The Hermit Club

Jazzygirl

Teka- will turn on Golden Globes soon! Thanks for the reminder.

Watching reruns of The Love Boat in the mean time. I love those 70s shows.....

M0mmyof3

Shocked over the news that singer David Bowie has died.

Hernie

Thank you for this.

Brilliant man. So very sad.

I hate cancer.

M0mmyof3

Me too.

Lily55

Bowie´s biographer commented that he was very spiritual and psychic, and then she said that people die within 3 weeks of their birthday, as he did, has anyone found this to be true of relatives etc?

M0mmyof3

Only with my step-grandmother. She died 3 weeks from her 70th birthday.

Hernie

My dad was part of the German occupation in Normandy when the Allies landed. He died on June 6, the anniversary of D-Day. He was 94 with no urgent medical problems. Just died in his sleep that morning. We all said, That's incredible, he really was an old soldier.

Jazzygirl

My brother died 2 weeks after his 40th birthday. I had a 2nd or 3rd cousin two generations ahead that made it to her 100th birthday and died shortly after.

David Bowie was definitely an enlightened soul. He was never afraid to be who he was, with his music, the way he dressed, etc.

Splitbean- that story about your dad is amazing.

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Hernie

My dad was a musician. You would have found him interesting, Jazzy. He was a high school music teacher and his method was to evaluate all the new students, pick out the ones with talent and desire, and develop them into stars. His musical stage productions were nothing less than stunning. All the other kids, he was so hard on them that they dropped music as fast as they could.

magdalene51

Mom's birthday was July, she died in February. Dad's birthday was August, he died in December. But maybe I have a weird family.

Jazzygirl

Splitbean- your dad sounded like an amazing person. Never met a music person I did not like! What a neat job he had!

Mags- my mother and father did not die anywhere near to their birthdays. Some seem to and others don't?

M0mmyof3

I had another experience with my Daddy, he was an August baby but died in Jan. the year he would have turned 40. If he was alive today he would have been 76. 

magdalene51

My mother would have been 98, my dad 102 this year.

Optimist52

Hi everyone. I'm a huge David Bowie fan and I was lucky enough to see him perform in 1983. I've been in tears since hearing of his death, have almost all his albums, there was no one like him. Listening to great music is certainly food for the soul and has helped me at stressful times. I'm something of a hermit too.

Jazzygirl

The reaction to his death has been enormous today. Shows you how much he impacted lives around the world.

In the past week, we have seen Natalie Cole pass away (I was really hit hard by that one, saw her twice and one of my forever fav vocalists) and now Bowie. I remember sitting at a Neil Young concert a few years back thinking about when some of the music legends of our time passed, how would I feel? This is our generation of music for most of us. Huge losses these past few weeks.

BB-sorry this has hit your son so hard.

Optomist- hugs to you too sister. How lovely you got to see him in concert all those years ago

And liver cancer death too. Cancer sucks

Jazzygirl

BB- I totally agree. I put him in the same genre as The Beatles and other legends. That music will go on forever!

I have seen and read so many interesting things about him I never knew today on FB.

Jazzygirl

Or Neil Young, James Taylor, Paul McCartney, I could go on and on.

You are going to live a long time BB. You have things yet to do.

Teka

I'm going to listen to the last David Bowie Album *Blackstar*.

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magdalene51

I know what you mean, Blues. I held my breath last year when Joni Mitchell was hospitalized with an aneurysm. I was a bona fide hippy (if you can be without the weed, which never did anything for me), back to the farm and all that. Went through my 20s without a bra even. Actually lived on a farm in Maine. Well, Joni and Dylan were some of my – I don't know, mentors? inspirations? heroes? whatever. And Judy Collins, and Joan Baez, and Tom Rush, and James Taylor. And they live in my phone now.

Did you know David Bowie was married to Iman?

magdalene51

LOL! Blues, I saw Tom Rush in concert in a tiny venue in Rhode Island, in I think 1970. I still love his music, and one of my favorites is Joni's Urge for Going. Oh, and No Regrets/Rockport Sunday. Have you seen a newer video of his song about getting old? I'll try and find it.

Tom Rush, The Remember Song

M0mmyof3

C'mon coffee, do your job!

Jazzygirl

Mags- I heard Joanie Mitchell has been recovering from her A last year. I have to heard much since, but love her so too.

Teka- I like you listening to that album!

I saw this video as part of the tribute to Bowie yesterday on FB and it made me smile. Hope you enjoy it too!

Dancing in the Street

M0mmyof3

Seeing as my hubby woke me up waaaaaayyy too early this morning because he felt like chatting, once the laundry is done, I'm gonna take a nap or I'll be totally useless today

Lily55

Hosp phoned yesterday - Went for my ultra sound on lumps today - was lying there thinking it is only radiotherapy damage as lumps grew fast - then i checked my remaining breast and felt new lumps - went cold visions of having totally flat chest, felt sick to my soul, frantically tried to calm myself.......then technician came and did thorough exam guided by me and where i have lumps.........she lectured me about not having a mammogram as said i could get ductal cancer too!!   I said I have MRI´s and one is due......she highlighted a couple of areas on my actual breast, without comment, then told me the other lumps are benign cysts but said they will monitor it, told me i have inflamed skin on that breast and to do nothing to it.......pronounced all lumps on flat side are radiotherapy damage..........and to massage área to help with pain..............

Tonight I looked up to see how my friend in hospice was, as I have done every day for last month, and lately expecting the worst....and her husband posted on her Facebook page this morning that she died yesterday............she had same breast cáncer as me but lower stage, and has had a really rough ride the last 18 months, this damn disease is so unpredictable and so exhausting to deal with emotionally, feeling really tearful now.........

M0mmyof3

Have to make new business cards since I am selling more than just NOVA right now. Just signed up last week to be an Independent Sales Consultant for products from a company that is all natural and is based out of Minnesota.

Jazzygirl

Mommy- check out Visaprint for great biz cards.

Smurfette26

So very sorry to hear of the loss of your friend Lily55. Hugs.

I haven't been posting much been so damn sick from chemo. Had my last one on Tuesday and have now started on Arimidex.

Have had a lot of family stress happening too. Which doesn't help. My son's partners Mum passed away suddenly last Friday night. She was only 48. Autopsy results thus far have failed to determine the cause of death. As you can imagine the family are really struggling and I'm feeling useless as I have been too ill to help them out with minding the kids etc. Funeral is next Wednesday; my low week. Wish I could do more but know I have to look after myself. My grandkids need a Nanna in their lives.

Take care all, Donna xx

Lily55

Oh my Donna so sorry.........xx

Jazzygirl

Donna- I am sorry you have not been feeling well. Sounds like the chemo may be over if you are starting on the AIs. Takes awhile to feel better from all this.

My condolences to you on the loss in the family too. A young woman with no explanation is so hard to accept. Sending you love and hugs across the miles. I hope you can take care of yourself first.

M0mmyof3

Sorry to hear this Donna.

Despite the stress of changing my business cards to include my new business, I got them done.