

Rooney, originally from Albany, didn't just speak to the American people every week on 60 Minutes for the better part of 33 years. He was one of us. He spoke for those of us who had the same issues he did. Here's an example of one man's take on the world around him, as Andy admits being out of touch with today's music. Uploaded by CBSNewsOnline.



Andy was famously parodied on Saturday Night Live in the 80's by Joe Piscopo, who later did a Rooney skit on his 1985 comedy album, "New Jersey", not to be confused with the more famous Bon Jovi CD of the same name, which came out a few years later. If there was ever a literal embodiment of Everyman, it's safe to say Andy Rooney was it.

Rest in peace, Andy.

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