His songs were not stirring or languid, as those of Johnny Cash were, but that was not his style. Some would say he was on a par with Elvis, starring in movies made just for him and his cohorts.

(One of the luckiest men that ever drew a breath.)

Onnicle: Though not Polish, he enjoyed his wife’s pirogi, zrazi, makowiec, and other traditional foods. It annoyed his wife to no end that he would tag newly-introduced Polish dishes - which he found unpronounceable - with Greek nicknames, since that was his heritage.

Clue: An intelligent and well-educated Marylander who swam the dangerous political ocean with a millstone (well, almost) around his neck.

"I don't know which is worse: ignorance or apathy. And, frankly, I don't care." - Anonymous