grief, pt. whatever

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08/08/24 • 25 min

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This week, we're taking a tangent -- my dad, Mike Loftus, passed away two weeks ago, and this episode is twenty minutes about that. I've needed some extra time to get our upcoming episodes together, but I've wanted to share more about him and the last two weeks. I really miss him. We'll be back to regular episodes next week.

As promised, the links:

Obituary: https://www.waittfuneralhome.com/obituary/MichaelP-Loftus

Patriot Ledger writer Eric McHugh wrote this really comprehensive, thoughtful piece about him: https://www.patriotledger.com/story/sports/2024/07/24/family-hockey-were-ledger-bruins-writer-mike-loftus-twin-passions/74518399007/

My dad's good friend Mick Colageo, another hockey writer, remembers him here: https://bostonhockeynow.com/2024/07/21/colageo-boston-bruins-reporter-mike-loftus-a-pros-pro/

And the podcast I pulled a clip from is from Pucks with Haggs with Joe Haggerty, featuring Mick and fellow hockey writer Steve Conroy from The Boston Herald: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HimCsyfw3Hk&t=590s

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As promised, the links:

Obituary: https://www.waittfuneralhome.com/obituary/MichaelP-Loftus

My dad's good friend Mick Colageo, another hockey writer, remembers him here: https://bostonhockeynow.com/2024/07/21/colageo-boston-bruins-reporter-mike-loftus-a-pros-pro/

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Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) - grief, pt. whatever

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Al Zone Media sixteen.

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Sixteen. Hi, this is technically an episode of sixteenth Minute, a podcast where I would and we'll continue to analyze and interview the Internet's main characters and what their moment in the spotlight meant for you, for me, and for them. But this week, for our thirteenth episode, we are interrupted. And if there were an episode number to be interrupted at, why not this