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| 76. Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Luciano Pavarotti, John Lennon...n/t |
| -Celebrities whose deaths have made you cry |
Giant Robot |
Jun-06-09 10:02 PM |
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Mine: |
Aristus |
Jun-06-09 10:03 PM |
#1 |
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No judgments here |
Giant Robot |
Jun-06-09 10:07 PM |
#8 |
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He was a hero to me. One of the last of the great non-corporate newsanchor/journalists. |
Aristus |
Jun-06-09 10:13 PM |
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John Chancellor was a giant in the news industry, I miss his voice and demeanor (I can hear it now) |
DainBramaged |
Jun-07-09 09:26 PM |
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Quite a few. |
Left Is Write |
Jun-06-09 10:04 PM |
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Mine |
RiffRandell |
Jun-06-09 10:05 PM |
#3 |
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John Lennon |
lifesbeautifulmagic |
Jun-06-09 10:05 PM |
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I cried for Lennon. |
leftyclimber |
Jun-06-09 10:06 PM |
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I was just old enough to drive |
lifesbeautifulmagic |
Jun-06-09 10:12 PM |
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JFK Jr. |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Jun-06-09 10:05 PM |
#5 |
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How can you NOT cry at that picture? |
Giant Robot |
Jun-06-09 10:08 PM |
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I can't NOT cry at that picture and I cried like a baby the day his |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Jun-06-09 10:12 PM |
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Freddy |
lost-in-nj |
Jun-06-09 10:06 PM |
#6 |
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Mine - in no particular order: |
BeachBaby |
Jun-06-09 10:08 PM |
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Jerry Garcia's was tough. Kurt Cobain's a surprise |
NightWatcher |
Jun-06-09 10:10 PM |
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No one really. |
MrSlayer |
Jun-06-09 10:15 PM |
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I feel a little silly by doing it |
Giant Robot |
Jun-06-09 10:17 PM |
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You do know them. Don't let people tell you you don't. |
jobycom |
Jun-07-09 01:01 AM |
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Bon Scott's death got to me. Stevie Ray Vaughn's, too. |
BeachBaby |
Jun-06-09 10:19 PM |
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Stevie Ray was a rough one for me. |
leftyclimber |
Jun-06-09 10:21 PM |
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That was a hard one for me but not in the same way |
Giant Robot |
Jun-06-09 10:31 PM |
#22 |
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I saw him play the night he died. |
davsand |
Jun-07-09 07:17 PM |
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I was there too. |
malta blue |
Jun-07-09 07:21 PM |
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We kept those ticket stubs, and when he moved to Florida he took them with him. |
davsand |
Jun-07-09 09:14 PM |
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Agreed wholeheartedly on SRV.... |
SacredCow |
Jun-08-09 08:57 AM |
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Reggie Lewis |
SoxFan |
Jun-06-09 10:18 PM |
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Heath Ledger was one |
Skittles |
Jun-06-09 10:23 PM |
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such a shock |
dana_b |
Jun-06-09 11:20 PM |
#28 |
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I felt devastated.... |
gblady |
Jun-07-09 12:07 AM |
#30 |
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Lennon, definitely |
latebloomer |
Jun-06-09 10:27 PM |
#21 |
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John Ritter for one |
hyphenate |
Jun-06-09 10:35 PM |
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I don't usually cry but the death of the following people has made me very emotional |
RFKHumphreyObama |
Jun-06-09 10:37 PM |
#24 |
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I am not trying to stir up anything |
Giant Robot |
Jun-06-09 10:39 PM |
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Yes, sadly, she died in August 2004 |
RFKHumphreyObama |
Jun-07-09 07:04 PM |
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Can't think of any. |
Mojambo |
Jun-06-09 10:39 PM |
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John Lennon, Freddie Mercury and John Entwistle. |
dana_b |
Jun-06-09 11:19 PM |
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John Lennon, Dennis Wilson, Robert Palmer, George Harrison |
carlyhippy |
Jun-06-09 11:22 PM |
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None |
quakerboy |
Jun-07-09 12:09 AM |
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John Candy, Greg Moore |
HEyHEY |
Jun-07-09 12:11 AM |
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Johnny Cash, Mr. Rogers, |
blonndee |
Jun-07-09 12:12 AM |
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I'll add Douglas Adams, though not sure if he counts as a |
Flaxbee |
Jun-07-09 12:13 AM |
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Closest I've ever came was Dimebag Darrell. |
LostInAnomie |
Jun-07-09 12:14 AM |
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I rarely cry at the actual time of death, but when they show the "In Memoriam" at the Oscars.. |
OmahaBlueDog |
Jun-07-09 12:28 AM |
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I've shed a little tear or two over several, but Joe Strummer was the only one |
abq e streeter |
Jun-07-09 12:28 AM |
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John Denver, Stevie Ray, |
Justyce |
Jun-07-09 12:33 AM |
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Conway Twitty and Diana were the worst. Bernie Mac, John Denver, Steve Irwin. |
jobycom |
Jun-07-09 01:12 AM |
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I'm not really one to get upset when a celebrity that I have never met dies but when HST went I did |
leeroysphitz |
Jun-07-09 07:13 AM |
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Who is HST? |
Mendocino |
Jun-07-09 12:34 PM |
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I was also confused , but now assuming Hunter Thompson (?) |
abq e streeter |
Jun-07-09 12:45 PM |
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Karen Carpenter |
LostinVA |
