Amy Winehouse pronounced dead

right-track · 07-25-2011, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dessalines

I disagree...

...In my opinion, the terrorist attack in Norway is of decidedly more importance than the self inflicted death of Ms. Winehouse and tells us so much more about human beings than her death ever could. However, I suspect that as a story, her death will get way more mainstream coverage than that attack. Is that how it should be? You decide.

And again you have failed to understand my post.
I wasn't the one comparing Winehouse to Norway.

What really disappoints me about this thread is the way some individuals have come in here and used it as a vehicle for their own self righteousness.
Why on earth people feel the need to express their distaste about the way someone dies is beyond me.
The death of any young individual is a tragedy regardless of it's implications.

I'd appreciate it if future posts in this thread concentrated more on the passing of a talented artist, as opposed to crass comparisons of events elsewhere.
And the merits of who and who shouldn't be mourned more.
Unfortunately, I doubt that'll happen judging by the lack of respect some of the current members display on here these days.

TheBig3 · 07-25-2011, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by right-track

And again you have failed to understand my post.
I wasn't the one comparing Winehouse to Norway.

What really disappoints me about this thread is the way some individuals have come in here and used it as a vehicle for their own self righteousness.
Why on earth people feel the need to express their distaste about the way someone dies is beyond me.
The death of any young individual is a tragedy regardless of it's implications.

I'd appreciate it if future posts in this thread concentrated more on the passing of a talented artist, as opposed to crass comparisons of events elsewhere.
And the merits of who and who shouldn't be mourned more.
Unfortunately, I doubt that'll happen judging by the lack of respect some of the current members display on here these days.

Because the forums overrun with erudite snobs who've spent too much time in school and have been conditioned, based on a meritocracy, to challenge things as a showing of knowledge.

In other words: "we've got a bunch of ****ing want-to-be smarty-pantses waving their dick around."

Raust · 07-24-2011, 10:39 PM

A bit late on the bandwagon. I was expecting her to die. When I heard the news I really wasn't shocked shes been acting kinda nuts for awhile now. Sad to hear she's dead though. She had a good voice.

**Janszoon** · 07-23-2011, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bababoo

This is weird... Many famous people dying these years

As opposed to which years?

captaincaptain · 07-23-2011, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

As opposed to which years?

2006 was a pretty death free year.

Neapolitan · 07-23-2011, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by captaincaptain

2006 was a pretty death free year.

Those who walked through the pearly gates in 2006:

Buck Owens
Syd Barrett
Lou Rawls
Wilson Pickett
Gene Pitney
June Pointer (one of the Pointer Sisters)
Billy Preston (tickled the ivory keys both for The Beatles and the Rolling Stones)
James Brown (the "Godfather of Soul")
Akira Ifukube (composer - wrote music for Godzilla)

Peter Boyle
Jack Palance
Don Knotts
Dennis Weaver
Darren McGavin
Robert Sterling
Mike Douglas
Glenn Ford
Steve Irwin ("The Crocodile Hunter")

Peter Benchley (writer of Jaws)
Mickey Spillane (writer)
Tim Hildebrandt (artist)
Joseph Barbera (the creator of Boo Boo, who btw was subsequently banned from these premises)

Coretta Scott King (MLK Jr's wife)
Dana Reeve (Christopher Reeve's wife)
Chris Penn (Sean Penn's younger brother)
Aaron Spelling (Tori Spelling's father)

Gerald R. Ford - the 38th U.S. President.

source: http://dpsinfo.com/dps/2006.html

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bolden (from wiki: née Jones; August 15, 1890 – December 11, 2006) was an American super-centenarian woman who, at the time of her death at [the] age [of] 116.

captaincaptain · 07-23-2011, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Those who went through the pearly gates in 2006:

Buck Owens
Syd Barrett
Lou Rawls
Wilson Pickett
Gene Pitney
June Pointer (one of the Pointer Sisters)
Billy Preston (tickled the ivory keys both for The Beatles and the Rolling Stones)
James Brown (the "Godfather of Soul")
Akira Ifukube (composer - wrote music for Godzilla)

Peter Boyle
Jack Palance
Don Knotts
Dennis Weaver
Darren McGavin
Robert Sterling
Mike Douglas
Glenn Ford
Steve Irwin ("The Crocodile Hunter")

Peter Benchley (writer of Jaws)
Mickey Spillane (writer)
Tim Hildebrandt (artist)
Joseph Barbera (the creator of Boo Boo, who btw was subsequently banned from these premises)

Coretta Scott King (MLK Jr's wife)
Dana Reeve (Christopher Reeve's wife)
Chris Penn (Sean Penn's younger brother)
Aaron Spelling (Tori Spelling's father)

Gerald R. Ford - the 38th U.S. President.

source: Dead People Server - Celebrities and Notable People Who Died in the Year 2006

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bolden (from wiki: née Jones; August 15, 1890 – December 11, 2006) was an American super-centenarian woman who, at the time of her death at [the] age [of] 116.

I was just agreeing with Janszoon. I through out a random year. That's why I rolled the eyes.

07-24-2011, 10:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Raust Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,411	A bit late on the bandwagon. I was expecting her to die. When I heard the news I really wasn't shocked shes been acting kinda nuts for awhile now. Sad to hear she's dead though. She had a good voice.