Thursday, November 13, 2008
IT'S OFFICIAL: WE'RE GETTING OLD
With the recent passing of Jimmy Carl Black, and then the passing this week of both Miriam Makeba and Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix experience, I think it's safe enough to officially say that, as boomers, we have reached a milestone.
The people we grew up listening to have stopped dying of road diseases, like drug O.D.s, sexual misadventures and alcohol.
They are now passing from our midst due to old-people complications: diabetes, cancer, heart attacks, the ever-nebulous "natural causes" and even Alzheimer's.
I often wondered how long it would take before the latter way to go -- through no fault of one's own -- would outnumber the no-holds-barred, sex drugs and rock and roll way.
At least Makeba went as she predicted she would -- singing. And Mitchell died shortly after playing a show.
The last 60s icon to go from misadventure would have to be Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers, who o.d.'d in '03 on cocaine at age 63.
Yet Keith Richards rocks on! How do you explain that?
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If Mitch Mitchell's death proves anything, it's this: Open for the Monkees and you won't live very long.
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I don't have another gig until the 22nd. Long sigh of relief...
TT
With the recent passing of Jimmy Carl Black, and then the passing this week of both Miriam Makeba and Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix experience, I think it's safe enough to officially say that, as boomers, we have reached a milestone.
The people we grew up listening to have stopped dying of road diseases, like drug O.D.s, sexual misadventures and alcohol.
They are now passing from our midst due to old-people complications: diabetes, cancer, heart attacks, the ever-nebulous "natural causes" and even Alzheimer's.
I often wondered how long it would take before the latter way to go -- through no fault of one's own -- would outnumber the no-holds-barred, sex drugs and rock and roll way.
At least Makeba went as she predicted she would -- singing. And Mitchell died shortly after playing a show.
The last 60s icon to go from misadventure would have to be Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers, who o.d.'d in '03 on cocaine at age 63.
Yet Keith Richards rocks on! How do you explain that?
------
If Mitch Mitchell's death proves anything, it's this: Open for the Monkees and you won't live very long.
------
I don't have another gig until the 22nd. Long sigh of relief...
TT
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