Wednesday, August 24, 2005
"TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD" STAR BROCK PETERS DIES; AUDUBON SOCIETY PLANS PROTEST OF FUNERAL
Animal Activists Decry Peters Quote Stating "My Greatest Achievement Was To Kill A Mockingbird"
In what appears to be a massive misunderstanding almost as big as every plot from "Three's Company", several animal rights groups are planning to use the funeral of actor Brock Peters (who played a man wrongly accused of killing a mockingbird in the classic film "To Kill A Mockingbird") to protest the thespian's long-misunderstood quote, in which he bragged about causing the demise of a bird that mocks other birds. Actually, I'm not sure who the mockees are in the avian realm, but that's beside the point; the real point here is, why has the name Brock fallen out of favor among new mothers today?
Reports of a new 'Bond and Brock' internet mashup, involving two classic movie themes ("A View To A Mockingbird Kill"), is also adding fuel to the ridiculous misunderstanding.
No mockingbirds were harmed in the reporting of this story.
