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[–] jtzl@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Who died? I stopped keeping track after .....hmmm would it be funnier to say Kurt Cobain (RIP) or James Brown (RIP)?

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Muhammad Ali, Prince, Patty Duke, Edward Albee, Pat Summitt, Gene Wilder, Phyllis Schlafly, David Bowie, Elie Wiesel, Shimon Peres, Nancy Reagan, Arnold Palmer, Harper Lee

A lot of well known people who were influential to millennials and boomers both. Statistically i don’t think it was an oddity but it felt like it and trump was the icing on the cake.

[–] jtzl@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Wow that is a lot. Thank you -- and RIP David Bowie. The others, too, of course. I was thinking Muhammad Ali died circa Bush as potus. Huh. And Elie Wiesel must have been like 90+. Like he was married when he was put in a concentration camp (and his wife was killed there🙁).

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I originally thought James Brown was in that year, but he died shortly after I saw him perform in 2005! A great artist, and a horrible human.

Human perception of time is weird.

[–] jtzl@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 weeks ago

Agreed. I didn't realize he died so long ago. Tho I am very envious that you saw him perform live.

[–] jtzl@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 weeks ago

Wow -- only 88!!! That's nuts!