Robert Palmer is dead now..

ExtremeDrinker · Post by **ExtremeDrinker** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 12:03 am

Age 54..Same as John Ritter...

Palmer is the guy who sang "Simply Irresistable" back in the 80's..Bunch of other stuff, too, but that's probably his claim to fame.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 2:22 am

I personally liked "addicted to love" from Palmer. More irony to coincide with Ritter's death is that he also died due to a heart condition.

ExtremeDrinker · Post by **ExtremeDrinker** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 2:27 am

It's a conspiracy...Taliban is poisoning the celelbrities Osama feels are our greatest assets to try and break our spirits...Gen. Colin Powell is covering it up (We all know he's really running the country.)

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 2:49 am

Given the tons of people that are considered celebrities at any point in time, I'm surprised that more aren't reported as dying. Guess most of them fade away before their death. But it's always a good piece of nostalgic news - "Hey, don't you remember that old guy from? Well he kicked the bucket." "No shit." And then old CDs or movies or whatevers of theirs sell more for a bit. Yay.

OnTheBounce · Post by **OnTheBounce** » Sun Sep 28, 2003 5:51 am

atoga wrote:And then old CDs or movies or whatevers of theirs sell more for a bit. Yay.

What makes me sick is the people who immediately try to cash in on it. The day after Gregory Peck died I did an eBay search for his name and came up w/over 4,000 auctions. The day after that I did it again and came up w/about 9,000.

While someone going out and picking up a CD/DVD/whatever because the news of that person dying put them in the mood to listen/watch/whatever that person's material is one thing, it's quite another to say, "Martha! X just died! Let's go look in the attic for memorabilia and sell it!"

Welcome to a world where everything is a commodity. The food you eat, your precious bodily fluids, your ideas, and even celebrity fetishes.

OTB