The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

Patrick Swayze Gives Up Ghost

Actor and dancer Patrick Swayze died at the age of 57 today after a long, brave battle with pancreatic cancer, which is almost always fatal. Not that I was a big fan, but I did like him in "Roadhouse" and "Ghost" and I admired his cheerful perseverance. We could all use a little of that nowadays.

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