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re: What celebrity death shocked you the most?
Posted on 7/12/21 at 10:48 pm to TexasTiger1185
Posted on 7/12/21 at 10:48 pm to TexasTiger1185
Phil Hartman and Kobe have to be the two most WTF celebrity deaths ever. No drug overdoses, no suicide, no driving crazy. Murdered by your wife and dying in a helicopter crash.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 10:52 pm to DemonKA3268
Robin Williams
Belushi
Bowie
Belushi
Bowie
Posted on 7/12/21 at 11:09 pm to SpqrTiger
quote:Aye.
Chris Cornell’s death really got to me. I couldn’t listen to Soundgarden for at least a year afterward. It just bummed me out.
When I go down the rabbit hole I mentioned prior with Chester and Chris Cornell, I always listen to Audioslave - "Like a Stone" YouTube and Chester/Cornell "Crawling Live" - Youtube
It's not necessarily a fun trip, but these guys were amazing.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 11:18 pm to drizztiger
I was in high school when Aaliyah, Left Eye, and Dale Earnhardt died. I wasn’t a NASCAR fan but happened to be watching the Daytona 500 when it happened, and I wasn’t really a fan of Aaliyah or TLC but all 3 deaths sent shockwaves through my school. Very weird times.
Skip Carey wasn’t really a celebrity but his death hit home as well since I grew up watching the Braves on TBS every night
Skip Carey wasn’t really a celebrity but his death hit home as well since I grew up watching the Braves on TBS every night
Posted on 7/12/21 at 11:21 pm to DemonKA3268
Bon Scott, Keith Moon, and John Bonham. AC/DC, The Who and Led Zepplin were my three favorite bands and losing all three in 2 years gave me this strange sense that music was very ethereal. I was lucky enough to have had a cool uncle who so I had seen all three live. It started my desire to collect moments by seeing live music, if I listed all the artists I have seen that are dead now I would sound like a gang member recounting the bodies.
I also decided that if I died of "misadventure" it was going to be a better story than going to sleep in a Renault.
I also decided that if I died of "misadventure" it was going to be a better story than going to sleep in a Renault.
Posted on 7/12/21 at 11:58 pm to Ace Midnight
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Phil Hartman
One of the best from that era of SNL.
This post was edited on 7/12/21 at 11:59 pm
Posted on 7/13/21 at 12:02 am to Obtuse1
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if I listed all the artists I have seen that are dead now I would sound like a gang member recounting the bodies.
That's funny and sad too.
As a person who was very much into the mid-80s college band vibe (REM, U2, The Smiths, etc) and turned into full late 80s early 90s Grunge, I could probably count easier listing who is still alive from that 90s scene.
The death toll is remarkable. Cobain, Dolores, Layne, Weiland, etc. It's not related, but many people probably don't know of Ian Curtis and Joy Division, but it's what I think about with that group of artists and time.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 7:09 am to Hester Carries
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John Lennon
I’m older than I thought if it takes 5 pages to get John Lennon mentioned.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 8:16 am to DemonKA3268
probably John Lennon being shot in the back by a "fan" who had gotten an autograph earlier the same day.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 8:58 am to JustLivinTheDream
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Phil Hartman and Kobe have to be the two most WTF celebrity deaths ever.
I'd put Payne Stewart in there as well. Plane lost cabin pressure while in the air and everyone on board died of oxygen deprivation and the plane ultimately crashed.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 9:03 am to DemonKA3268
Rewatching The Sopranos right now, I'll throw in James Gandolfini too.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 9:24 am to BigDawg0420
Stevie Ray Vaughn. I was beginning to learn how to play guitar at that time.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 1:53 pm to DemonKA3268
River Phoenix back in 90s. Only a few years older than me and gone.
Next was Curt Cobain. Nirvana was everywhere at the time.
Next was Curt Cobain. Nirvana was everywhere at the time.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 1:55 pm to LSUDAN1
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River Phoenix
Yeah, I would say him as well. Looked to have a incredibly bright future.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 2:10 pm to DemonKA3268
Leif Garrett and George Jones. Talk about a shock. Never saw either of those two coming.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 2:14 pm to alpinetiger
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Leif Garrett
Am I missing something? He's not dead.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 2:18 pm to Saint Alfonzo
quote:He's dead on the inside. Also has no sinus cavities. Its like a copper mine in there.
Am I missing something? He's not dead.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 2:30 pm to alpinetiger
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George Jones
He was 81, that should never be shocking.
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