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Coldplay pays tribute to Gene Wilder (Video)

By Rick Massimo

WASHINGTON – The death of Gene Wilder has touched a chord with a lot of people in and around the entertainment industry, and Coldplay paid musical tribute to the film star on Monday night. At a concert in Denver, the band, led by singer Chris Martin at the piano, ended “The Scientist” with a snippet of “Pure Imagination,” Wilder’s trademark song from “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” accompanied by a shower of sparkly confetti. The band tweeted the results on Tuesday:

Wilder died on Sunday; he was 83. And on Tuesday night, film legend Mel Brooks shared his memories of Wilder with Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show.” He recounted a relationship that began with 1968’s “The Producers,” calling it “such a wonderful part of my life.”

And because there’s never a bad time for the original:

RZA came up with a new ice cream truck jingle because the old one was used in minstrel shows

By CNN
The ice cream truck jingle of your childhood is about to get an upgrade — and RZA is behind it. The hip-hop icon of Wu-Tang fame has teamed up with the ice cream brand Good Humor to re-imagine the signature "Turkey in the Straw" jingle played by ice cream trucks all over the country. Because, as it turns out, the tune has a problematic past.
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