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man I wish I had that memory. I have so many bullshit memories I would trade for that.
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Which celebrity or celebrities deaths would affect you the most?
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cr0w
Old Member
Alzheimer's.
According to his family, it didn't progress to the point where he was no longer himself, and he recognized his loved ones.
Regardless, I was fucking gutted.
Depths of Orion
Member
4 way tie between Stallone, Arnold, Harrison Ford, and Mark Hamill. Those four made my childhood fantastic.
DeaconKnowledge
Member
Michael Jackson and Prince already died. I don't think I can think of anyone that will hit the highs those two did for me.
Kind of off topic, but I kinda wish the Undertaker could tap into some arcane shit that would keep him young forever.
Kind of off topic, but I kinda wish the Undertaker could tap into some arcane shit that would keep him young forever.
Saucycarpdog
Member
Obama 😢
Doctoglethorpe
Member
I'm going to lose my mind when Mark Hamill goes. Fisher was bad enough.
ProtomanNeo
Member
John Williams
RespectThySole
Member
Kanye West
Prince, Bowie and MJ's deaths were pretty big for me too.
Prince, Bowie and MJ's deaths were pretty big for me too.
AntraxSuicide
Banned
Hey, I posted the McElroy brothers (Polygon, MBMBAM, etc...). I completely get what you mean.
This is an awful post. Celebrities aren't beloved for random reasons; Robin Williams being the man behind Patch Adams, John Keating, Sean Maguire (to say nothing of roles for kids like the Genie) is a big reason his suicide affected people. Creative works have power.
Frozenprince
Banned
I will weep outwardly and openly when Patrick Stewart or Ian McKellen dies.
Maximilian E.
AKA MS-Evangelist
I don't think that I will be affected by any celeb death in the same way as Ayrton Sennas did. That one was hard and 20 years later, when I visited the statue in Imola that they made for him, felt as much as the day it happened.
ZehDon
Member
James Cameron. All of my favourite movies has the man's name attached. I have The Futurist on my night stand, and read it at least once a year. When I read that headline, it means no more James Cameron movies, no more films made by an insanely dedicated man pushing the envelope because it's there to be pushed. I'm not sure how it'll impact me, i just know it'll hurt.
Starlightmuse
Member
Christopher Nolan.
I want to see new movies of him for a long time.
Also, Matt Bellamy.
I want to see new movies of him for a long time.
Also, Matt Bellamy.
Yoshimitsu126
Member
Luckily none of them are quite old yet.
ValkyrUser
Member
Patrick Stewart & Ian McKellen from ones who are getting up there in age. I dunno, they've just been a big part of some of my favorite entertainment and even outside the actual movies they've been such an admirable force of positivity that it'll be really sad to have a world without them.
spazchicken
Member
I'm sure Miyamoto will hit me when it happens. Lots of games/characters that have been with me since I started playing games that go back to him one way or another. In some ways we are a little lucky that not too many creative minds in the industry are reaching a very elderly age. Lots of people who started in the 80s were so incredibly young.
Generalpsyduck
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Eddie Vedder and Dave Grohl will suck for sure. As for deaths that will happen sooner rather than later Harrison Ford and Patrick Stewart and I have been mentally prepping myself for Ian Mckellen for the last couple please years or so.
Violence Jack
Member
I don't think I'll be worse than when Prince or MJ died. And one probably won't shock me the way Aaliyah's did. But the day Schwarzenegger goes, I'm going to be a mess.
Stephen King, Dario Argento, and Stallone would also greatly bother me.
Stephen King, Dario Argento, and Stallone would also greatly bother me.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Out of all of the possible famous who could die (politicians aside), I'm guessing the one that would get the biggest reaction from me would be George RR Martin because A Dream of Spring almost certainly won't be out when I read that thread on GAF.
Pretty much. I don't really react to celebrity deaths any further than "wow damn that's a shame".
