{"id":39121,"date":"2021-01-04T02:38:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T10:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/?p=39121"},"modified":"2021-01-04T02:38:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T10:38:40","slug":"reflections-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/blog\/2021\/01\/04\/reflections-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before moving on, let\u2019s wrap up 2020.&nbsp; <strong>Kirk Cameron <\/strong>made news \u2013 looking like a slightly younger, slightly gayer <strong>Neil Patrick Harris <\/strong>\u2013 by hosting a caroling event (as straight men apparently do).&nbsp; <strong>Candace Cameron Bure <\/strong>deftly deflected and shoved him under the bus by saying that she was not in attendance.&nbsp; Thanks, sis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tyler Posey <\/strong>placed the star on his tree bottomless.&nbsp; Well, perhaps not bottomless \u2013 he was, after all, in the photo!&nbsp; Meanwhile, <strong>Elton John <\/strong>dressed as Santa and promised to resume his farewell tour.&nbsp; All snaps on our website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\" alt=\"colorbar1\" width=\"500\" height=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a03cord2GHs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And we said farewell to 2020 on <strong><em>Billy Masters LIVE<\/em><\/strong> with a wildly popular year-end edition.&nbsp; Tens of thousands have tuned in so far, making it our most-viewed episode.&nbsp; We\u2019ll be back with new shows soon.&nbsp; In the meantime, check out all 75 episodes of season one on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/BillyMastersTV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>Billy Masters TV<\/em><\/strong><\/a> on <em>YouTube<\/em> or at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/TV\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>BillyMasters.com\/TV<\/u><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\" alt=\"colorbar1\" width=\"500\" height=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d also like to acknowledge the passing of <em>Broadway <\/em>great <strong>Rebecca Luker<\/strong>, only months after revealing she had ALS.&nbsp; <strong><em>Party Monster<\/em><\/strong> killer, <strong>Michael Alig<\/strong>, died of a suspected heroin overdose.&nbsp; And <strong>Marcus D\u2019Amico <\/strong>\u2013 who appeared as Mouse in the first miniseries based on <strong><em>Tales of the City<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 died of pneumonia at 55.<\/p>\n<p>To the world, she was Mary Ann on <strong><em>Gilligan\u2019s Island<\/em><\/strong>.&nbsp; But I want to remember my friend, <strong>Dawn Wells<\/strong>.&nbsp; Let me take you back about 15 years to LAX at the height of the holiday season.&nbsp; A storm was raging back east and most flights were cancelled.&nbsp; People were frantically trying to get one of the last remaining seats to New York.&nbsp; I found myself near the front of the line when I saw Dawn.&nbsp; We\u2019d only met briefly in the past, but I wasn\u2019t gonna let Mary Ann go to the back of the line.&nbsp; I silently slipped her in front of me (a technique I\u2019ve perfected over the years).&nbsp; As the gate attendant tried to find her a single seat, she corrected them.&nbsp; \u201cTwo seats \u2013 for me and my friend,\u201d she said, gesturing to me.&nbsp; She got us on that flight (in Business, if I recall correctly) and we had a great time.&nbsp; Rest in peace.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before moving on, let\u2019s wrap up 2020.&nbsp; Kirk Cameron made news \u2013 looking like a slightly younger, slightly gayer Neil Patrick Harris \u2013 by hosting a caroling event (as straight men apparently do).&nbsp; Candace Cameron Bure deftly deflected and shoved him under the bus by saying that she was not in attendance.&nbsp; Thanks, sis. 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