"He's dead, Jim" - The 20XX Death Thread

[old_gregg]

taken too soon

[Non Sequitur]

Tony Bennet, 96. I had no idea of the breadth of his life experiences, from WWII vet to civil rights' activist.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/a...nett-dead.html

He will be buried in New York, except for his heart, which will likely be buried in Nob Hill or Pacific Heights.

[clackamascoug]

He will be buried in New York, except for his heart, which will likely be buried in Nob Hill or Pacific Heights.

Would have a stronger post - if you hadn't edited it - three times - before getting nuance just right .

Notice me - no deit.

[Northwestcoug]

Sinead O'Connor, 56, of unknown causes.

She was a troubled soul with a beautiful haunting voice. I could listen to this track forever:

[Commando]

Sinead O'Connor, 56, of unknown causes.

She was a troubled soul with a beautiful haunting voice. I could listen to this track forever:

Dang. David Spade tells a funny story on their Fly on the Wall podcast about how he picked up the ripped Pope photo off the ground after her SNL performance, and then later NBC people accosted him and got it from him.

[Northwestcoug]

Dang. David Spade tells a funny story on their Fly on the Wall podcast about how he picked up the ripped Pope photo off the ground after her SNL performance, and then later NBC people accosted him and got it from him.

Just saw this pop up on Twitter. It seems like a lifetime ago:

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[Clark Addison]

Sinead O'Connor, 56, of unknown causes.

She was a troubled soul with a beautiful haunting voice. I could listen to this track forever:

Unknown causes, but the linked article is basically "We are going to say she committed suicide 6 times without actually saying it."

R.I.P. Sinead

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12341117/Sinead-OConnor-dead-Irish-music-legend-dies-aged-56-years-mental-health-battles-18-months-17-year-old-son-Shane-passed-away.html

[Northwestcoug]

Unknown causes, but the linked article is basically "We are going to say she committed suicide 6 times without actually saying it."

R.I.P. Sinead

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12341117/Sinead-OConnor-dead-Irish-music-legend-dies-aged-56-years-mental-health-battles-18-months-17-year-old-son-Shane-passed-away.html

Yeah, most of us thought it.

[smokymountainrain]

Unknown causes, but the linked article is basically "We are going to say she committed suicide 6 times without actually saying it."

R.I.P. Sinead

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12341117/Sinead-OConnor-dead-Irish-music-legend-dies-aged-56-years-mental-health-battles-18-months-17-year-old-son-Shane-passed-away.html

she lost her battle with mental health. yeah, that sounds like a nice way of saying she killed herself.

[clackamascoug]

she lost her battle with mental health. yeah, that sounds like a nice way of saying she killed herself.

You can run from mental health - but you can't escape it.

There are only so many Ponyboy sunsets that will sustain you - and until they flicker - it's a hell of a thing to stay gold.

[Bo Diddley]

You can run from mental health - but you can't escape it.

There are only so many Ponyboy sunsets that will sustain you - and until they flicker - it's a hell of a thing to stay gold.

[Non Sequitur]

You can run from mental health - but you can't escape it.

There are only so many Ponyboy sunsets that will sustain you - and until they flicker - it's a hell of a thing to stay gold.

You can't escape it. You can only play defense and tell yourself that there are still miles to go.

[smokymountainrain]

You can run from mental health - but you can't escape it.

There are only so many Ponyboy sunsets that will sustain you - and until they flicker - it's a hell of a thing to stay gold.

absolutely.

[Copelius]

My mental health ran from me. I decided not to chase it.

[Pelado]

My mental health ran from me. I decided not to chase it.

That can be so tiring.