The day the music died.

[turbo36]

You're being awfully harsh. Ulysses Grant drank whiskey by the case. Winston Churchill got through World War II with amphetamines for breakfast and brandy for dinner. Sigmund Freud was overly fond of cocaine. Francis Crick -- discoverer of DNA -- couldn't quite keep away from LSD. Thomas Edison fueled his creativity with a cocktail of Bordeaux and coca leaves. Should these men be remembered for their faults, or for their achievements? Genius is often linked with untamed demons, which goes hand in hand with substance abuse. A lot of people who are geniuses aren't particularly nice to be around either. But it doesn't take away from their genius.

Exactly. What makes them great is also what kills them. Remember the good and forgive the bad.

 

[ovrszd]

Exactly. What makes them great is also what kills them. Remember the good and forgive the bad.

I can't agree with this at all.

And in regards to educating our younger generation, I can't condone the last comment either. Sorry.

 

[murphy1244]

I can't agree with this at all.

And in regards to educating our younger generation, I can't condone the last comment either. Sorry.

I didn't think we can teach the younger generation anything anymore.

 

[ovrszd]

I didn't think we can teach the younger generation anything anymore.

Our chances are limited for sure!!!

 

[murphy1244]

Our chances are limited for sure!!!

You were right about him and his drugs though. Too many news sources to to call it BS. I just don't put much stock in what I read much anymore.

 

[ovrszd]

You were right about him and his drugs though. Too many news sources to to call it BS. I just don't put much stock in what I read much anymore.

My grandkids told me what had happened to him the first day. Long before the news media reported any indication of it.

That's why it concerns me to idolize. Our youth are more in touch with what's really going on than we are.

We had a serious discussion about this situation and put it in proper perspective.

Forgiving the bad doesn't restore the life destroyed.

 

[turbo36]

I can't agree with this at all.

And in regards to educating our younger generation, I can't condone the last comment either. Sorry.

Are you perfect? I was taught that we are all flawed and to judge is not our concern.

 

[ovrszd]

Are you perfect? I was taught that we are all flawed and to judge is not our concern.

Are we talking about me or an overdosed drug addict?

 

[/pine]

Considering the core demographic of the TBN community...I can't seem to fathom the fact (like in the mass media) that some very talented artist (with a limited fan base) has gotten more bandwidth on TBN than a poetic/musical genius like Merle Haggard has...! go figure...

 

[Tomtint]

Another junkie is dead. The media wants to make him a hero. But he was just a junkie with musical talent.. That's it . I have no tolerance for junkies. Never have never will.