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Kris Kristofferson has died
- toomuchtodo 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson
- 082349872349872 2y ago> Quack, quack! ... You ever see a duck couldn't swim? —MP
- dang 2y agoHis pedigree as a Rhodes scholar always fascinated me. Not many land a helicopter on Johnny Cash's lawn.
- jhbadger 2y agoHe did a sketch on SNL back in the day making fun of his scholarly background, suggesting that he originally was going to title his famous song "Bobby McGee and I" before taking a course in "how to speak country".
- wheels 2y agoIt's true, but there are more well educated alternative country musicians than one might guess. Willie Nelson went to Baylor (but didn't finish) and Lyle Lovett has a degree in German literature from Texas A&M. Robert Earl Keen also graduated from A&M. Lucinda Williams's dad is a poet and literature professor. Emmylou Harris went to UNC and Boston University. Hell, even George Straight and Garth Brooks have degrees. That's not quite Rhodes Scholar, but perhaps not entirely expected?
- thorin 2y agoLeonard Cohen was of course a highly educated writer and poet. Brian May is famously a doctor of astrophysics and still has an interest in research. I guess most musicians get laser focussed on it at a young age and don't have the need to study anything else.
- LargeWu 2y agoThere was a lot of cross pollination between artists and academics in that 60's counterculture crowd. Ken Kesey was a brilliant author who was also on the forefront of experimentation with LSD. John Perry Barlow was a lyricist for the Grateful Dead, and also founded the EFF.
- flobosg 2y agoFor reference: List of artists and entertainers with advanced degrees – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artists_and_entertainers_with_advanced_degrees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artists_and_entertaine...
- KingOfCoders 2y agoConvoy was the first film I've watched on VHS, which was magic, around ~1984.
- RyJones 2y agoWhat a wonderfully insane movie.
- VTimofeenko 2y ago"I am the law" quote is burnt into my brain thanks in part to the fanmade music video for Orange Goblin - Rage of Angels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrizqjkSADM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrizqjkSADM
- Lio 2y agoThat's a great link, thanks. Have to admit I'd not heard of Orange Goblin before but I'm headed for a journey threw their back catalogue now starting with The Wolf Bites Back.
- aanet 2y agoKris Kristofferson was one of my fav song-writers. For the longest time, I thought _Me and Bobby McGee_ was Janis Joplin's original song, until I learnt it was Kris' writing. He actually wrote it for a woman named Bobby... the rest is history. [1] A Golden Globe-winning actor, Golden Gloves boxer, Rhodes scholar, author, U.S. Army veteran, pilot, and onetime record-label janitor. A full fledged Renaissance man. They sure don't make 'em like that anymore. Whattay guy! RIP Kris. Thanks for all the enduring songs!! [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNblxfWTWU4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNblxfWTWU4
- rob74 2y ago> He actually wrote it for a woman named Bobby... Bobby being short for... Roberta? But then again, after I recently saw female pop singer Taylor Swift watching male tennis player Taylor Fritz at the US Open, I realized that some American first names are just... flexible.
- bdndndndbve 2y agoThere's many English names that aren't gendered ex. Morgan, Casey, Charlie, Jayme (plus Taylor and Bobby as mentioned previously)
- WalterBright 2y agoCharlie is a nickname for Charles and Charlene.
- bdndndndbve 2y agoThere are men and women who, at least professionally, just go by Charlie. So it's kind of moot if it's on their birth certificate, you can't tell their gender by name.
- zeroonetwothree 2y agoI would think Charlotte more than Charlene
- acjohnson55 2y agoThat dude didn't leave much on the table, in terms of life experiences. RIP.
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- js2 2y agoKristofferson standing up for Sinead O'Connor shortly after her SNL appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKeJifOXAnA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKeJifOXAnA He later wrote a song for/about her: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HwWDOQoCBM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HwWDOQoCBM The guy was a mensch.
- Modified3019 2y agoFor those like me that didn’t know: >Mensch: Yiddish word for a person of integrity and honor.
