harry brown Posted April 29, 2019 Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 Movie. Director. John. Singletons. Has. Died. Most. Known. Fir,His,Movie. Boyz In. The Hood. He. Was. The. First. African-American. Director. And. Youngest. To. Be. Nominated. For. A,Oscar-Award. He. Also. Made Poetic Justice And Higher ,Learning...He,Was,Influential. And A Industry. Pioneer.. .He ,Born,In,South Los Angeles..He Was A Talented Man....News,Said,He,Was 51... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 So young too... As I learned of Singleton's passing, my sister-in-law passed under similar circumstances. She too was what I consider young -- early 50s. A poker buddy passed a few weeks ago (early 60's). If seems the older I get the more people around me die. I heard Smokey Robin say, during the Sam Cooke documentary, that Aretha was his "oldest living friend." Of course she too is now dead... I hear one of the hardest things about growing old is losing family and friends. Life really is quite fleeting. I guess one of the advantages of growing old(er) is the realization almost nothing we stress over is not worth the energy. Live Long and Prosper Y'all 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Hopkins Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 Amen, Troy! Too bad we don’t learn this lessons when we are young! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynique Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 All of these observations are something i can relate to. Of late i am consumed by melancholy and jolted by the relentless thud of another one biting the dust. As A.E. Housman so succinctly put it; With rue my heart is laden, for golden friends i had, for many a rose-lipped maiden, and many a light-foot lad. By brooks too broad for leaping, the light-foot lads are laid, And the rose-lipped maids are sleeping in fields where roses fade... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 A.E.'s powm is nice. @Cynique this line: 8 hours ago, Cynique said: ...the relentless thud of another one biting the dust. Is foreboding and a bit misanthropic. Growing old is not for the faint of heart huh? My recently deceased sister in law leaves behind her mother, who has already buried two husbands. I can't image what she must be feeling... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynique Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 "Life is a journey that is homeward bound". Some folks reach their final destination quicker than others. It's all about Fate, i guess, and taking time to smell the flowers along the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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