Whose death affected you the most?
For me, President Kennedy. And, although I wasn't a fan of either, Elvis Presley and Diana.
But why do we react at all when we don't know these people? Is it what they symbolise for us? Do they become an integral part of our lives, however impersonally, and hence we feel a sense of loss? Any ideas, anyone?
The loss of a famous person/celebrity
The loss of a famous person/celebrity
Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answers...Rainer Maria Rilke
The loss of a famous person/celebrity
nice thread topic theia.
you've tugged at my heart strings a bit here. :-1
um.....probably oddly enough, i feel a tremendous sense of loss when we loose one of the 'old boys' whom i consider to be masters of their craft, like Denholm Elliott or Laurence Olivier or Peter Ustinov. it's like a passing of the old guard, the likes of whom we may never be lucky enough to see again. these men were artists. their command of the english language and screen/stage presence was truly something that younger generations cannot hope to replicate. this is not to say i write younger/my generation actors off, it's just that these older guys, now gone were something truly unique and special.
brad pitt, george clooney, and tom cruise might be easy on the eye, but wise, erudite men they are not.
you've tugged at my heart strings a bit here. :-1
um.....probably oddly enough, i feel a tremendous sense of loss when we loose one of the 'old boys' whom i consider to be masters of their craft, like Denholm Elliott or Laurence Olivier or Peter Ustinov. it's like a passing of the old guard, the likes of whom we may never be lucky enough to see again. these men were artists. their command of the english language and screen/stage presence was truly something that younger generations cannot hope to replicate. this is not to say i write younger/my generation actors off, it's just that these older guys, now gone were something truly unique and special.
brad pitt, george clooney, and tom cruise might be easy on the eye, but wise, erudite men they are not.
The loss of a famous person/celebrity
Well recently, I miss "lenny" from Law and Order, but overall, I miss...
Judy Garland.
Poor little rich girl.
Judy Garland.
Poor little rich girl.
All the world's a stage and the men and women merely players...Shakespeare
The loss of a famous person/celebrity
John Lennon for me.
�You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.�
• Mae West
• Mae West
The loss of a famous person/celebrity
Jim Croce, John Lennon, Freddie Mercury - all of them incredible talents, we lost them so young the world has far less great music than it would or should have. :-1
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The loss of a famous person/celebrity
I remember the day the nation went into mourning over JFK. My teacher came in crying and said our parents would be coming to pick us up. My Dad had just died so I knew what dead meant. I got home and the neighbors were all in the street - crying and crying.
The growth of knowledge depends entirely on disagreement..........Karl R. Popper
The loss of a famous person/celebrity
I'm not even jewish, but I mourned the loss of Yitshak Rabin. Weird, huh? Princess Dianas' death shocked me too.
We may not know these people personally, but through television, they are invited into our lives nontheless.
We may not know these people personally, but through television, they are invited into our lives nontheless.
~Quoth the Raven, Nevermore!~