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[crazznewt]

?! digital trench warfare! Reminds me of a song by Jim Croce, 1972:

.....You dont tug on Superman's cape,
Or wear a Raiders Jersey at Arrowhead,
you cant be a Gordon fan at Talladega,
and you dont mess around with Jim.........

[Bballfan]

Another great artist that went way, way too soon!

[crazznewt]

Another great artist that went way, way too soon!

Life can be fragile. Croce wrote "Time in a bottle" the night he learned his wife was pregnant. Over 2 years later, his last words to his wife was in a letter she received after his death, stating his intent to quit touring and spend more time with them. He died in a plane crash at 30 years old, just 8 days before his son's 2nd birthday and the day before the release of one of his biggest hits, "I got a name". Time in a bottle reached number one on the billboard charts after Croce's death.

https://youtu.be/95g2Fi1aJDs?is=XpphBk4a2k-2mk1T


https://youtu.be/lZH9Qj5peeY?is=hsgbcLBvR1bF8Q33

"Teach me to number my days..................."

[DUPanther]

You’re really not good at this!!! See if your mom will give you a ride to Barnes and Noble and see if she will buy you the Comebacks for Dummies manual, then ask her to read it to you, then explain it. You might have to go over it several times. Perhaps it can replace the Cat in the Hat book she reads you at bedtime each night. It’s probably not fair that you’re this far behind so I will give you some time to get your act together. Balls are in your hand, again!

See, you think I'm trying to craft some "comeback", but all I'm really doing is pointing out easily observable facts. Then again, reality is a strange concept to a fool.

[Bballfan]

Life can be fragile. Croce wrote "Time in a bottle" the night he learned his wife was pregnant. Over 2 years later, his last words to his wife was in a letter she received after his death, stating his intent to quit touring and spend more time with them. He died in a plane crash at 30 years old, just 8 days before his son's 2nd birthday and the day before the release of one of his biggest hits, "I got a name". Time in a bottle reached number one on the billboard charts after Croce's death.

https://youtu.be/95g2Fi1aJDs?is=XpphBk4a2k-2mk1T


https://youtu.be/lZH9Qj5peeY?is=hsgbcLBvR1bF8Q33

"Teach me to number my days..................."

He cranked out a number of great songs in just a few years. Actually was a junior high school teacher at one time. The story (or legend perhaps) goes that a rather large female student attacked him and that was it for him. Decided to focus on being a songwriter after that. Good career move, but that ultimately led to his untimely death. You hear about Richie Valens, Ronald Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd), John Denver and Rick Nelson all dying tragically plane crashes. Jim Croce not so much.

[crazznewt]

He cranked out a number of great songs in just a few years. Actually was a junior high school teacher at one time. The story (or legend perhaps) goes that a rather large female student attacked him and that was it for him. Decided to focus on being a songwriter after that. Good career move, but that ultimately led to his untimely death. You hear about Richie Valens, Ronald Van Zant (Lynyrd Skynyrd), John Denver and Rick Nelson all dying tragically plane crashes. Jim Croce not so much.

I cant go to sleep until 6, so I will add to your list: Stevie Ray Vaughn and 7 members of Reba McIntire's band. Other aviation crashes from memory and from the sports world: Kobe Bryant, Roberto Clemente, Payne Stewart, Thurman Munson, Roy Halliday, Rocky Marciano, Marshall University Football team, US figure skating team, entire Evansville men's basketball team, from Nascar: Davey Allison, Greg Biffle, Julian Martin, Alan Kulwicki, and dirt racer Scott Bloomquist. Also Will Rogers, John Kennedy. Man, I've psyched myself out. I just have to remember when I fly that turbulence is just invisible potholes in the sky.