Obituaries by Molly Ivins

“In 1953, Mr. Presley recorded his first song and paid $4 for the privilege; he took the one copy home and played it over and over.” Read more

“She knew how to deal with teenage egos: Instead of pointing out to a kid who was pouring charcoal lighter on a live fire that he was idiot, Ann said, “Honey, if you keep doing that, the fire is going to climb right back up to that can in your hand and explode and give you horrible injuries, and it will just ruin my entire weekend.”” Read more