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re: Anyone at Northwestern When Jim Croce's Plane Crashed?
Posted on 5/29/14 at 12:53 pm to orleans_moosechops
Posted on 5/29/14 at 12:53 pm to orleans_moosechops
I lived in Hatcher and was listening to KAAY from Little Rock when it was announced about Jim Croce. he was a great songwriter and singer. Skynwyrd was coming to BR.
Everytime I heard time in a bottle after that was chilling.
Everytime I heard time in a bottle after that was chilling.
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Posted on 5/29/14 at 12:54 pm to orleans_moosechops
No loss whatsoever. It is hilarious how people put celebrities on such a pedastal that they think they are gods...
Posted on 5/29/14 at 12:56 pm to Spaceman Spiff
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No loss whatsoever.
You're probably right. I doubt he would have ever written or recorded another song had he lived.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 12:57 pm to Spaceman Spiff
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No loss whatsoever. It is hilarious how people put celebrities on such a pedastal that they think they are gods...
dude had more talent in his capo than Biebs, Britney, J-lo, Miley, etc., or anyone else out of the disney factory you can name
Posted on 5/29/14 at 12:57 pm to Spaceman Spiff
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No loss whatsoever. It is hilarious how people put celebrities on such a pedastal that they think they are gods...
funny, I had the same reaction when I heard about Maya Angelou yesterday.
But I'm not sure anyone put Jim on a pedestal in this thread. Just asked about his death.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 12:58 pm to JEAUXBLEAUX
Rapid Roy and I Got A Name are my 2 favorite songs, but ALL of his songs are great.
He was from Philadelphia, but a lot of people assumed he was Southern based on his accent.
He was from Philadelphia, but a lot of people assumed he was Southern based on his accent.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 12:58 pm to Clyde Tipton
Most of his hits he recorded, if I remember correctly, came after he died. His wife made bank.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:00 pm to VernonPLSUfan
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Most of his hits he recorded, if I remember correctly, came after he died. His wife made bank.
yep, he was on his way up, making his bones the old fashioned way, never got to see what it was like to have "made it", similar to Duane Allman
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:01 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:06 pm to VernonPLSUfan
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after he died. His wife made bank.
This is completely false. Jim made next to nothing during the height of his popularity. He was locked into a poor record deal and his management was paying him next to nothing. After his death his wife had to sue the record companies and management to ensure that his estate was paid his fair share of royalties.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:08 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
I didn't say it was a big bank.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:12 pm to Blizzard of Chizz
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He was locked into a poor record deal
he wasn't alone, at about the same time, the Beatles, Stones, Who, and many others pretty much had nothing($) to show for their careers at that point, for similar reasons
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:19 pm to Ace Midnight
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Lighthouse Club in Alexandria, Louisiana
where was this? still there?
just curious, my dad would have been in his early 20s then, wonder if he had ever been there
what made it infamous?
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:19 pm to orleans_moosechops
My dad was at the concert and went out to the crash site.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:22 pm to Clyde Tipton
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I celebrate the man's entire catalog
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:26 pm to orleans_moosechops
For sure. Croce was a song writing genius. He would be mentioned with the best had his life not been cut short.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:27 pm to brmach
I remember being told that after the concert, local law enforcement was tipped off that Croce and his band had weed on them. The group found out the cops were on to them and they made a hasty takeoff and the pilot lost control of the plane and it crashed.
Some months later, I was living in north Louisiana and asked a sheriff's deputy In an adjourning parish that I became friends with and he confirmed that version of the story.
Some months later, I was living in north Louisiana and asked a sheriff's deputy In an adjourning parish that I became friends with and he confirmed that version of the story.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:31 pm to Ace Midnight
Cool.
This post was edited on 5/29/14 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:32 pm to chickman1313
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where was this?
Off 28W on the way to the airbase.
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still there?
No.
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just curious, my dad would have been in his early 20s then, wonder if he had ever been there
If he was a drinking man, quite likely.
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what made it infamous?
LOTS of brawling at times - although my dad had it relatively under control before he left. He was even stabbed once. Pops was like a round, 40ish version of Dalton from Roadhouse.
Posted on 5/29/14 at 1:33 pm to ElderTiger
I'm sure they had some wizards on that LE force.
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