Should they have stopped playing immediately?

[malaise]

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Col.Bruce Hampton collapses at 3:54:52

Not a great birthday

[ret5hd]

1. I respectfully disagree:

If I am so fortunate as to die while doing what I love...

I am sad for his friends/family. I am happy for him.

[gademocrat7]

2. Yes

Don't know if CPR would have helped Bruce survive, but the musicians should have realized that he was not moving and called for medical help. We are shocked about losing Colonel Bruce. The Fox Theater was sold out for his 70th Birthday Bash.

[Horse with no Name]

3. sometimes it takes a few minutes for something like that to sink in

people don't always respond how you think they would.

[Liberal In Texas]

4. I don't think they realized something was wrong.

And how ironic the last lyric he was singing was "I've got to go..."

[Nictuku]

5. Apparently he is known for some similar pranks

I read a lot of the comments, and apparently he has often 'collapsed' on stage, only to have the music revive him. I don't think that they realized that his collapse was actually real.