Kris Kristofferson has drawn his last breath. On this somber day, September 29th, 2024, the curtain has closed on a voice that has long echoed in the hearts of wanderers, poets, and dreamers. His songs, carved from the raw, sinewy elements of life, will forever linger in the bones of American music. I am an LA Dodger Fan, but I have always been a Kris Kristofferson fan as well. Kris died today at age 88. The world will never be the same.
Kris was a Rhodes Scholar and has so many stories that spoke to me, but this was my favorite:
R.I.P. Kris!
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Porpoiseboy,
Used to communicate with a guy who lived in Panama City. Had lovely view of canal. If you call a doctor they come to your house with a nurse. Don’t need prescriptions for drugs.
On the other hand he had no mail or phone service. !! Had to use Fed Ex to mail him stuff and use Whats App for calls
I will write about Pete when the time is right.
He was not a good person.
But, he should be in the Hall of Fame.
He is part of the fabric of baseball.
Thank You Charlie Hustle.
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Pete Rose passed away at 83 years old
Looks like the snakes are out
The MLB is changing so much right now and the Dodgers are taking advantage of this. Work the count and get into their bullpen, and the Dodgers win. We exploit other bullpens very nicely thank you. And the Dodgers bullpen is nails! No teams let the starters go more than 5…maybe 6 in the postseason. Advantage Blue!
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Welp and back to the Mets…..
Braves will have to use Sale today if they dont come back and win.
Makes him pretty much unavailable for the SD series.
What a joke the playoffs have become.
BTW, I have deep purple bruising from just below my belly button to my mid-thighs. I think my career as a pole dancer is put on hiatus! 😉
This was my favorite KK song:
Kris Kristopherson had an amazing life. He wrote about 5 songs that are among the best ever. My favorites are Johnny Cash, Sunday Morning Coming Down and Janis Joplin, Me and Bobby Mc Gee. The latter song has one of the best lines ever written. Referring to Bobby Mc Gee who has left. The line is “I would trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday.”
The Dodgers had an incredible year overcoming the injuries. It looks like they are on a roll heading into the playoffs.
Will some other team take a chance on him after his contract is up… after 2025? I could see it.
Many Dodger fans have said out loud that Zaidi was the brains behind Friedman… I guess this dispells that.
Posey buys the Giants fan base a little time, but I have doubts that he can be a Genius of Baseball Ops. That’s just my opinion… the proof will be coming in a few years.
The fact of the matter is that many players do not want to go to SF because the city has become a S___ Hole and it’s not a great place to play some days. There are much better places to be.
Giants just fired Zaidi and named Buster Posey as the President of Baseball Operations.
I’m 76 years old. “Me and Bobby McGee” and “Sunday Morning Coming Down” are two of his songs on my personal lifetime top 100 song list. He was a true Renaissance Man. It’s amazing the heartfelt messages that I’ve read from his contemporary artists. He just seemed like a real good guy. You’d be thrilled if he asked you to have a beer with him.
I was a fan of his songwriting. Not so much his singing. But I always found the breadth of his life accomplishments to be utterly amazing.
Military kid, Army Captain and Ranger, helicopter pilot, Rhodes Scholar, Oxford student, Hall of Fame songwriter, award winning actor, father of 7. He was even a Nashville janitor for awhile. All this together is really breathtaking. A life very fully lived. Rest in Paradise, Kris.
I was a fan of his songwriting. Not so much his singing. But I always found the breadth of his life accomplishments to by utterly amazing.
Military kid, Army Captain and Ranger, helicopter pilot, Rhodes Scholar, Oxford student, Hall of Fame songwriter, award winning actor, father of 7. He was even a Nashville janitor for awhile. All this together is really breathtaking. A life very fully lived. Rest in Paradise, Kris.
Glad to see you back Mark.
Godspeed.
Now lets get ready for SD on Saturday night. Hopefully the Wild Card goes 3 games. SD gets lucky as crap with the DH today….such BS. Once again the #1 seed does not really get an advantage.
What a great era of music to grow up in. The 60’s and 70’s. Kris was a fine actor too.
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Loved that guy, what an amazing song writer, from Johnny Cash to Waylon, he was the shit!
Glad to see you back Mark!
I like your taste in music. Plus baseball teams. Hope your health situation is taken care of.
One of my dad’s favorites. RIP