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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: WingNot on November 17, 2017, 12:34:35 am
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He was trying to take "Emo" to the next level. Sad day. May he find peace.
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Lil Peep, a fast-rising rapper whose emotional tracks charted depression and drug use, has died aged 21 while on tour in Arizona. His UK representative confirmed the news to the Guardian.
Gustav Åhr, who grew up in Long Beach, New York, was found unresponsive by his manager on his tour bus. In a video Åhr posted online hours before his death, he said he had taken prescription drugs and other substances, saying: “I’m good, I’m not sick”.
Sgt Pete Dugan of the police department in Tucson stated to CNN: “After speaking with people on scene and going into the tour bus... there was evidence of a possible drug overdose.” He added that there was “no sign of any kind of foul play”.
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The rap world has paid tribute to him, with Diplo writing on Twitter that Åhr “had so much more to do man he was constantly inspiring me”, and fellow producer Marshmello writing: “Peep was the nicest person. Hanging out with him, talking to him about music, the song ideas we were going to do together and touring was so amazing.”
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/16/rapper-lil-peep-dies-aged-21-suspected-overdose
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That stinks. Easter will never be the same.
(https://www.shescribes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Yellow-Marshmallow-Peep-Chic.jpg)
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RIP indeed.
BTW there's a running obits thread for this stuff.
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It's sad. So young and gone too soon. Unfortunately, he was old enough and should have known better than to do drugs -- any drugs. My sympathies lie with those close to him.
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That stinks. Easter will never be the same.
Urp. Those things are toxic. I see they finally done him in.
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Who the hell is this guy? I have seen his eulogy all over the place and I've literally never heard of him.
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It's old man Peep's boy, Lil
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Who the hell is this guy? I have seen his eulogy all over the place and I've literally never heard of him.
I guess you have to be a fan of rap music -- which I'm not -- to be familiar with him. It's just tragic that he killed himself with drugs at such a young age.
Meanwhile, a friend of mine just saw David Crosby in concert. Now that old geezer should have been dead years ago -- from booze, drugs and the resultant damage to his liver -- but he's still around. The angels must be watching over him. Either that, or he's too ornery to die.
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Who the hell is this guy? I have seen his eulogy all over the place and I've literally never heard of him.
You got to stop hanging out on Rap forums.
(http://www.billboard.com/files/styles/article_main_image/public/media/lil-peep-june-2017-billboard-1548.jpg)
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Another rapper dies of natural causes....
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Photo of the deceased days before his death.....
(http://www.grouchyoldcripple.com/archives/peepshow.JPG)
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Don't ya just love it when the trash takes itself out?
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I'd never heard of "lil peep" before he (or she?) departed this mortal coil...
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I'd never heard of "lil peep" before he (or she?) departed this mortal coil...
From the picture I would say IT is the proper descriptor, and I can't help wondering who cares?
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Another expiring rap star.
Rest In Peeps.
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I’m sorry to hear anyone so young would die. But in this case it’s a rapper so I’ll make an exception.
Now, if only the so-called music would die.
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Everyone under 30 apparently knew who this guy was. I'm officially an old fart.
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Everyone under 30 apparently knew who this guy was. I'm officially an old fart.
Well I have been an Old Fart for decades (age has nothing to do with it) and I wouldn't waste the gray cells to learn about or remember any rapper, hip hop artist or 99% of so called celebrities. Nor give a hair off a rats arse worth of care as to what happens to them. I have been mystified my entire life about people's need to engage in idol worship of other humans.
@Weird Tolkienish Figure
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I despise rap and the sociopathic culture that it represents and proselytizes.
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Well I have been an Old Fart for decades (age has nothing to do with it) and I wouldn't waste the gray cells to learn about or remember any rapper, hip hop artist or 99% of so called celebrities. Nor give a hair off a rats arse worth of care as to what happens to them. I have been mystified my entire life about people's need to engage in idol worship of other humans.
@Weird Tolkienish Figure
What you said. They might as well report the death of some of some panhandler, junkie, or other messed up individual as much as these talentless con artists. Which is how I view all (c)rappers. Their contributions to society and the advancement of culture are in the minus category. We're all worse off for their existence.
