R.I.P., Dick

Sorry to see Dick Clark go, but now that he is officially dead (Too soon? Who fucking cares, we're still alive!) we are going to take the title of "America's Oldest Teen-Ager" for our own immature self.

Also: Cheap.

If you can set aside a fierce determination to pay everyone as little as possible, my memories of him are all good.

The main points I should underscore about Dick are his professionalism — always on-time, always well-aware of the costs and problems of production — and his graciousness. Oh, and his cheapness too...but I almost didn't mind that.