OT A Sad, Sad Day for London & Music

Many (even her Merkin fans, me included) saw this coming. She was same
age as our own
Texas-bred Janis: 27. Ditto J. Hendrix: 27. Killer lifestyle.

http://news.yahoo.com/troubled-diva-...192027301.html

On Jul 23, 2:52*pm, hopitus wrote:
Many (even her Merkin fans, me included) saw this coming. was same
age as our own
Texas-bred Janis: 27. Ditto J. Hendrix: 27. Killer lifestyle.

http://news.yahoo.com/troubled-diva-...192027301.html

I just heard and texted DD. AW was a tortured soul although a talented
one. I also made the connection the dreaded age of 27. Ditto Jim
Morrison.

Sherry

On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:52:25 -0700 (PDT), hopitus
wrote:

Many (even her Merkin fans, me included) saw this coming. She was same
age as our own
Texas-bred Janis: 27. Ditto J. Hendrix: 27. Killer lifestyle.

http://news.yahoo.com/troubled-diva-...192027301.html

Meh. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

LOTS of very successful, and very wealthy, entertainers manage to live
reasonably normal lives.

They are married, have children, and you never, ever hear much about
them, in between movies, etc.

She most likely would have killed herself with drugs, fame and money, or
not.

The only difference is, she made the news.

Just another dead junkie. A talented junkie...but in the end, just a
dead junkie.

"hopitus" wrote in message
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Many (even her Merkin fans, me included) saw this coming. She was same
age as our own
Texas-bred Janis: 27. Ditto J. Hendrix: 27. Killer lifestyle.

http://news.yahoo.com/troubled-diva-...192027301.html


It's very sad, but it was inevitable.
Tweed

On Jul 23, 3:52*pm, hopitus wrote:
Many (even her Merkin fans, me included) saw this coming. She was same
age as our own
Texas-bred Janis: 27. Ditto J. Hendrix: 27. Killer lifestyle.

http://news.yahoo.com/troubled-diva-...192027301.html

"Every Junky's like the setting sun" - Neal Young

I still miss Janis. No disrespect to others that people mention, and
to Gram Parsons that nobody has mentioned, but Janis has my heart.
It's a good thing I had aNOTHER heart for Grace Slick.

--
Will in New Haven

On 7/23/2011 3:52 PM, hopitus wrote:
Many (even her Merkin fans, me included) saw this coming. She was same
age as our own
Texas-bred Janis: 27. Ditto J. Hendrix: 27. Killer lifestyle.

http://news.yahoo.com/troubled-diva-...192027301.html

Also Brian Jones and Kurt Cobain in addition to the others mentioned.
The 27 Club.

On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:03:59 -0400, nobody wrote:

On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:52:25 -0700 (PDT), hopitus
wrote:

Many (even her Merkin fans, me included) saw this coming. She was same
age as our own
Texas-bred Janis: 27. Ditto J. Hendrix: 27. Killer lifestyle.

http://news.yahoo.com/troubled-diva-...192027301.html

Meh. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

LOTS of very successful, and very wealthy, entertainers manage to live
reasonably normal lives.

They are married, have children, and you never, ever hear much about
them, in between movies, etc.

She most likely would have killed herself with drugs, fame and money, or
not.

The only difference is, she made the news.

Just another dead junkie. A talented junkie...but in the end, just a
dead junkie.

Yes, someone with a terrible disease who lost the battle. She likely
would have been better off had she been less talented.

On Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:13:04 -0700 (PDT), Will in New Haven
wrote:

On Jul 23, 3:52*pm, hopitus wrote:
Many (even her Merkin fans, me included) saw this coming. She was same
age as our own
Texas-bred Janis: 27. Ditto J. Hendrix: 27. Killer lifestyle.

http://news.yahoo.com/troubled-diva-...192027301.html

"Every Junky's like the setting sun" - Neal Young

I still miss Janis. No disrespect to others that people mention, and
to Gram Parsons that nobody has mentioned, but Janis has my heart.
It's a good thing I had aNOTHER heart for Grace Slick.


Ah, I loved Gram Parsons. Somewhere I have a copy of him doing the
lead vocals on some of the tracks that McGuinn had to redo on
Sweetheart of the Rodeo because of contractual (and perhaps
personality) reasons. McGuinn did a good job but Parsons was haunting.