They happen in threes....

I just heard that Heath Ledger died today. The actor, 28, apparently died in "an" apartment in New York City. Could have been a drug overdose.

It's creepy, but Ledger's death completes the 3rd link in another series of celebrity deaths:

Allan Melvin, 84, best known for his role as Sam the Butcher on "The Brady Bunch," as well as numerous roles on other TV shows, died January 17.

Suzanne Pleshette, best known for her role as Bob Newhart's wife on "The Bob Newhart Show," died January 20.

And now, Ledger.

I'm not much into this whole thing, but it is rather odd. I woke up this morning, read a short death notice from the Associated Press about Melvin's death in the Washington Post, and subconsciously wondered what the 3rd link would be. Ledger was probably the last person on my list. I was reading a message board earlier and saw a message titled "Take Britney, give Heath back!!"...I didn't read the message, but that sentiment makes sense on a number of levels, if you consider what Spears seems to have gotten herself into recently. I dunno....about the only movie I'm real familiar with of Ledger's is "10 Things I Hate About You." Not saying that Britney deserves to die any more than Ledger, or anybody else for that matter, but Ledger surely shouldn't have gone out the way he did. So anyway....

RIP, Heath Ledger

MM