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re: When was the last Celebrity death as big as Kobe?
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:28 pm to Rocket Surgeon
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:28 pm to Rocket Surgeon
quote:Solid point
China heard of Elvis and that was before the Internet.
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Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:31 pm to vjp819
quote:Somebody posted this was the biggest celeb death since Elvis
I believe that the death of Elvis was so much a greater a loss for people to grasp than the death of Kobe. I don't believe it's even comparable.
I didn't care about MJ aside from some early J5 hits, and I didn't give a flying frick about Princess Di at all. But those were much bigger deals than this.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:37 pm to diddlydawg7
Carrie Fisher
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:45 pm to Grindlewald
Either Prince or Anthony Bourdain.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 10:45 pm to diddlydawg7
Id have to say Bowie. That had EVERYONE upset - from the hobo hipsters in Bywater to the suits in the bank buildings.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 11:38 pm to TomTheGhost
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It still amazes me fast n furious movies have gone on and people are still into the rice racing fad.
I'm kind of glad they've continued on, because anyone I know who has ever mentioned liking one of them is pretty much genuinely retarded.
Fast and Furious movies are an easy way to pick out the lowest forms of society.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 11:41 pm to Giantkiller
Phil Hartman
Posted on 1/26/20 at 11:52 pm to diddlydawg7
MJ was the biggest, Elvis was next.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 11:53 pm to 632627
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MJ was certainly the biggest celebrity to die suddenly; bigger than kobe, prince, diana, etc.
I think people are underestimating Kobe's international fame, but he's still a notch below MJ.
This post was edited on 1/26/20 at 11:54 pm
Posted on 1/26/20 at 11:58 pm to diddlydawg7
This is probably the biggest. Or at least the most shocking
Don't know the last time I was totally shocked at seeing something like I was today
Don't know the last time I was totally shocked at seeing something like I was today
Posted on 1/27/20 at 12:00 am to Pelican fan99
Thurmond Munson
Posted on 1/27/20 at 12:03 am to pensacola
Earnhardt was big, mostly because it was during the apex of nascar's popularity, and happened in their biggest event. Even casual fans at the time were watching the last few laps, so a ton of people saw it happen in real time.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 12:06 am to Pelican fan99
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probably the biggest. Or at least the most shocking
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Don't know the last time I was totally shocked at seeing something like I was today
Posted on 1/27/20 at 3:44 am to oleyeller
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Dale earnhardt sports wise
Except for the transplanted rednecks, very few north of the M-D line cared all that much. I'm not saying it wasn't/shouldn't have been a big deal for racing fans. IndyCar has lost a few great drivers (maimed quite a few as well) and they're all in the same basket. If not for Jr and watching NASCAR during its bubble in the mid- late 00s I wouldn't know much about Sr.
It's a regional thing much like Prince dying was just as shocking as Jackson.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 4:47 am to OysterPoBoy
quote:not dead
Jeffrey Epstein
Posted on 1/27/20 at 5:19 am to pioneerbasketball
Prince. Whitney Houston. ALI
Posted on 1/27/20 at 6:42 am to Napoleon
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Big black died?
Yeah, Baw. He went into semi-retirement to go back home and raise his kids. He did a few special appearances, but mostly just rode the pine. He had a massive heart attack.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 6:55 am to diddlydawg7
Neil Peart.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 7:46 am to highpockets
Michael Jackson was the only death bigger in terms of international fame in modern times. Laughable that people think Dale Earnhardt was close to as famous as Kobe. And I say that a big Dale fan when I was a kid.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 7:49 am to diddlydawg7
Princess Leia
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