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I guess you have to be a fan of rap music -- which I'm not -- to be familiar with him. It's just tragic that he killed himself with drugs at such a young age.
Meanwhile, a friend of mine just saw David Crosby in concert. Now that old geezer should have been dead years ago -- from booze, drugs and the resultant damage to his liver -- but he's still around. The angels must be watching over him. Either that, or he's too ornery to die.
His liver transplant extended his sorry life.
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His liver transplant extended his sorry life.
You're right and I remember there was a stink raised when it was alleged that Crosby jumped ahead of the line of people waiting for a liver, supposedly because of his celebrity status. Don't know that it was true, but I remember one woman was fuming that the likes of Crosby, with his drink, drug and otherwise careless rock n roll lifestyle, got a new liver, while her husband, who had lived a clean life, was still waiting.
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You're right and I remember there was a stink raised when it was alleged that Crosby jumped ahead of the line of people waiting for a liver, supposedly because of his celebrity status. Don't know that it was true, but I remember one woman was fuming that the likes of Crosby, with his drink, drug and otherwise careless rock n roll lifestyle, got a new liver, while her husband, who had lived a clean life, was still waiting.
Same controversy erupted in Dallas with Mickey Mantle's transplant, though the hospital swore that wasn't the case.
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You're right and I remember there was a stink raised when it was alleged that Crosby jumped ahead of the line of people waiting for a liver, supposedly because of his celebrity status. Don't know that it was true, but I remember one woman was fuming that the likes of Crosby, with his drink, drug and otherwise careless rock n roll lifestyle, got a new liver, while her husband, who had lived a clean life, was still waiting.
As a guideline, the medical profession will NOT waste a donor organ, on somebody that is still drinking and/or using drugs.
The organs are NOT interchangable. I think it UNLIKELY the medical profession would put a rich patient ahead of anybody for the sake of any factor, besides the suitability of the organ match.
It is science.
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@truth_seeker
@Night Hides Not
Yes, I believe the explanation was that Crosby was the best match for this particular donor liver. That woman's husband might have technically been on the transplant list longer, but he wasn't a match.
I only brought up the controversy as a point of history. I can't be sure that Crosby changed his ways as far as drugs are concerned, but I have read that he was diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic and lost some weight. Haven't seen him lately though.
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@truth_seeker
@Night Hides Not
Yes, I believe the explanation was that Crosby was the best match for this particular donor liver. That woman's husband might have technically been on the transplant list longer, but he wasn't a match.
I only brought up the controversy as a point of history. I can't be sure that Crosby changed his ways as far as drugs are concerned, but I have read that he was diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic and lost some weight. Haven't seen him lately though.
My own BIL is a liver transplant success story. His wife is an RN, and they literally waited years for a good organ match.
I think 3 times they rushed to Phoenix (2.5 hours from home in Flagstaff) only to learn the doctor had deemed the organ match not good enough.
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A friend of my wife donated his kidney to a complete stranger out of the goodness of his heart. Less than a year later the guy who donated it to was dead.
His family was probably overjoyed that they got to spend those additional few months with him but I cannot think that it was a huge waste. I'd donate for somebody I knew, sure, but not for a stranger.
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My own BIL is a liver transplant success story. His wife is an RN, and they literally waited years for a good organ match.
I think 3 times they rushed to Phoenix (2.5 hours from home in Flagstaff) only to learn the doctor had deemed the organ match not good enough.
Thank God your BIL finally received a liver. A friend of mine died waiting for a new heart. There is so much of a demand, but only a small supply of organs.
Because of my friend, I'm an organ donor and it is so designated on my state ID...although as I told the lady at the DMV, most of my organs probably aren't useable. But maybe someone can use my corneas or skin. I don't care. Whatever piece of me they want, they can have.
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A friend of my wife donated his kidney to a complete stranger out of the goodness of his heart. Less than a year later the guy who donated it to was dead.
His family was probably overjoyed that they got to spend those additional few months with him but I cannot think that it was a huge waste. I'd donate for somebody I knew, sure, but not for a stranger.
