The day the music died.

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California said:
The cousin he married when she was 13 tells her story:

What happened to Jerry Lee Lewis' 13-year-old bride? She's been here the whole time

And a coincidence: We - my boy scout troop - escorted him to the stage at California State Fair not long after that infamous marriage. It was all we talked about, with that bride being a little short of dating age for us.
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OK, so guy was 22 and the 13 year old was his 3rd wife. The obit said he died with his 7th wife by his side.... (MossRoad shakes his head slowly).
 
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There was a whole lot of shakin going on.
 
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Drummer DH Peligro died after a fall.

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I'm not a fan, but he was my age (63) which hit too close to home.
 
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Jeff Cook of Alabama. What a great musician, singer and person.
Got to meet them in 2003.
 
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Jstpssng said:
Drummer DH Peligro died after a fall.

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I'm not a fan, but he was my age (63) which hit too close to home.
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Bummer.

Falls and head injuries are nothing to take likely. I know two women who lost their husbands to head injuries from falling down stairs in their homes, and my next door neighbor's wife died from a broken neck falling down the stairs.

Last week I was out in my garage, my work area had accumulated a lot of junk on the floor, I picked up a mower deck and turned around only to feel one of my feet stop mid-stride against something and over I went holding the mower deck. Fortunately, I saw where I was falling and was able to get away with scrapes and a bruise, but the whole time I was going over I was thinking about my next door neighbor and how's this gonna end? Scary.
 
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MossRoad said:
Bummer.

Falls and head injuries are nothing to take likely. I know two women who lost their husbands to head injuries from falling down stairs in their homes, and my next door neighbor's wife died from a broken neck falling down the stairs.

Last week I was out in my garage, my work area had accumulated a lot of junk on the floor, I picked up a mower deck and turned around only to feel one of my feet stop mid-stride against something and over I went holding the mower deck. Fortunately, I saw where I was falling and was able to get away with scrapes and a bruise, but the whole time I was going over I was thinking about my next door neighbor and how's this gonna end? Scary.
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Dang. Glad I don't have stairs. But I did fall off a ladder trying to gain entry to attic. My knee (meniscus) gave out and down I went. Hit my head on the corner of the wall. Your description of "thoughts on the way down" reminds me of another falling down episode from a couple years ago. Was doing something in pasture and had a cow act like was gonna charge at me. Tripped on a root and stumbled about 20 feet. Probably was flapping my arms like crazy knowing I was gonna go down. Seemed like it lasted a long time and was thinking the whole time damn this is gonna hurt.
 
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MossRoad said:
Bummer.

Falls and head injuries are nothing to take likely. I know two women who lost their husbands to head injuries from falling down stairs in their homes, and my next door neighbor's wife died from a broken neck falling down the stairs.

Last week I was out in my garage, my work area had accumulated a lot of junk on the floor, I picked up a mower deck and turned around only to feel one of my feet stop mid-stride against something and over I went holding the mower deck. Fortunately, I saw where I was falling and was able to get away with scrapes and a bruise, but the whole time I was going over I was thinking about my next door neighbor and how's this gonna end? Scary.
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I knew a lady who was probably in her early sixties and building a two story house. She didn't take my suggestion to build only one storty. Now, she's around eighty and I wonder if she ever goes up stairs.
 
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Dan McCafferty, singer of Nazareth just passed away. Hair of the Dog was such a great album. Played that vinyl over and over for years.
 
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stuckmotor said:
I knew a lady who was probably in her early sixties and building a two story house. She didn't take my suggestion to build only one storty. Now, she's around eighty and I wonder if she ever goes up stairs.
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My mother in-law is 82 and still goes down to the basement and back up. We ask her not to, but she does. Always holds the rail and goes slow. Her late husband passed away 2 years ago at age 93. He had a race track set up in the basement. It was made of old carpet scraps, and on crummy days, he'd go down there and walk a couple hundred laps! :oops:

That stopped around the last 6 months of his life. He was always active. The epitome of use it or lose it. Well, he always used it. (y)
 
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