QUESTION: What is one celebrity death that really shocked you?
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QUESTION: What is one celebrity death that really shocked you?
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Pat Tillman. The guy gave up a fortune from playing in the nfl to join the military just to die in a friendly fire.
Im shocked to hear about Hulk Hogan,but i was thinking about Ozzy the night before he died and how sad it will be when it happens,and the next time i’m online he is already gone.
Robin Williams- Never would have predicted a suicide. On the outside, it seemed he had everything: fame, money, family, and health. But he had dementia that forced his hand.
Steve Irwin- Not so much that he died, just HOW he died. I always figured some critter would get him but never even considered a stingray barb to the heart. A croc mauling or a snake bite seemed more likely.
JFK (even though I was young) & John Lennon
Audie Murphy survived 400 days of heavy enemy fire in WWII. He was awarded every US
medal of valor, including the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was awarded three medals
from France and one Belgian medal. Murphy rose from Private to First Lieutenant in under
three years, and was the most decorated war hero in US history.
Audi Murphy died in a plane crash in 1971 at the age of 45.
I’m still a big Audie Murphy fan! Thanks for the reminder!
I guess I do not give enough thought to celebrities where a death would be shocking, let alone really shocking (though apparently i give enough thought related to answering a question about it…curious). I suppose the most “impactful” celebrity death to me was Jeff Beck’s. I had planned to see him (he came around sometime Nov 2023-ish), but had just lost my gig, so could not justify spending money on the tickets.
Princess Diana
I guess politicians are celebrities (now so more than ever) so that would be JFK, I was still in my native Denmark, visiting my favorite aunt in Copenhagen, we were watching TV when the first bulletin came on the screen and then sometime later the words that he had died. I will never forget my aunts outbust “My God, they shot him”. Then 5 years later RFK. In recent years JFK Jr. he was so handsome, so much charisma, had the world at his feet. All of them such a loss.
l have been a fan of The Band ever since the Brown album came out but didn’t know much about their story or personality. I heard Armstrong and Getty talking about Robbie Robertson’s book, how interesting it was, so I got a copy and was almost done reading when the news came that he died. By then I had become fascinated not only with Robbie, but the other Band members, especially Rick Danko, and their story. So, I was shocked and saddened that Robbie had died, even though he was 80 and had an incredible life.
None. The lifestyles that they lead are going to end in death at an early age.
Geez…. I thought everybody would say Elvis… not me, but everybody else.
I’m never shocked when people die, maybe a little surprised tho…. like when Dianne Feinstein died.
I thought she’d never die.
Elvis is still alive. Bruce Lee too.
Now Chuck Mangione.
Oh my!! I’ve been playing ‘Feels so good’ for the past month now. Youtube had recommended it, I remember the song but never knew the name or artist.
We saw Chuck Mangione on the night after opening night of the Concord Pavilion in May 1975; it was a great performance! Sarah Vaughn was the performer on opening night.
Elvis in 1977
Not shocking but Hulk and OZZY. They shaped my teens and 20’s and will be missed RIP! As mentioned by Paul in the comments Pat Tillman…. there is no possible understanding for that one, good man doing the right thing “thank you”. I get Robbin Williams as most comedians are suppressing their demons (people seeking responses form others “positive affirmation”) . Steve Irwin…my kids loved him. I expected an Cheetah or Bear or Crocodile not some stupid fish. He did die doing what he loved though so there is something in that.
Wouldn’t say shocked but I was
bummed when David Bowie died.
But Tom Petty surprised me
and really saddened me.
He had more in the tank.
agreed!
David Bowie didn’t die. Watch the Jack Steven’s interview.
It’s hard to pick one, so here are three:
Jim Clark, perhaps the greatest race car driver ever (at least top 3). This was during one of the most dangerous periods of Formula 1, the 1960s. He was driving a Lotus in a Formula 2 race during a break in the Formula 1 season and went off of the track and into the trees (should have been a guard rail there) due to a deflating tire. He was so skilled that it almost seems impossible that he would die in a race.
Another great race driver and a teammate of Clark’s for some of his career who was killed was Graham Hill, also a Formula 1 World Champion and one of the smoothest drivers ever (and the “Master of Monaco”). He was killed about 5 months after retiring from an unusually long 18 years in Formula 1. He was piloting a twin engine Piper Aztek and was attempting to land in low visibility conditions in England and crashed. His son Damon later was also a Formula 1 World Champion.
Number 3 on my list is Rush Limbaugh. We knew he had cancer, but it still stunned and saddened millions of people when he died.
RUSH LIMBAUGH ! I really miss his radio show.
George Kooymans, he always seemed like the strongest in the group.