@chienfou I made the mistake of checking on a bunch of the people I knew in high school. I have mixed feeling about the fact that nearly all of the bullies who made my life miserable seem to have died already. Not terribly mixed, mind you, but there are two whose funerals I might have attended for the purpose of making damn sure they were dead. OTOH, nearly all of the small number of friends are still around, and remain friends.
John Amos, ‘Good Times’ Dad and ‘Roots’ Actor, Dies at 84
All articles I’ve read say he died Aug. 21st but it’s just being reported today.
https://variety.com/2024/tv/obituaries-people-news/john-amos-dead-good-times-roots-1236161810/
‘American Pickers’ star Frank Fritz dead at 60
https://www.tmz.com/2024/10/01/american-pickers-star-frank-fritz-dead/
Ken Page, Voice of Oogie Boogie in Nightmare Before Christmas, Dead at 70.
(Article isn’t clear as to which day exactly but was reported this morning)
https://ssnews.page.link/eqbknJUUaeUfjfNt7
@chienfou
And damn… that’s about MY age!
@chienfou I hear ya.
The ultimate “I’m old moment” is when you start loosing friends regularly.
@Cerridwyn @chienfou ain’t that the truth!
@chienfou oh no! We’ve lost another one of greats this year.
@chienfou I made the mistake of checking on a bunch of the people I knew in high school. I have mixed feeling about the fact that nearly all of the bullies who made my life miserable seem to have died already. Not terribly mixed, mind you, but there are two whose funerals I might have attended for the purpose of making damn sure they were dead. OTOH, nearly all of the small number of friends are still around, and remain friends.
Former NFL quarterback Greg Landry dies aged 77
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nfl/article-13927461/Former-NFL-quarterback-Greg-Landry-dies-aged-77.html
Ethel Kennedy
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/10/us/politics/ethel-kennedy-dead.html
Gospel great Cissy Houston has died at the age of 91
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/07/1105956461/cissy-houston-has-died
(Whitney Houston’s mother)
@Kyeh
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