It seems she felt playing anything but mellow and/or downbeat songs would be disrespectful to the dead.
And I think that unless it's 9/11 or something like that, this trend needs to stop.
DM had it right: we don't do "death" on 10@10 (although he broke that rule a couple of times, most memorably for Robin Gibb and George Harrison).
It's fine to play a few clips or a song in tribute to the departed, but to give the whole set a maudlin, funereal tone is not good, sez I.
Based on Robin's public persona, he would probably have wanted people to party, play upbeat
music, and celebrate his (and their) life.
And why pick 1993? Mrs. Doubtfire is far from his best movie. I'd go for Dead Poets Society,
one of my favorites, but there's Good Morning Vietnam, or Good Will Hunting, or, or... I mean,
check out his filmography just to remind yourself of his work. Just about any actor would be
happy to have such a body of work, let alone someone who is primarily known as a stand-up
comedian. Oh yes, I can guess why Mrs. Doubtfire was chosen -- it's set in San Francisco.
That illustrates the idea that funerals, memorials, tributes, et. al. aren't for the dead, but for
the living.
And then the set closes out with a clip of Chris Farley, who by comparison is largely a
one-dimensional, second tier comedian at best.
(grumble, grumble)
Anyway, I agree. Today's show demonstrates why a whole set shouldn't be dedicated to
one person's memorial, excepting perhaps a handful of truly exceptional muscians.
