1.0 link 132792 <![CDATA[In Memoriam: Lloyd Thaxton]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ken-levine/in-memorium-lloyd-thaxton_b_132792.html Lloyd Thaxton just passed away. He was 81. He was an extraordinary man and creative visionary. He was a dear friend.

For every teenager growing up in Los Angeles in the 60s, The Lloyd Thaxton Show was appointment television. Each afternoon from 5-6 Lloyd Thaxton hosted a live dance party show on KCOP, channel 13. If his budget was more than $4.95 a show I'd be shocked.

His set consisted of four panels (probably cardboard) with musical notes drawn on them. Kids...

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