George Michael dies at 53
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Well, "good" compared to lots I can think of. You got to be happy with what you have like reasonable health, wife, kids and grand kids and enough money for the essentials plus a couple of dollars!
We are blessed!You too, bud!
If I can get to feeling better and the doctors and specialists can fix me up maybe next year will see me playing the slot machines and taking walks like I use to.Well, "good" compared to lots I can think of. You got to be happy with what you have like reasonable health, wife, kids and grand kids and enough money for the essentials plus a couple of dollars!
You too, bud!
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If I can get to feeling better and the doctors and specialists can fix me up maybe next year will see me playing the slot machines and taking walks like I use to.
Make up your mind to it. Just increase your goal a wee bit every day. Walking is probably the best thing you can do and if you can add in a couple of hills, so much the better!
What a sh*tty day to have to die. Looks like I may have that beat for another year!
Well, "good" compared to lots I can think of. You got to be happy with what you have like reasonable health, wife, kids and grand kids and enough money for the essentials plus a couple of dollars!
You too, bud!
The guy we just loaded into a chopper was truly lucky. 70 ft down the bank. Fortunately someone saw him go over or it would have been days before he was found.
Never a big fan, the 80's new wave was a bunch of hooey. Too bad the guy died, but my guess is that some of the controversy he was caught in may have led to his demise. Regardless, RIP.
RIP
Not really a big fan of Wham or his solo stuff in 80s and 90s. But he obviously had talent and had an audience. Find I can tolerate him more when his 80s stuff comes on radio now. Last night they played one of his songs on the radio and the lyric was "never going to dance again" or something similar and my son said he was right.
It is also a wake up when somebody who is younger than yourself dies. It shatters the illusion of immortality.
Not really a big fan of Wham or his solo stuff in 80s and 90s. But he obviously had talent and had an audience. Find I can tolerate him more when his 80s stuff comes on radio now. Last night they played one of his songs on the radio and the lyric was "never going to dance again" or something similar and my son said he was right.
It is also a wake up when somebody who is younger than yourself dies. It shatters the illusion of immortality.
And every year it gets worse seeing there are more and more people younger than you are.
You might be surprised how much we take a simple thing like walking for granted, until it becomes difficult. Humans are fragile.Make up your mind to it. Just increase your goal a wee bit every day. Walking is probably the best thing you can do and if you can add in a couple of hills, so much the better!
What a sh*tty day to have to die. Looks like I may have that beat for another year!
I couldn't believe the news this morning. Two British music legends - David Bowie and George Michael - passing in the same year.
George Michael famously sang "Last Christmas, I gave you my heart..." and died on Christmas Day from suspected heart failure.
George Michael famously sang "Last Christmas, I gave you my heart..." and died on Christmas Day from suspected heart failure.
Tributes to George Michael
Writing on Twitter and referring to Michael by his family nickname of "Yog", Michael's Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley said: "Me, his loved ones, his friends, the world of music, the world at large. 4ever loved. A xx"
On Instagram, Sir Elton John posted a photograph of himself with Michael, writing: "I am in deep shock.
"I have lost a beloved friend - the kindest, most generous soul and a brilliant artist. My heart goes out to his family and all of his fans."
Madonna posted a video on social media of herself presenting Michael with an award in 1989, and wrote: "Another Great Artist leaves us."
Robbie Williams, whose first solo single was a cover of Michael's song Freedom, wrote: "Oh God no …I love you George …Rest In Peace x".
Boy George wrote: "He was so loved and I hope he knew it because the sadness today is beyond words. Devastating.
"What a beautiful voice he had and his music will live on as a testament to his talent. I can't believe he is gone. I hope the Buddha will hold him in his arms."
Michael, who was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in north London, sold more than 100 million albums throughout a career spanning almost four decades.
The music superstar died at his home on the banks of the Thames in Goring, Oxfordshire
George Michael's UK number one singles
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley found fame with Wham! in the 1980s
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go (with Wham!) - 1984
Freedom (with Wham!) - 1984
Careless Whisper - 1984
I'm Your Man (with Wham!) - 1985
The Edge of Heaven (with Wham!) - 1986
A Different Corner - 1986
I Knew You Were Waiting For Me (with Aretha Franklin) - 1987
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (with Elton John) - 1991
Five Live EP (with Queen and Lisa Stansfield) - 1993
Jesus To A Child - 1996
Fastlove - 1996
George Michael: Tributes for pop superstar - BBC News
Writing on Twitter and referring to Michael by his family nickname of "Yog", Michael's Wham! bandmate Andrew Ridgeley said: "Me, his loved ones, his friends, the world of music, the world at large. 4ever loved. A xx"
On Instagram, Sir Elton John posted a photograph of himself with Michael, writing: "I am in deep shock.
"I have lost a beloved friend - the kindest, most generous soul and a brilliant artist. My heart goes out to his family and all of his fans."
Madonna posted a video on social media of herself presenting Michael with an award in 1989, and wrote: "Another Great Artist leaves us."
Robbie Williams, whose first solo single was a cover of Michael's song Freedom, wrote: "Oh God no …I love you George …Rest In Peace x".
Boy George wrote: "He was so loved and I hope he knew it because the sadness today is beyond words. Devastating.
"What a beautiful voice he had and his music will live on as a testament to his talent. I can't believe he is gone. I hope the Buddha will hold him in his arms."
Michael, who was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in north London, sold more than 100 million albums throughout a career spanning almost four decades.
The music superstar died at his home on the banks of the Thames in Goring, Oxfordshire
George Michael's UK number one singles
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley found fame with Wham! in the 1980s
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go (with Wham!) - 1984
Freedom (with Wham!) - 1984
Careless Whisper - 1984
I'm Your Man (with Wham!) - 1985
The Edge of Heaven (with Wham!) - 1986
A Different Corner - 1986
I Knew You Were Waiting For Me (with Aretha Franklin) - 1987
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (with Elton John) - 1991
Five Live EP (with Queen and Lisa Stansfield) - 1993
Jesus To A Child - 1996
Fastlove - 1996
George Michael: Tributes for pop superstar - BBC News
I remember when I was a kid in about 1987 and me and my mum and little brother were watching Top of the Pops on TV. George Michael's video for "Faith" came on, which has the singer shaking his a*se in front of the camera, and my little brother suddenly shouted out: "He's got a sexy bum!"