Jun-07-09 07:14 AM |
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Gary Gygax |
Giant Robot |
Jun-07-09 07:20 AM |
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Sir Edmund Hillary |
Mendocino |
Jun-07-09 07:44 AM |
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John Belushi and Chris Farley... |
PaddyBlueEyes |
Jun-07-09 12:47 PM |
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Jerry Garcia, Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, Bill Graham, Ken Kesey, |
Bennyboy |
Jun-07-09 12:57 PM |
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Fred Rogers and Johnny Carson are the first that come to mind |
hellbound-liberal |
Jun-07-09 01:04 PM |
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John Lennon and George Harrison. |
Maine-ah |
Jun-07-09 01:10 PM |
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I miss John Ritter's smile. |
Tikki |
Jun-07-09 01:13 PM |
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Tupac, Heath Ledger |
bigwillq |
Jun-07-09 01:13 PM |
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George Carlin |
Initech |
Jun-07-09 01:17 PM |
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Ben Orr of The Cars |
Mr. Ected |
Jun-07-09 01:21 PM |
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This was one of mine. He made The Cars, IMO. |
gbate |
Jun-08-09 09:02 AM |
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A bunch |
av8rdave |
Jun-07-09 01:36 PM |
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Paul Newman, Belushi, Anwar Sadat & others I've forgotten |
Vidar |
Jun-07-09 01:55 PM |
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Never cried ... |
RoyGBiv |
Jun-07-09 02:21 PM |
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Same here, but came close when |
Zavulon |
Jun-07-09 07:08 PM |
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Elizabeth Montgomery |
swimboy |
Jun-07-09 02:24 PM |
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Bobby Kennedy. |
blue neen |
Jun-07-09 03:12 PM |
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Joe Strummer, Zevon (loved that guy), and Phil Hartmann |
tigereye |
Jun-07-09 03:30 PM |
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Zappa. Almost cry for Vonnegut, Sagan, Asimov, Richard Wright, Carson, Stockhausen, Roddenberry |
Rabrrrrrr |
Jun-07-09 03:37 PM |
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Getz...Desmond |
BlueJazz |
Jun-07-09 03:56 PM |
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The only ones I can remember |
BuelahWitch |
Jun-07-09 03:57 PM |
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Mine... |
laylah |
Jun-07-09 05:04 PM |
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Dr. King and Bobby Kennedy |
Pool Hall Ace |
Jun-07-09 05:07 PM |
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For me it was |
blue_roses_lib |
Jun-07-09 06:51 PM |
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Great question. |
Mike 03 |
Jun-07-09 06:52 PM |
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Heath Ledger. |
Mad_Dem_X |
Jun-07-09 06:57 PM |
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same here |
Rising Phoenix |
Jun-08-09 08:45 AM |
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Pedro Zamora |
EvolveOrConvolve |
Jun-07-09 06:59 PM |
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Jim Henson |
AllenVanAllen |
Jun-07-09 07:16 PM |
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John Lennon |
malta blue |
Jun-07-09 07:18 PM |
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Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Luciano Pavarotti, John Lennon...n/t |
sohndrsmith |
Jun-07-09 07:25 PM |
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Paul Newman |
DainBramaged |
Jun-07-09 09:22 PM |
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Here's my list. Obscure, I know... |
Xipe Totec |
Jun-07-09 09:26 PM |
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Victor Jara should not be ( but I know, he is) obscure ( and I did know of the other 2 people) |
abq e streeter |
Jun-08-09 11:58 AM |
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Víctor Jara |
Xipe Totec |
Jun-08-09 01:17 PM |
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John Lennon. Jerry Garcia. |
KamaAina |
Jun-07-09 09:57 PM |
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Joey Ramone..... |
Tikki |
Jun-07-09 10:16 PM |
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oh no! |
Giant Robot |
Jun-08-09 08:37 AM |
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Still with us are... |
Tikki |
Jun-08-09 10:42 AM |
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Paul Newman |
ashling |
Jun-07-09 10:17 PM |
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Deforest Kelley, James Doohan, Mr.Rogers |
EndersDame |
Jun-07-09 10:20 PM |
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Brandon Lee |
Rhythm |
Jun-07-09 10:58 PM |
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Don't worry about being a sap |
Giant Robot |
Jun-08-09 08:41 AM |
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My life is a series of serendipitous happenings... |
Rhythm |
Jun-08-09 11:58 AM |
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The ones who get me are the ones who know they are dying, |
tekisui |
Jun-08-09 08:42 AM |
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Heath Ledger, Kurt Cobain |
Rising Phoenix |
Jun-08-09 08:44 AM |
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Lucille Ball. n/t |
Bertha Venation |
Jun-08-09 08:44 AM |
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John Bonham and Freddie Mercury |
LynneSin |
Jun-08-09 08:46 AM |
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PHIL HARTMAN |
QueenOfCalifornia |
Jun-08-09 09:20 AM |
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Desmond Dekker (I spent some time with him) |
Symarip |
Jun-08-09 09:35 AM |
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John Denver. n/t |
distantearlywarning |
Jun-08-09 09:51 AM |
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Katharine Hepburn |
BarenakedLady |
Jun-08-09 09:52 AM |
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Ayrton Senna |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Jun-08-09 09:56 AM |
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Audrey Hepburn. |
Iggo |
Jun-08-09 10:33 AM |
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Frank Zappa, Joey Ramone, George Carlin |
devilgrrl |
Jun-08-09 10:36 AM |
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Left Eye was the only one that made me cry |
JonLP24 |
Jun-08-09 10:49 AM |
#103 |
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