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RIP Robin Williams

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Inky_Wretch, Aug 11, 2014.

  1. Mr. Sunshine

    Mr. Sunshine Well-Known Member

    Why? No one has better musical taste than I do.
     
  2. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    I hoping you're thinking of someone like Buddy Holly, but I doubt you are.
     
  3. Mr. Sunshine

    Mr. Sunshine Well-Known Member

    No, that would make me a music simpleton.
     
  4. Mr. Sunshine

    Mr. Sunshine Well-Known Member

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  5. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    I like his stuff, but don't know a ton of it, which would support your claim that he's underrated.

    There's a Chicago based cover band that plays Martyr's on a regular basis:

    https://www.facebook.com/TinLynott

    http://www.martyrslive.com/calendar

    Maybe I'll go check 'em out.
     
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  6. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    TMZ reports Williams had Lewy Body Dementia, which triggered hallucinations.

    http://www.tmz.com/2014/11/11/robin-williams-dementia-lewy-body-parkinsons-suicide-death/

    Lewy Body is a tough one. A slow, painful wasting away with no cure. Doctors say it was the leading factor in Williams killing himself. Certainly even a person of sound mind can feel hopeless in that situation.
     
  7. RecoveringJournalist

    RecoveringJournalist Well-Known Member

    Yeah, I was glad to hear he didn't have alcohol or drugs in his system when he did it. Not that suicide is ever easy to understand, but this does make it somewhat easier to see what he was going through and what he was facing.
     
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