Dick Dale, King of Surf Guitar, ‘Miserlou’ composer, is dead
William H. Macy’s advice before scandal: Never lie
The timing couldn’t be more awkward now, but William H. Macy spoke out just last month about how lies “cost you a lot” and are “never worth” it.
The “Shameless” actor’s wife, Felicity Huffman, has been charged in a college bribery scandal in which federal prosecutors allege the actress paid $15,000 to a made-up charitable organization that helped her daughter Sofia Grace, 18, cheat on the SATS in order to get into a better college.
Huffman, 56, was released Tuesday on $250,000 bail.
Macy, 69, was not charged in the scheme, though an affidavit says Huffman’s “spouse” participated in conversations with a confidential witness about the scheme.
Asked for the best advice he’d ever received, Macy told Men’s Journal: “Never lie. It’s the cheapest way to go. Lies cost you a lot, and they’re never worth what they cost.”
George Clooney defends ‘kind and smart’ duchess against ‘unjust’ press
For Duchess Meghan, George Clooney is proving to be a real prince, coming to her defense, again.
During an interview with “Good Morning Britain” on Friday, Clooney spoke out against how Meghan has been portrayed in the media.
“It’s a little unfair at times, you know, I’ve seen it when the press can turn on you for sort of ridiculous reasons and for almost nothing,” he said, “and it seemed to me a little unjust since she hadn’t done anything except just happen to live her life.”
Clooney attended the former “Suits” star’s wedding to Prince Harry in May, with his barrister wife, Amal.
The man who earned the title King of the Surf Guitar has died at 81. His former bassist Sam Bolle says Dick Dale passed away Saturday night.
Dale played pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals in the early 1960s on songs like “Let’s Go Trippin” and “Miserlou,” which was selected by Quentin Tarentino to open his 1994 film “Pulp Fiction.”
Dale liked to say it was he and not the Beach Boys who invented surf music. Some critics have said he was right.
An avid surfer, he began to build a devoted fan base across Los Angeles in the late 1950s and early 1960s with repeated appearances at Newport Beach’s old Rendezvous Ballroom.
It was there that he played “Miserlou” and other compositions at wallrattling volume on a custom-made Fender Stratocaster guitar.
— Wire services