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atlangel · 09-26-2003, 08:30 AM

I just read on the internet that the singer, Robert Palmer, "Addicted to Love" has died of a heart attack at the age of 54!!

He was such a talented performer and seemed to be a really nice guy. This succession of losses in the entertainment world is continuing.

I give my heartfelt sympathy and prayers to his family and friends.

Karen64 · 09-26-2003, 09:42 AM

What a shame! He was a talented performer!

I remember back in the 80's when "Addicted to Love" came out; I think I was still in high school... That video or one of his other videos (can't remeber which) has Robert singing with all these women behind him. The women are all dressed the same and made up the same, and they are all dancing with a bored look on their faces! I thought the video was kinda cheesy at first, but it's a classic now!

RIP, Robert!

victorianscribe · 09-26-2003, 11:02 AM

Too many people are dying too young. This is getting creepy.

ItalianBread · 09-26-2003, 12:04 PM

that is sad, he seemed like a normal rock star. If there is such a thing.

Joy · 09-26-2003, 01:21 PM

They played that song as the back drop for alot of the episodes of Miami vice didn't they?

That's too bad but at least he didn't suffer terribly

Goodnight Gracie · 09-26-2003, 04:05 PM

We have had a lot of losses this year in the entertainment world.

Adamantium · 09-26-2003, 04:36 PM

Also the actor who played Whitey on "Leave it to Beaver" died. He, too was 54. As was John Ritter. And Johnny Cash was 71, so was Gordon Jump!

Cheryl Harrell · 09-26-2003, 04:37 PM

So sorry to hear about him. So many are passing on here lately that I am having trouble remembering who is living & who isn't...

hue_mee · 09-26-2003, 07:16 PM

It is sad to hear of so many entertainers dying and some so young. There gifts that they have given us in this world will live on forever in our hearts and minds. I try not to experience saddness regarding there deaths. Because with there creativity there are along with everyone else up there, are in Heaven and they are having a party!

Goodnight Gracie · 09-26-2003, 11:41 PM

The list gets longer doesn`t it ???

Luckymama58 · 09-28-2003, 08:50 AM

It is a part of life and being human that ties us all together, doesn't it (death). Whether we are big stars or just ordinary people, we all have death in our future. Besides all of these people who were stars that I admired, I had a former student lose her grandmother very unexpectedly this past week, too. She was like a mother to this girl, since she had raised the girl from birth. I went to the funeral and the pastor said something rather profound that I think we should always remember when someone, anyone dies who touches us.
He recalled the story of the great Italian composer Giacomo Puccini who wrote such classic operas as Madame Butterfly and La Boheme. He contracted cancer rather young in his life and was busy composing the opera that would be his crowning masterpiece, Turandot. His friends and students asked him to slow down and not work himself so hard, but he was insistant that this opera be finished. He charged them with the responsibility of completing the work if he were to die before it was finished. Well he did die before it was completed. The pastor said that the friends and students of the master had two choices before them when he died, they could forever be in mourning for the great man, or they could do what he had asked of them, complete his unfinished work. They thankfully chose the latter. When the great conductor, Arturo Toscanini, conducted the first performance of Turandot at La Scala in Milan, Italy, at the point in the opera where Puccini died, he turned to the audience and with tears in his eyes he said, "this is where the master laid down his pen and died". Then after a few moments of silence, he raised his head and smiled at the audience in the packed opera house and said, "and this is where his friends took up his pen and finished the opera", and proceeded to conduct the rest of the opera. I thought it was a fitting testamony to how we decide to carry on the memory of those we love and admire when they are snatched from us in death. I always like to think that I remember Freddie's memory by continuing to bring joy into peoples lives the way he did.

Rest in peace, all who have entertained us and made our lives a little more fun. You have shared a great gift with us and we will not let the gift die with you.....

victorianscribe · 09-28-2003, 09:26 AM

That's simply beautiful. Thank you for posting it.

atlangel · 10-08-2003, 04:13 PM

Yes, thank-you Luckymama for posting such a moving and true analysis here. It brought tears to my eyes and gives me a better way to reflect on the losses in my life, past and future.

09-26-2003, 08:30 AM	#1
atlangel Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 02, 2001 Location: Lawrenceville, GA, USA Posts: 523	Shocking and Sad News! I just read on the internet that the singer, Robert Palmer, "Addicted to Love" has died of a heart attack at the age of 54!! He was such a talented performer and seemed to be a really nice guy. This succession of losses in the entertainment world is continuing. I give my heartfelt sympathy and prayers to his family and friends.

09-26-2003, 09:42 AM	#2
Karen64 Comedy Fan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 24, 2001 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,412	What a shame! He was a talented performer! I remember back in the 80's when "Addicted to Love" came out; I think I was still in high school... That video or one of his other videos (can't remeber which) has Robert singing with all these women behind him. The women are all dressed the same and made up the same, and they are all dancing with a bored look on their faces! I thought the video was kinda cheesy at first, but it's a classic now! RIP, Robert!
	__________________ Freddie, there will never be another you.... Last edited by Karen64; 09-26-2003 at 10:33 AM.