I'm trying to really think of some examples and I guess the only ones that could bum me out for a couple of hours are Tarantino cause I fucking adore his movies and Nomura cause KH has been one of my favorite game series as a teen and it'd be a shame to never get (proper) closure.
But Tarantino's death wouldn't make all of his earlier films suddenly disappear and I've lived the last 10 years of my life just fine without KH3, so...
There aren't even any bands I love that I have yet to see live either I think.
Oh shit, that's a good one. I was thinking of big name celebrities only. I'd definitely be sad if someone from RLM or GB died. I watch so much of their content when I'm bored that, like you said, they feel like another friend group in a weird, lonely nerd way lol.
Jag
Member
Robin Williams hurt more than most because not only did he bring so much joy to people, he was obviously in pain at the same time. Makes you wish you could have given him back the joy he gave us.
Hell, I actually remember the first time I saw him as Mork on Happy Days when it aired in 1978 (yes, i'm old). I was 10 years old and totally blown away by it.
Elvis when I was a kid. David Bowie recently. The fact that he released one of his best, most poignant and in retrospect, prescient albums just months before he died makes it all the more striking. A lot of singers die and are Hagified in the press, but Bowie's final album was receiving surprised, rave reviews while he was alive, and as far as we knew, healthy.
So listening to Lazarus, for example, in that context was chilling and moving.
Robin Williams too, because I would see him every now and then riding my bike over the Golden Gate Bridge. We were both doing the same thing, so it felt like a connection.
So listening to Lazarus, for example, in that context was chilling and moving.
Robin Williams too, because I would see him every now and then riding my bike over the Golden Gate Bridge. We were both doing the same thing, so it felt like a connection.
eXistor
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Nick Cave. A living legend and the greatest musician alive today imo. His passing will leave a gaping hole.
Jim Carrey. I was a huuuge fan back in the day and still hope he'll make a grand return to acting like I know he can. He always seems so sad for some reason. He's my Robin Williams.
/edit: to be clear: I'll only be truly affected if they die before their time. If they die of natural cuses in their 80's or 90's, it'll be sad of course, but then it wouldn't exactly affect me anymore; their lives have been lived and it's not like we're getting any more creative works out of them anymore. It may sound a bit harsh, but in a weird way, I'd be more thankful than sad.
Jim Carrey. I was a huuuge fan back in the day and still hope he'll make a grand return to acting like I know he can. He always seems so sad for some reason. He's my Robin Williams.
/edit: to be clear: I'll only be truly affected if they die before their time. If they die of natural cuses in their 80's or 90's, it'll be sad of course, but then it wouldn't exactly affect me anymore; their lives have been lived and it's not like we're getting any more creative works out of them anymore. It may sound a bit harsh, but in a weird way, I'd be more thankful than sad.
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
Even Nicolas Lyndhurst is starting to look old.
Dutch Gronk
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Bruce Springsteen was the first one that came to mind.
Jag
Member
I think Paul McCartney will be tough only because we lost John so early. So many what-if's could have happened. But I think Paul has done a good job with the Beatles legacy. Hell, he even uses some of the same instruments from the studio sessions in his live shows. Gives you a connection to an amazing time for music.
PantherLotus
Professional Schmuck
My very favorite bands and singers
Scott Weiland
Chris Cornell
Chester Bennington
Nick Hexum / S.A. Martinez (311)
Brandon Flowers (Killers)
Actors
Keanu Reeves
Tom Hanks
Leonardo Dicaprio
Patrick Stewart
Other people I care about
Obama
Miyamoto
Dre / Snoop / Eminem
surprised not one person has said
Nick Hexum / S.A. Martinez (311)
Brandon Flowers (Killers)
Actors
Keanu Reeves
Tom Hanks
Leonardo Dicaprio
Patrick Stewart
Other people I care about
Obama
Miyamoto
Dre / Snoop / Eminem
surprised not one person has said
Jordon