Lois Lilienstein RIIP: Skimmerarink-a-dink...

While skimming the fat off a batch of simmering bone broth I suddenly broke out into song: "Skimmerarink-a-dink-skimmeryrink-a-doo- I-love-you...", purposely changing Skinnamarink into Skimmeryrink to suit the occasion.  Then my partner quips, "the woman who sang the song, Lilienstein, died this week."  

My inner twin (what I/we previously thought of as 'our' subconscious) had influenced me to sing the song, and then my partners inner twin influenced her response.  So, what choice is there butt to investigate further.   Note from the Deaths in 2015 site under April 22nd:

Lois Lilienstein, 78, American actress (The Elephant Show) and singer (Sharon, Lois & Bram), cancer

Note from the Elephant Show's wiki page:

Original run	September 10, 1984 – January 14, 1989

Both dates are additions to the "Off By One" pattern-cluster... one off from 9/11 (the day with 111 days remaining in the year... and of course the attack on the NYC Twin Tower); and January 14 is one off from the January 15 birthday of both my son and life-partner  who are 22 years to the day apart!!

Note from Sharon, Lois and Bram wiki page:

• Each thirty-minute installment featured episode-length storylines, in addition to songs and sketches, featuring the trio alongside a human-sized elephant puppet and children's entertainer, Eric Nagler. Special guests, which included Fred Penner, Ann Mortifee, Louis Del Grande, Jayne Eastwood, Andrea Martin, The Nylons, Murray McLauchlan, Jan Rubes, Sneezy Waters, The Shuffle Demons, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, and many more, also appeared on each 30 minute episode. 

All of the names in the above have links to their respective wiki pages, butt since there are many and because I'm 'tyred', I decided to select the one whose name stands out the most.  Because of a very recent "Andrew" pattern-cluster, the name Andrea Martin seems to fit the bill given that Andrea is the feminine version of Andrew.   So note from her wiki page: 

Andrea Louise Martin(born January 15, 1947)

So what are the chances!!  On Andrea's wiki page is another list of names:

• Her talent for impersonation was key in her humorous portrayals of such luminaries as Barbra Streisand, Ethel Merman, Arlene Francis, Pauline Kael, Sally Field, Sophia Loren, Beverly Sills, Lynn Redgrave, Linda Lavin,Bernadette Peters, Liza Minnelli, Connie Francis, Mother Teresa, Joni Mitchell, Alice B. Toklas, Patti Smith, Brenda Vaccaro and Indira Gandhi 

Again, there is one name that stands out, Ethel Merman, because "Mermen" reminds of "Mertens" and my previous post that investigates todays death of Gregory Mertens.  Come to think of it, Mermen 

is a cross between Andrea's surname, Martin, and Mertens.  So note from Merten's wiki page: 

Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) 

We now have a "January 14, 15, 16/ Date Sequence" pattern-cluster in the works.
If that doesn't convince you, nothing will!!