My first nephrologist (kidney specialist) donated a kidney to one of her own patients. The patient's family and friends had volunteered to donate, but none of them were a good match. Meanwhile, the patient was getting worse, so there was no time to wait for a cadaver donor So the doctor decided to have herself tested. She was a match. Didn't even have to think about it. Surgery was performed right away. That was 18 years ago. Both doctor and patient are still alive and kicking.
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When my next younger brother was diagnosed with leukemia at about age 28, I remember the three of us (other younger brother) going to a facility to be tested for bone marrow compatibility, since that was the best treatment.
Alas there were no close matches in the family, he did not get a transplant, and died 9 years later. Of those years, 8.5 were good, but the ending was awful.
Five years later, Rod Carew the Anaheim baseball player, searched desperately for suitable donors for his daughter, who would also die for lack of a transplant.
BTW Carew is/was a truly good man.
The loss of my brother was devastating to our entire family. He left a 13 year old son, that suffered for lack of a good Dad.
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As a guideline, the medical profession will NOT waste a donor organ, on somebody that is still drinking and/or using drugs.
The organs are NOT interchangable. I think it UNLIKELY the medical profession would put a rich patient ahead of anybody for the sake of any factor, besides the suitability of the organ match.
It is science.
@truth_seeker
Mostly true,but anybody that doesn't think a clinic will bump someone wealthy to the top of the list if a donor organ comes in that matches their blood type if the wealthy person "just happens" to make a huge contribution to the facility.
Business is business,and even doctors realize that the more money their clinics take in,the more "free" operations/procedures they can do for the truly needy. That's pretty much all the justification anybody needs.
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@truth_seeker
@Night Hides Not
Yes, I believe the explanation was that Crosby was the best match for this particular donor liver. That woman's husband might have technically been on the transplant list longer, but he wasn't a match.
I only brought up the controversy as a point of history. I can't be sure that Crosby changed his ways as far as drugs are concerned, but I have read that he was diagnosed as a Type 2 diabetic and lost some weight. Haven't seen him lately though.
From my limited technical understanding Crosby MUST have changed his lifestyle (not politics), or he would be dead by now. Before and after his transplant.
In know for a fact, the medical community assures themselves, the patients have reformed their lifestyles, BEFORE getting transplants.
Greg Allman had a liver transplant, and lived about 5-6 years until dying from some other ailment.
Are there exceptions? Probably.
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@truth_seeker I have to ask about your avatar car. XK150?
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@truth_seeker I have to ask about your avatar car. XK150?
Yeah, XK150. Beautiful cars.
https://carolinajaguarclub.com/project/1957-1961-jaguar-xk150/
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After my mother died 3 years ago, my sister and I had to sell the 1958 XK150 my late father purchased in 1961. @truth_seeker
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After my mother died 3 years ago, my sister and I had to sell the 1958 XK150 my late father purchased in 1961. @truth_seeker
Wow. Sorry about your loss.
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Wow. Sorry about your loss.
For the car or of her mothers passing?
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For the car or of her mothers passing?
Now, see, I was taking the high road and not asking that. **nononono*
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For the car or of her mothers passing?
Good question, I really don't miss the car at all. :shrug:
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You got to stop hanging out on Rap forums.
(http://www.billboard.com/files/styles/article_main_image/public/media/lil-peep-june-2017-billboard-1548.jpg)
I'm not an expert on drug use, but his teeth look like cocaine may have been one of his drugs of choice.
Nasty teeth for a kid......
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Now, see, I was taking the high road and not asking that. **nononono*
My friend KingsX tells me you are a saint. So that must explain it. :shrug:
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My friend KingsX tells me you are a saint. So that must explain it. :shrug:
Lol, I'm sure that's it.
BTW, she says the same about you.
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...the guy writes on his face in permanent ink, what more is there to say about his passing? Something was bound to send him home before schedule.
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...the guy writes on his face in permanent ink, what more is there to say about his passing? Something was bound to send him home before schedule.
There's just something about neck and forehead tattoos ... **nononono*