RIP Thread

[Spunt]

She did well to get to 75 considering what a massive drinking problem she had.

 

[The Backwards Man]

RIP to the one who helped spawn one of my favorite sektur-related covers.

 

[Tinidril]

Man, another piece of my misspent youth gone like tears in rain. RIP Bonnie Tyler. "Holding Out For A Hero" was so goofy and delicious simultaneously that you couldn't help but love it. I still do not understand a single line of the lyrics to "Total Eclipse of the Heart", but that didn't stop me from dancing my (then) tiny ass off to it.

Fun fact: Both of these songs were written by Jim Steinman, who wrote most, if not all, of Meat Loaf's songs. Once you know that, you can see his signature sound. (Also Air Supply's "Making Love Out of Nothing At All", which was actually supposed to be sung by Meat Loaf, but there was some kind of dispute with the record company, so the song ended up with Air Supply. I think it and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" were battling it out for number one on Billboard for a couple of weeks in 1984.

 

[mlanguishi]

She did well to get to 75 considering what a massive drinking problem she had.

75 really doesn't seem that 'old' to die anymore, but a lot are. In the USA, it's 81.4 'average' for females. But I guess musicians and drinkers die younger, still sad. I really think the #'s are a bit skewed, but to me 80-90 is 'optimal' with modern medicine with 95 or so maxed.

 

[DieBrauneKompanie]

I don't want to live to 80. By then you are a shadow of yourself. I trust enough in Heaven and God that there will be place for me in the clouds. No need to rush it but holding on to life might be a bad idea with dementia in my family.

 

[mlanguishi]

I don't want to live to 80. By then you are a shadow of yourself. I trust enough in Heaven and God that there will be place for me in the clouds. No need to rush it but holding on to life might be a bad idea with dementia in my family.

That's just bullshit, 80's fine. 90's iffy, hell 100's ok really. Saw a lady at my doc other day, her 95th. Was a bit out of it, but walking around and doing ok. Dying young is for the weak and gets you nowhere if you have any kind of motivation, go for it. Don't be a drag on everyone, but usually most aren't.

 

[DieBrauneKompanie]

I'm not going to be shamed for not allowing myself to be dementia ridden shitting myself taking 100s of pills a day, waiting to die.

 

[Second Missing Primarch]

For me it's Shrek 2, even though I believe it's a cover of the original.

I always associate it with this old sizzle trailer from Paramount.

It was on my VHS copy of Star Trek First Contact and I watched that movie so much the trailer was burned into my brain about as deeply as Patrick Stewart snarling "The line must be drawn HERE! This far and no farther!" RIP Bonnie. You always helped me get excited to see Picard and crew kicking Borg ass.

 

[Fishnumm]

Shut the fuck up about dogs in the RIP thread, you fucking autists.

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"Walk away."

god damn it

i fucking love mad max

 

[Your Girlfriend's Dad]

I'm not going to be shamed for not allowing myself to be dementia ridden shitting myself taking 100s of pills a day, waiting to die.

If that's the state your in, I understand. That's not all people. I work with a lot of patients that are just terrified to die, and their bodies are giving out. They usually took miserable care of themselves.

 

[mlanguishi]

If that's the state your in, I understand. That's not all people. I work with a lot of patients that are just terrified to die, and their bodies are giving out. They usually took miserable care of themselves.

I am beyond 15 years when I should've died. So to me this is all bonus time.

I do hear that even hospice patients can get amazed when told they only have a few weeks left at most and react in terror or denial.. My family history has a mix of drawn out cancer and sudden dropped dead, not many really ended up end stage hospitals. To me, making peace with Jesus is something one should do by their 40s, or never will. Never know, but the few times I've 'come close' I wasn't scared at all, just 'well, this is it maybe'.

 

[Crypt Kicker]

I remember Holding Out for a Hero in that dog shit Saints Row the Third game.
Probably the only cool part of that game is at the end and it's a city wide gang war and you have to race to save the girl. Or let her die. But letting her die makes the song make no fucking sense at all

 

[Trilby]

RIP Bonnie, they don't make voices like that any more (or haircuts, thankfully).

Had this pop up in my head...

Also used in an Asterix movie!

 

[Barn Cat]

Fun fact: Both of these songs were written by Jim Steinman, who wrote most, if not all, of Meat Loaf's songs. Once you know that, you can see his signature sound.

That is a fun fact. I can't unhear it now.

 

[Introvertigo]

https://www.extratv.com/2026/07/09/joanna-pettet-sharon-tate-obituary/

Joanna Pettet, actress who was the last person to see actress Sharon Tate alive before getting murdered by the Manson family, died at the age of 83.

 

[Cheesegirl78]

https://www.extratv.com/2026/07/09/joanna-pettet-sharon-tate-obituary/

Joanna Pettet, actress who was the last person to see actress Sharon Tate alive before getting murdered by the Manson family, died at the age of 83.

After her son died, she wrote a touching story about Sharon watching over both of their children. They're all together now.

 

[The Great One]

Yeah, you really can't hate that song blasting in the background as Johnny Fucking Five Tarzan'ed his way across NYC to chase down an old fart doddering around the port trying to escape with the proceeds of a diamond heist. lol that movie was so fucking bizarre but that scene was pretty kino (mostly because of the song).

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