Adam Schlesinger Passed Away!

Adam Schlesinger, songwriter and founding member of Fountains of Wayne passed away from the coronavirus.

No one is immuned from the coronavirus. There were a handful of entertainers, politicians, people in the news and folks you may have known dying of the COVID-19.

At current pace with 335.3 million folks, we could experience a massive causality event. For ever 5 hours someone is dying from this.

Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Brix have estimated that the peak of viral spread could reach 4 million with 100,000 to 250,000 deaths.

This is some real crazy shit going on. Everyone, including myself, LeReyna, our contributors, our wonderful readers, our families, our friends, our neighbors and yes, the critics are at risk of COVID-19.

John Hopkins University Medical Center has a map that shows the COVID-19 impact areas. Look below at the map and details to how this dangerous virus has impacted the United States and 145 nations.



Donald J. Trump, Mike Pence, Congress, the 54 governors of states and territories, Washington, DC's mayor, the city mayors, state legislatures and the junk food media are trying to calm a nation of uncertainty.

Mind you that the number of deaths have risen to over 5,000 with over 230,000 confirmed cases of Americans contracting the virus.

Schlesinger helped write songs for comedienne Rachel Bloom. 

Fountains of Wayne singer Adam Schlesinger was a causality of the coronavirus. The 52-year old entertainer was highly regarded for his work as a member of the punk rock group Fountains of Wayne and his songwriting for Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna's CW dramedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

Bloom, the series star who recently had her child addressed the situation on her social media.

Please keep Adam in your thoughts and prayers. It’s been an extremely scary week. https://t.co/nEw4B1rFyw

— Rachel Bloom (@Racheldoesstuff) March 31, 2020

He passed away on Wednesday after complications of the coronavirus.

Schlesinger had previously been reported Tuesday morning as “very sick and heavily sedated” by his attorney of 25 years, Josh Grier. Schlesinger has been in an upstate New York hospital for more than a week at that time, Grier said.

An EGOT contender, Schlesinger was nominated for Oscars, Tonys, Grammys and Emmys. He won two awards out of the EGOT.

He won two trophies in 2018 for his work on the series.

He wrote the lyrics for Bloom's song, "Antidepressants Are So Not a Big Deal." It was also written Bloom and Jack Dolgen.

His Oscar nomination in 1997 was for co-writing the theme song for the Tom Hanks-directed film “That Thing You Do!,” one of his first successful forays outside the realm of his own music-making with Fountains of Wayne. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe at that time.

Fountains of Wayne are best known for the coming-of-age single, "Stacy's Mom."

Fountains of Wayne, the band he co-founded with Chris Collingwood, earned two Grammy nominations in 2003, for best new artist (many years after the band’s actual recording debut) and for best pop performance by a group for the top 20 single “Stacy’s Mom,” a cheeky MTV staple that became the band’s biggest hit. His lone Grammy win, though, came for best comedy album for his work on “A Stephen Colbert Christmas.”

It's expected by mid-April we will see over 50,000 people killed by this.

With the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are being ordered to stay at home if they're sick and those who are able to work are doing under tight restrictions. Many companies had to lay off millions because of the spread of the coronavirus.

Here's things to remember about the coronavirus.

1. Wash your hands frequently
2. Do not touch your face (mouth, nose and eyes)
3. Cough into your elbow instead of your hands.
4. Keep a safe distance (at least 6 to 10 feet) from individuals.
5. If you're sick, please stay home.
6. There is no treatment or cure for the COVID-19.
7. Follow state and federal laws regarding this.
8. Do not hoard items like toilet paper, bread, gloves, hand sanitizer, etc.
9. Use social media like Facebook Messenger, Google Duo, Skype or social media to connect.
10. COVID-19 can live on surfaces for more than 72 hours. Including steel, plastic and cardboard.
11. A pandemic has no timeline.
12. COVID-19 doesn't care about borders.

The coronavirus doesn't care about your age, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, politics, economic or social standings. It doesn't care about anything. It's a living organism that causes mild symptoms that include: fever, sore throats, chills, respiratory issues, loss of taste or smell and other unknown symptoms. If you have a weak immune system or health issues, your risk increases.

Death does happen to at least 40% of those who are affected by COVID-19.

Healthy people can die from this.

If you need more information, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at cdc.gov.