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KtownScroller · 07-01-2009, 01:50 PM

Ed McMahon... 86... Farrah Fawcett... 62... Michael Jackson... 50... Billy Mays... 50...

Time goes by and people pass away, that's just the way it is...

Johnny and Ed were the best.

Charlie's Angels was a must see back in '76.

Michael Jackson sure could entertain and was larger than life.

Billy Mays knew how to make a buck. I love his show "Pitchman".

Too many deaths in too short of time. What a shame!

Pajaro · 07-01-2009, 02:08 PM

Amen.........................

Makes you think of your own mortality.

lucky788scroller · 07-01-2009, 02:25 PM

Yes, I agree, to many deaths in a short time. But, you know what really is quite troubling..... How many of our military personelle lost their lifes in the past week protecting our freedoms, and how much mention of them has there been in the media? To me, I think THAT is a shame.

Haggard3230 · 07-02-2009, 12:33 AM

Quite so Dale, apparently they aren't as important to the media.

KtownScroller · 07-02-2009, 02:53 PM

Not to start an argument Dale, but who's freedom is being protected over in Iraq and Afghanistan? I personally don't think it is ours. Those young men and women are losing their lives for oil and an alleged fight against terrorism. What's next are we going to save all the waring countries in Africa, Europe, South America and the Far East from themselves? Maybe if we stopped spending money fighting unneeded battles around the globe we could find money in the budget to provide heath and dental care for our own people. I do respect the military, I was in the Air Force, but I find it hard to stomach our governments policies. We really need to take care of our own first!

BTW - This thread was about media stars, entertainers and larger than life people in the public view. Seeing them pass away reminds us of our own mortality. We all lose a little when we lose "friends" that we grew up with, watching on television and the silver screen. I'm really sorry that this thread turned into something that was not intended.

JohnB · 07-03-2009, 12:40 PM

G'day Rick,
I know exactly where I was when I heard that Elvis had died.
That day almost everyone was wandering about in a bit of a daze. "All Shook Up"

The Duke I can't remember, but he'd been crook for awhile.

I think the suddenness, is what gets people, especially when the departed are not old, and they have been a part of our lives for as long as we can remember.

Powakee · 07-05-2009, 10:30 AM

Lot's of people die everyday and it's tough stuff on those of us left behind. The 'larger than life people' is a strange one for our times ~ we don't know them personally but somehow we feel the loss in a personal way. I don't like the death and dying part of life but I know there is nothing to do about it but 'take it' and keep on living. I try to honor those who were important to me and touched my life. I say a prayer for the ones still living.

John

07-01-2009, 01:50 PM	#1
KtownScroller So much better :) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: PA Posts: 2,665	Famous People Ed McMahon... 86... Farrah Fawcett... 62... Michael Jackson... 50... Billy Mays... 50... Time goes by and people pass away, that's just the way it is... Johnny and Ed were the best. Charlie's Angels was a must see back in '76. Michael Jackson sure could entertain and was larger than life. Billy Mays knew how to make a buck. I love his show "Pitchman". Too many deaths in too short of time. What a shame! __________________ - Rick

07-01-2009, 02:08 PM	#2
Pajaro Forever is a long time Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: If it ain't Texas, it Just ain't livin. Posts: 2,047 Blog Entries: 1	Amen......................... Makes you think of your own mortality. __________________ Pájaro Pete Hombre del pájaro www.pajarostudiowns.com Member " Scrollsaw Association of the world " Excalibur EX-21 fanatic One of the Chosen few "Never try to teach a pig to sing It is a waste of time and it annoys the pig. "

07-01-2009, 02:25 PM	#3
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,260	Yes, I agree, to many deaths in a short time. But, you know what really is quite troubling..... How many of our military personelle lost their lifes in the past week protecting our freedoms, and how much mention of them has there been in the media? To me, I think THAT is a shame. __________________ Dale w/ yella saws

07-02-2009, 12:33 AM	#4
Haggard3230 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Riverton, KS on Route 66 Posts: 2,714	Quite so Dale, apparently they aren't as important to the media. __________________ Merle SSG US Army Retired. merlehobbs@yahoo.com

07-02-2009, 02:53 PM	#5
KtownScroller So much better :) Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: PA Posts: 2,665	Not to start an argument Dale, but who's freedom is being protected over in Iraq and Afghanistan? I personally don't think it is ours. Those young men and women are losing their lives for oil and an alleged fight against terrorism. What's next are we going to save all the waring countries in Africa, Europe, South America and the Far East from themselves? Maybe if we stopped spending money fighting unneeded battles around the globe we could find money in the budget to provide heath and dental care for our own people. I do respect the military, I was in the Air Force, but I find it hard to stomach our governments policies. We really need to take care of our own first! BTW - This thread was about media stars, entertainers and larger than life people in the public view. Seeing them pass away reminds us of our own mortality. We all lose a little when we lose "friends" that we grew up with, watching on television and the silver screen. I'm really sorry that this thread turned into something that was not intended. __________________ - Rick

07-03-2009, 12:40 PM	#6
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 4,859	G'day Rick, I know exactly where I was when I heard that Elvis had died. That day almost everyone was wandering about in a bit of a daze. "All Shook Up" The Duke I can't remember, but he'd been crook for awhile. I think the suddenness, is what gets people, especially when the departed are not old, and they have been a part of our lives for as long as we can remember. __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" I got holes in both of my shoes Well I'm a walking case of the blues Saw a dollar yesterday But the wind blew it away Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

07-05-2009, 10:30 AM	#7
Powakee Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northern Edge of the Great Sonoran Desert Posts: 358	Lot's of people die everyday and it's tough stuff on those of us left behind. The 'larger than life people' is a strange one for our times ~ we don't know them personally but somehow we feel the loss in a personal way. I don't like the death and dying part of life but I know there is nothing to do about it but 'take it' and keep on living. I try to honor those who were important to me and touched my life. I say a prayer for the ones still living. John __________________ I've Still Got A Lot More To Learn About Leaving Battlegrounds Alone ~~ Molly Venter

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