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Post by Finntrovertigo on Aug 12, 2023 11:40:28 GMT
A Bay Area legend, Skoop Nisker has died. A staple of KSAN, he reported on the news from a kind of surrealist Buddhist angle. His slogan "If you don't like the news, go out and make some of your own." Sadly, conservatives have misinterpreted this as, "If you don't like the news, go out and make up some of your own."
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Post by donavan on Aug 12, 2023 17:31:49 GMT
All news channels have their own truth. Whatever happened to THE truth?
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Post by Finntrovertigo on Aug 12, 2023 17:41:38 GMT
Looks like post-retirement he has joined the public speaking circuit.
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Post by donavan on Aug 12, 2023 18:54:40 GMT
No news is good news.
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Post by Finntrovertigo on Aug 12, 2023 20:27:12 GMT
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Post by donavan on Aug 12, 2023 23:19:07 GMT
Exactly. 😃
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Post by bluedemon25 on Sept 6, 2023 2:31:31 GMT
Gary Wright, 80, has died. Famed member of Spooky Tooth and of course solo work such as Dream Weaver.
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Post by peggs on Sept 10, 2023 19:58:07 GMT
I didn't know about Gary Wright prior to reading your post. :-(
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Post by miles on Sept 25, 2023 18:12:19 GMT
Terry Kirkman, founding member of The Association has died at age 83. He wrote the hits Cherish and Everything That Touches You, and played the recorder solo on Along Comes Mary. After quitting the band, he worked to help musicians overcome addiction problems.
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Post by donavan on Sept 25, 2023 21:32:16 GMT
83/84 seems a common age of death for males. I have no desire to touch 80. I can't wait to retire. If I get 5 years after retirement I'll be well happy. 🙂
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Post by donavan on Sept 25, 2023 21:33:04 GMT
And dead. 😃
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Post by miles on Sept 26, 2023 19:09:08 GMT
The quote that comes to mind is "If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself." I think it's about having something to live for, and not being in constant pain or lost to dementia.
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Post by bluedemon25 on Sept 26, 2023 21:49:38 GMT
Mickey Mantle I believe is one person that's attributed to. Remember hearing that around the time he passed. It was sad he went young even if he made choices leading to it.
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Post by donavan on Sept 26, 2023 22:50:36 GMT
He was only 63. But I guess everything is relative.
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Post by miles on Sept 27, 2023 20:06:49 GMT
I guess I use the longevity of family members to compare my own. My mother died at 59, my father at 85. I expect I'll fall somewhere between.
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