Maynard G. Krebs (a.k.a Bob Denver) RIP

When Bob Denver died last week, I sent out a note to some friends lamenting his passing and noting that I remembered him best for his portrayal of the ineffably cool Maynard G. Krebs, the beatnick sidekick of Doby Gillis. I think the rebellions of youth were much more sophisticated in the 1950's than they were in the 1960's. I prefer Jazz to Rock and Roll, beatnicks to hippies, and Ken Nordine to the Smother's Brothers. It's nice to see that Meghan Daum agrees with me in this piece in today's Los Angeles Times: What we dug about Maynard. UPDATE: Original link had aged out. Current link is to the LA Times archive where, unfortunately, one has to pay for the full text.