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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsthinking back to another artist we lost too soon...
freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose...
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thinking back to another artist we lost too soon... (Original Post)
CTyankee
Apr 2016
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Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)1. Kinda off topic
If someone did their homework, they could make the argument 57 is the new 27. It's weird, but there is a significant grouping of entertainer deaths at 57.
CTyankee
(63,912 posts)2. well, we know Joplin had a heroin and drinking problem and was a hot mess...
many artists, sadly, can fall into that as can anyone. But fame and lots of money can be curse as well as a blessing...
HuckleB
(35,773 posts)3. Hmm. Interesting. Who else?
Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)4. LOL, you do your own homework
R. Gary Patterson prattled off an impressive list on the radio last night, which I promptly forgot. But then again, he's convinced Jimi Hendrix was murdered by being drowned in wine to make it look like he aspirated and died doing drugs, so there may be no there there.
ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)5. My all tim favorite