How come whenever a celebrity dies...

[Stone Wera]

Hard to keep track for me too. But I keep track of the really big ones. I'm still bummed about Paul Gray's death.

Who's Paul Grey?
He's a big one?
When did he die?

 

[Cain_Zeros]

I knew Michael Jackson, Dio, and if I'd spent a little time actually learning who the members of Slipknot were I'd have been quicker to figure out who Paul Grey was.

 

[Riobux]

What bugs me is that Gary Coleman got a newspost here on the Escapist... but Dennis Hopper didn't. I've looked, must be an oversight...

I mean, wtf is up with that?

Well, Gary Coleman was in a computer game.

 

[Arkhangelsk]

Hard to keep track for me too. But I keep track of the really big ones. I'm still bummed about Paul Gray's death.

Who's Paul Grey?
He's a big one?
When did he die?

Bassist of Slipknot, died last week.

 

[Stone Wera]

Hard to keep track for me too. But I keep track of the really big ones. I'm still bummed about Paul Gray's death.

Who's Paul Grey?
He's a big one?
When did he die?

Bassist of Slipknot, died last week.

What's a bassist?
What's Slipknot?
Why is the sky blue?
I want a hot dog...?
Are we there yet?

Spoiler: Let's get serious...

Thank you for the information.
R.I.P. Grey.

 

[Marter]

You need to pay more attention to popular culture I suppose.

You aren't alone though. I don't really pay attention either.

How the hell do you manage to answer all threads first?
Who are you? WHAT are you?
Are you a human or a machine?

XD

I don't get to the all first...
I am Matthew. I am a person.
Human, most definitely.

Any other questions?

 

[Nowheremaan]

Depends on what impact they had on you. Gary Coleman was my age and I watched the show so it will have more of an impact on me than Slipknot's bassist. Plus the way they die will change your view. MJ died cause he was a freak who needed to be unconscious to sleep, but Gary Coleman died because he freaking FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD, I mean that could be any of us.

 

[pelopelopelo]

Anyway, Dio is and will always be the God of metal.

The fuck he is.

The Dio years of Sabbath were nothing compared to the Ozzy years. If anyone is/was a god of metal, it's Chuck Schuldiner.

 

[Marter]

I don't get to the all first...
I am Matthew. I am a person.
Human, most definitely.

Any other questions?

Your are NOT a person.
Your avatar implies that you are some sort of automaton with horns.

I'm fairly certain I'm a person. Avatars don't represent who is behind them all the time.
All I can say about this is that "virus" and "bug" often times are used interchangeably...

He's on to me...

 

[Shru1kan]

Yeah Dio and James Grey were the only ones I recognized recently.

Although I do like mah metul.

 

[Edorf]

I agree, I have no idea who any of these "celebrities" are... Like this fellow who died a year or two ago, Michelle Jackeson or something?

PS: Yes, I did sign up just to reply :< or is this when I say "long time reader, first time poster /snorf"?

 

[Frenger]

What bugs me is that Gary Coleman got a newspost here on the Escapist... but Dennis Hopper didn't. I've looked, must be an oversight...

I mean, wtf is up with that?

Well, Gary Coleman was in a computer game.

So was Dennis Hopper, several infact. Not all of them were great, while Gary did star in a Monkey Island game.

Anyway, sad to see them go, either way :/

 

[Socius]

Anyway, Dio is and will always be the God of metal.

The fuck he is.

The Dio years of Sabbath were nothing compared to the Ozzy years. If anyone is/was a god of metal, it's Chuck Schuldiner.

Hell no, Dio had the best voice in the buisness and you all know it!
the 2 vocalists have been recognized as the champions amongst the metal singers there is
Ronnie James Dio and Rob Hallford!

 

[Kurokami]

How come whenever a celebrity dies, I have absolutely no idea who the person is? Seriously. Looking back add the various celebrity deaths over the past year, the only one I even remotely recognized was Ronnie James Dio.

Am I culturally illiterate? Am I too young to know who they are? Is my disdain for what qualifies for a "celebrity" blocking out the really good talent? Do I just pay attention to the media but pay no heed to the folks behind it? Or is it just my inability to match faces with names at work?

For me its often the latter, faces with names. Why, who died?

 

[Deviluk]

You should really know ol Michael Jackson. But even if you do, the sheer amount of coverage was absurd, in contrast to Dio, and others.

 

[bobknowsall]

*snip*

It's entirely possible that they just weren't the celebrities you're familiar with. The only recent deaths that I noticed were those of Paul Gray (bassist of Slipknot, a band I used to be a huge fan of), and Dennis Hopper (Who shouldn't really need any introduction, as he's a pretty memorable actor).

 

[Blitzkreg]

OKAY. Michael Jackson and Billy Mayes died less than a year ago. If you seriously don't know who they are I will be very sad. Billy Mayes I will give you a pass if you don't live in the US or watch any TV. But Michael Jackson is really a big person, the largest death in the last year by far.