The Grim reaper strikes. Official death thread

[Steve S]

Bob Sagat.
Sidney Poitier
Cicily Tyson

Man you know you're getting old when many of the names you grew up with cross over the bar.

Cicely Tyson passed almost a year ago and she was 96.

 

[Carpediem44DB]

Some of these celebrity deaths do hit home for sure, especially the ones who pass in their middle years. It really drives home the concept of 'live for today'. My advice is, buy that better or bigger boat or RV or whatever tickles your fancy today if it doesn't put you in a bind. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.
Carpe Diem

 

[mrsrobinson]

Some of these celebrity deaths do hit home for sure, especially the ones who pass in their middle years. It really drives home the concept of 'live for today'. My advice is, buy that better or bigger boat or RV or whatever tickles your fancy today if it doesn't put you in a bind. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.
Carpe Diem

My gfs parents taught her to be frugal and save, which I love. They recently retired and are spending money like crazy (new 2 car garage, trips, new cars, etc.). She asked them "why the change" yesterday. She got a similar reply, which I agree with.

 

[Carpediem44DB]

The way I look at it, at least unless you just plain blow your fortune at the craps tables or insanely opulent vacation cruising, Whatever improvements you do to your home or even your boat, most if not all of the equity will still be there to pass on or liquidate if needed in the future for use in later years. I guess the real hat trick is to make sure you have enough to live comfortably until your number is called, but not so much that you left opportunities on the table.
Carpe Diem

 

[mrsrobinson]

The bad news is they are spending her inheritance

 

[Woody]

The bad news is they are spending her inheritance

Be careful with that. If my kids start calling my money theirs before I'm even dead they'll get a rude awakening when I really do kick the bucket.

 

[mrsrobinson]

That's only comments made between her and I ;-) She gets pissy when I say it.

 

[RBB]

I have said this on the here before but each and eveyone of us is blessed when our feet hit the floor in the morning.
As far as money goes I recommend enjoying what you have or someone else is going to. Oh we do our best to include grand kids in our splurges, no doubt they will be a lot of stories told about old pap for a few decades. (Priceless!)

 

[JayhawkCurtis]

Meat Loaf, rocker and 'Bat Out of Hell' singer, dies at 74

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/meat-loaf-dies-74-singer-rocker-bat-out-of-hell-rcna13015

 

[Stingrayaxe]

And now Louie Anderson. yikes!

 

[firecadet613]

Is it ironic he is one of the the "Last Man Standing"?

 

[JayhawkCurtis]

And now Louie Anderson. yikes!

Wow, 68

 

[Timeflys]

Further to Carpe Diems post…..

There isn’t a trailer hitch on a hearse.

 

[Dave - M]

Is it ironic he is the "Last Man Standing"?

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Tim Allen is not the Last Man Standing from that photo, at least not yet. Jon Lovitz is still with us too

 

[firecadet613]

Tim Allen is not the Last Man Standing from that photo, at least not yet. Jon Lovitz is still with us too

Thanks - I should have looked it up. Edited my post to reflect that.

 

[Steve S]

So a blurb that Meat Loaf died from Covid and he was against vaccinations.

 

[JayhawkCurtis]

So a blurb that Meat Loaf died from Covid and he was against vaccinations.

But of course he was.

 

[firecadet613]

But of course he was.

Who didn't see that coming??

 

[ZZ13]

I remember when my brother bought Bat Out of Hell in the summer of 1977 (was home from UT for the summer) and we played it for the first time. We both thought it was unreal. The arrangements, his range, the lyrics. I continued to listen to it regularly to this day.

 

[Tim Fila]

Bob Saget and Betty White were having dinner last night. Betty asked Bob what they should have. Bob said meatloaf.