- Dilettante_ 2y agoLiterally a real human bean
- croes 2y agoOr just the German word for human being
- rob74 2y agoSee also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q08mOo6NFok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q08mOo6NFok
- eddieroger 2y agoA helpful reminder to be a mensch complements of The Critic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMXUavHiLwE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMXUavHiLwE
- optimalsolver 2y agoOf the uber variety.
- zombiwoof 2y agoConvoy changed my life
- cwmoore 2y agoRIP Kris Kristofferson, thanks for another song https://youtu.be/vHReBUA8cH4 https://youtu.be/vHReBUA8cH4
- MarcScott 2y agoDon't care that it was a bomb at the box office, I really enjoyed Heaven's Gate. I also loved Convoy. My kids and I still troll my wife by including the theme song on almost every playlist we create.
- Zobat 2y ago- Don't care that it was a bomb at the box office, I really enjoyed Heaven's Gate. Ok, with English as a second language and not familiar with Kris body of works I read this as a quote from a song. Took me way too long to realize the intended meaning. As a line of song lyrics it rocks hard but doesn't really roll off the tongue. edit: of > off
- mkovach 2y ago"You ever seen a duck that couldn't swim? Quack, quack!" It's still one of my favorite "I can't sleep" movies.
- hi-v-rocknroll 2y agoHis part in Blade was pretty good too. I'm surprised he wasn't (type) cast more often for grizzled dude or a pirate.
- mentalgear 2y agoKristofferson said that he would like the first three lines of Leonard Cohen's "Bird on the Wire" on his tombstone: Like a bird on the wire Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free source: Kristofferson wikipedia page
- telesilla 2y agoHis version of A Star is Born, with Strisand, is a masterpiece that will be sadly overshadowed by the inferior Gaga/Cooper attempt, the 1976 version reaches perfect notes in the height of rock hedonism and it's comedown. Kristifferson nailed it. https://youtu.be/FbVXxuykP_M?si=7bQbtVgcU3IrGJev https://youtu.be/FbVXxuykP_M?si=7bQbtVgcU3IrGJev
- vouaobrasil 2y agoLiked him in Blade!
- racked 2y agoSame, I savour every moment of him in Blade 1
- Triphibian 2y agoI recently saw him in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Great movie, strong early performance from Kristofferson.
- js2 2y agoI mean this sincerely: it's my favorite Scorsese film. I don't think many people would say that.
- brodouevencode 2y agoNo mention of Payback yet - great movie.
- karaterobot 2y agoI think the interesting difference he brought to the country music scene is typified by Sunday Morning Coming Down, which may have been his first successful hit (for Johnny Cash). Not going to look that up, let's say it's true. It's a depressing song about standing outside of society and community, walking around the edges of it and looking at it, but not wanting to get back in. That song would have broken another way if it were written by someone else.
- sys32768 2y agoHis cover of Brandi Carlile's Turpentine is fantastic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDruf7aDk4E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDruf7aDk4E
- megous 2y agoHe also stood up for Palestinian children and was noticeably blacklisted by some in the showbiz industry for it. Shows you the ideological vengefulness of some in this industry. Kristofferson's political stand helped ensure that his name received a black mark within the show-business stablishment, as he said, "Particularly in LA, I found a considerable lack of work after doing concerts for the Palestinian children and for a couple of gigs with Vanessa Redgrave and if that's the way it has to be, that's the way it has to be. If you support human rights, you gotta support them everywhere." (Kristofferson: The Wild American)
- syngrog66 2y agoshould not be on "Hacker News"
- xsmasher 2y agoMaggie Smith was on here yesterday. Cultural icons touch everyone.
- hi-v-rocknroll 2y agoWell, except for people with Asperger's who don't care about pop culture. ;o)
- ngcazz 2y agoTwo days younger than my grandmother... time to call her.
- earthtograndma 2y agoIn the 90s, he had a meaty part in a John Sayles movie named Lone Star. It's an indie masterpiece; really wonderful. Chris Cooper, Matthew McConaughey, and Elizabeth Peña are in it.