09-26-2003, 01:21 PM	#5
Joy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2001 Location: In Mn lovin my DVD and the Prinze of comedy!!! Posts: 3,247	They played that song as the back drop for alot of the episodes of Miami vice didn't they? That's too bad but at least he didn't suffer terribly
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09-26-2003, 04:37 PM	#8
Cheryl Harrell I Love You Mike 4-Ever Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Location: Pixley!!!! Actually VA--USA LOL! Posts: 6,192	So sorry to hear about him. So many are passing on here lately that I am having trouble remembering who is living & who isn't...
	__________________ RIP darling Mike. I love you forever... You are with Freddie Prinze & Jesus now. 1951-2009 "Make it your way, who can beat the Lord, the Son of God. Dear Lord, help me be strong where I am weak, if it be your will"-- The Late Freddie Prinze Sr

09-26-2003, 07:16 PM	#9
hue_mee Remembering Freddie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 28, 2001 Location: Grateful for a voice from our angel's friend Posts: 2,266	It is sad to hear of so many entertainers dying and some so young. There gifts that they have given us in this world will live on forever in our hearts and minds. I try not to experience saddness regarding there deaths. Because with there creativity there are along with everyone else up there, are in Heaven and they are having a party!
	__________________ Freddie Prinze Sr Thank you David Brenner! "...and when he shall die, take him and cut him into little stars, and he shall make the face of heaven so fine that all the earth will be in love with night..."

09-26-2003, 11:02 AM	#3
victorianscribe Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 17, 2003 Posts: 158	Too many people are dying too young. This is getting creepy.

09-26-2003, 12:04 PM	#4
ItalianBread Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 15, 2003 Posts: 68	that is sad, he seemed like a normal rock star. If there is such a thing.

09-26-2003, 04:05 PM	#6
Goodnight Gracie Gracie with Respect Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 02, 2003 Location: City of Townsville Posts: 89	We have had a lot of losses this year in the entertainment world.

09-26-2003, 04:36 PM	#7
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,830	Also the actor who played Whitey on "Leave it to Beaver" died. He, too was 54. As was John Ritter. And Johnny Cash was 71, so was Gordon Jump!

09-26-2003, 11:41 PM	#10
Goodnight Gracie Gracie with Respect Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 02, 2003 Location: City of Townsville Posts: 89	The list gets longer doesn`t it ???

09-28-2003, 08:50 AM	#11
Luckymama58 Math Geeks Unite! Senior Member Join Date: Mar 18, 2001 Location: In my rock and roll fantasy Posts: 2,553	It is a part of life and being human that ties us all together, doesn't it (death). Whether we are big stars or just ordinary people, we all have death in our future. Besides all of these people who were stars that I admired, I had a former student lose her grandmother very unexpectedly this past week, too. She was like a mother to this girl, since she had raised the girl from birth. I went to the funeral and the pastor said something rather profound that I think we should always remember when someone, anyone dies who touches us. He recalled the story of the great Italian composer Giacomo Puccini who wrote such classic operas as Madame Butterfly and La Boheme. He contracted cancer rather young in his life and was busy composing the opera that would be his crowning masterpiece, Turandot. His friends and students asked him to slow down and not work himself so hard, but he was insistant that this opera be finished. He charged them with the responsibility of completing the work if he were to die before it was finished. Well he did die before it was completed. The pastor said that the friends and students of the master had two choices before them when he died, they could forever be in mourning for the great man, or they could do what he had asked of them, complete his unfinished work. They thankfully chose the latter. When the great conductor, Arturo Toscanini, conducted the first performance of Turandot at La Scala in Milan, Italy, at the point in the opera where Puccini died, he turned to the audience and with tears in his eyes he said, "this is where the master laid down his pen and died". Then after a few moments of silence, he raised his head and smiled at the audience in the packed opera house and said, "and this is where his friends took up his pen and finished the opera", and proceeded to conduct the rest of the opera. I thought it was a fitting testamony to how we decide to carry on the memory of those we love and admire when they are snatched from us in death. I always like to think that I remember Freddie's memory by continuing to bring joy into peoples lives the way he did. Rest in peace, all who have entertained us and made our lives a little more fun. You have shared a great gift with us and we will not let the gift die with you.....
	__________________ We All Use Math Every Day! Everything is Numb3rs! Capt. Jack: Drink up, me hardies, Yo Ho! I reject your reality and substitute my own!-Adam Savage, Mythbuster A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds... With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. -Ralph Waldo Emerson RIP Freddie Prinze 1954-1977 You have your star now. Last edited by Luckymama58; 09-28-2003 at 09:02 AM.

09-28-2003, 09:26 AM	#12
victorianscribe Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 17, 2003 Posts: 158	That's simply beautiful. Thank you for posting it.

10-08-2003, 04:13 PM	#13
atlangel Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 02, 2001 Location: Lawrenceville, GA, USA Posts: 523	Yes, thank-you Luckymama for posting such a moving and true analysis here. It brought tears to my eyes and gives me a better way to reflect on the losses in my life, past and future.