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DinahMoeHum

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28. Rest in Peace, Kenny Rogers, you gambler.

Reply to Chicago1980 (Original post)

Sat Mar 21, 2020, 10:00 AM

Mar 2020

". . .You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
Know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done. . ."

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Kenny Rogers Dead At 81 The singer-songwriter "passed away peacefully at home from natural causes," [View all] Chicago1980 Mar 2020 OP

It was time to fold 'em... RockRaven Mar 2020 #1

R.I.P. to an icon dalton99a Mar 2020 #2

So bummed... RIP KR InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2020 #3

Capping off another shitty day. Brainfodder Mar 2020 #4

He picked a fine time to leave us treestar Mar 2020 #36

Also: You killed Kenny! You Bastard? Brainfodder Mar 2020 #37

;-( elleng Mar 2020 #5

She Believes in Me Stallion Mar 2020 #6

One of the best. montana_hazeleyes Mar 2020 #7

Dang, I did enjoy some of songs now and then. cstanleytech Mar 2020 #8

Why was he under the care of hospice? MiniMe Mar 2020 #9

RIP Kenny. I guess you knew when to fold em. olddad65 Mar 2020 #10

... littlemissmartypants Mar 2020 #11

A country music icon BumRushDaShow Mar 2020 #12

R.I.P. Kenny Rogers gademocrat7 Mar 2020 #13

Wow bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #14

What? How old are you? How can anyone BusyBeingBest Mar 2020 #30

RIP Kenny... loved you with The First Edition MissMillie Mar 2020 #15

+ sinkingfeeling Mar 2020 #16

RIP Mr. Rogers PuffedMica Mar 2020 #17

And for those of us back in the day..................First Edition / Kenny Rogers turbinetree Mar 2020 #18

Yeah, when I told sis he had passed MissMillie Mar 2020 #19

I met him around 10 years ago....it was a surreal experience Mr. Ected Mar 2020 #20

Was his plastic surgery done at WalMart? Bengus81 Mar 2020 #44

Here's my favorite Kenny Rogers song: LuvNewcastle Mar 2020 #21

Mine too, because it tells a moving story. nt raccoon Mar 2020 #39

RIP Kenny Rogers The Genealogist Mar 2020 #22

. Laelth Mar 2020 #23

Very sad. yardwork Mar 2020 #24

... Talitha Mar 2020 #25

Sweet Music Man....I think his best IMO Bengus81 Mar 2020 #26

silent key AllaN01Bear Mar 2020 #27

Rest in Peace, Kenny Rogers, you gambler. DinahMoeHum Mar 2020 #28

RIP Kenny. kacekwl Mar 2020 #29

Damn, he was a hoot. PlanetBev Mar 2020 #31

In his final breath I found an ace that I could keep redstateblues Mar 2020 #32

Rest in Peace Kenny Rogers. iluvtennis Mar 2020 #33

RIP, see you at the poker table Demonaut Mar 2020 #34

Dolly Parton responds DesertRat Mar 2020 #35

And there's this... eggplant Mar 2020 #38

He was in "The First Edition" when I first heard him. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2020 #40

Kenny? Kenny... Blue Owl Mar 2020 #41

As the words in the song say. "And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep." totodeinhere Mar 2020 #42

He knew when to fold 'em joanbarnes Mar 2020 #43