Edited January 2, 20206 yr by iHeart

18 minutes ago, Brandon said:

I don't understand why anyone would want to celebrate his death that's weird.   

On the same hand every day innocent people are taken to early... I don't see why Kobe's death is so much more sad then your average person.  

The scope of the tragedy,his daughter as well as another girl being killed. And he was an icon. I am old enough to remember Martin Luther King & RFK's asassinations. Within 2 months of each other. Things went absolutely crazy. There was grief, despair, anger & violence. Riots in the streets of American cities where the phrase long, hot summer was coined. 

9 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

The scope of the tragedy,his daughter as well as another girl being killed. And he was an icon. I am old enough to remember Martin Luther King & RFK's asassinations. Within 2 months of each other. Things went absolutely crazy. There was grief, despair, anger & violence. Riots in the streets of American cities where the phrase long, hot summer was coined. 

The scope is minuscule compared to so many other tragedies that happen across the world.  I just don't see why a rich famous person is more sad or bigger news then 100's of poor people dying in China?

12 minutes ago, Brandon said:

The scope is minuscule compared to so many other tragedies that happen across the world.  I just don't see why a rich famous person is more sad or bigger news then 100's of poor people dying in China?

We don't know the people in China dying. Or the person who dies in a car accident, disease or is murdered. We knew who Kobe Bryant was. He wasn't faceless & he had a name.  We know what he accomplished on the BBall court during his Laker career. Some fans had a very close affinity with Kobe despite never meeting him. His death affected a lot of people so therefore it's newsworthy. If you don't get that then there's nothing more I can say to explain it.

Edited January 28, 20206 yr by SpeedFlex27

8 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

We don't know the people in China dying. Or the person who dies in a car accident, disease or is murdered. We knew who Kobe Bryant was. He wasn't faceless & he had a name.  We know what he accomplished on the BBall court during his Laker career. Some fans had a very close affinity with Kobe despite never meeting him. His death affected a lot of people so therefore it's newsworthy. If you don't get that then there's nothing more I can say to explain it.

And this is why I think it's tragic that the media and people ignore all the faceless people who are taken way to early. 

3 hours ago, Brandon said:

And this is why I think it's tragic that the media and people ignore all the faceless people who are taken way to early. 

And that is why there is an obituary page in every major newspaper in the world. How would you suggest we honour every person who dies in the world today?

 

 

https://deadline.com/2020/01/fred-silverman-dies-legendary-tv-executive-producer-was-82-1202847035/

 

https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/01/31/us/mary-higgins-clark-dead/index.html?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15805362998434&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2020%2F01%2F31%2Fus%2Fmary-higgins-clark-dead%2Findex.html

Mrs. KBF's favorite author.

1 hour ago, kelownabomberfan said:

https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/01/31/us/mary-higgins-clark-dead/index.html?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15805362998434&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2020%2F01%2F31%2Fus%2Fmary-higgins-clark-dead%2Findex.html

Mrs. KBF's favorite author.

Damn, that's the second time she's been bumped off

 

1 hour ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Damn, that's the second time she's been bumped off

 

When she told me that Mary Higgins had died I went "dun dun dun!!!! I believe it was....murder"...

Kirk Douglas dead at 103. 

48 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Kirk Douglas dead at 103. 

Story:

What a legend 

6 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

What a legend 

check his bio on wikipedia..... dirt poor childhood.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/02/08/orson-bean-desperate-housewives-actor-fatally-struck-car-91/4699953002/

 

Forgot to post this when it happened. 

https://news.umanitoba.ca/mourning-the-loss-of-dr-francis-plummer-oc-om-frsc-md-76/

Conrad put the M in macho. 

 

 

 

https://www.tmz.com/2020/02/22/daredevil-mad-mike-hughes-dead-dies-rocket-crash-land/

Katherine Johnson, famed NASA mathematician and inspiration for the film 'Hidden Figures,' is dead at 101

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/25/middleeast/hosni-mubarak-egypt-obituary-intl/index.html

 

Edited February 27, 20205 yr by iHeart