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Allman Brothers drummer fatally shot himself in front of wife
NY Post ^ | 26 January | David Li

Posted on 01/26/2017 12:03:12 PM PST by oh8eleven

Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks fatally shot himself in front of his wife in Florida, according to law enforcement records.

The legendary drummer, 69, had been dogged by financial woes for years, The Mail reported, citing local court records.

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KEYWORDS: allman; suicide; trucks
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To: DoughtyOne

I’d say the impact of the fight was catastrophic to one of them. You seemed to overlook that. Don’t sweat the guy that is dead. Just worry about the other person. LOL Really?


Yep. I ALWAYS put it on the person that offs themself. Always.

The reason is simple: We are not responsible for how others treat us, necessarily, but we are ALWAYS responsible for how we respond to it, be it suicide, hitting, screaming, biting, withholding sex, making faces, you name it.

And that is very empowering.


21 posted on 01/26/2017 12:29:51 PM PST by Mr. Douglas (Best. Election. EVER!)
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To: oh8eleven; waterhill

Just damn....


22 posted on 01/26/2017 12:29:58 PM PST by Envisioning (Trump is imposing the people's will on it's government......as it should be.)
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To: oh8eleven

aww that is terrible.


23 posted on 01/26/2017 12:30:50 PM PST by ronniesgal (hey move on over, snowflakes. the adults are in charge again!!!!! God Bless our President.)
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To: DoughtyOne

Those that don’t go through bad times, are very fortunate indeed.


I’ve never met anyone that didn’t go through bad times.


24 posted on 01/26/2017 12:31:28 PM PST by Mr. Douglas (Best. Election. EVER!)
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To: zeestephen
There's another case you forgot: living a double life, and can no longer keep up the illusion.

I speak from personal experience.

25 posted on 01/26/2017 12:34:07 PM PST by Steely Tom (Liberals think in propaganda)
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To: oh8eleven

The site you post sets off my virus protector....it won’t let me go there....full of ‘mailicious malware’.


26 posted on 01/26/2017 12:34:59 PM PST by Fawn ("My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6)
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To: zeestephen
Family history of suicide
I went into the service with a buddy who, a few years later, killed himself ... just like his father.
27 posted on 01/26/2017 12:35:48 PM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: oh8eleven

I don’t know why, but tragedy follows the Allman Bros.

May he RIP.

5.56mm


28 posted on 01/26/2017 12:38:39 PM PST by M Kehoe
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To: Fawn
The site you post sets off my virus protector....it won’t let me go there....full of ‘mailicious malware’.
No problems here ... try running Malware bytes ... (free version if you don't have it).
29 posted on 01/26/2017 12:40:17 PM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: PAR35

Trucks was not a druggie.


30 posted on 01/26/2017 12:40:20 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: oh8eleven

Lord, I was born a “family” man,
Tryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can.
And when it’s time for leavin’,
I hope you’ll understand,
That I was born a ramblin’ man.

My father was a gambler down in Georgia,
And he wound up on the wrong end of a gun.
And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus
Rollin’ down highway 41.

Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man,
Tryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can.
And when it’s time for leavin’,
I hope you’ll understand,
That I was born a ramblin’ man.

I’m on my way to New Orleans this mornin’,
Leaving out of Nashville, Tennessee,
They’re always having a good time down on the bayou, Lord
Them Delta women think the world of me.

Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man,
Tryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can.
And when it’s time for leavin’,
I hope you’ll understand,
That I was born a ramblin’ man.


31 posted on 01/26/2017 12:42:00 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: DoughtyOne
You even start doubting things you knew to be true.

Isn't that the truth. Doubt (and regret) has been my constant companion for a long time.

32 posted on 01/26/2017 12:43:16 PM PST by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: Mr. Douglas

It’s nothing more than delusion.

Something happened to make that man so despondent he couldn’t face living.

You dismiss it as if you knew exactly what transpired. You don’t. You DO NOT know the words and the meanings conveyed.

That’s not just wrong, it’s beyond childish.


33 posted on 01/26/2017 12:43:39 PM PST by DoughtyOne (NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
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To: Mr. Douglas

There are different levels of bad times.

There are different levels of ability to cope with them.

Sure, lay it off on the guy who is dead. It prevents you from having to grasp what his last thoughts were, the utter despair.

You’re not nearly as adept at grasping this situation as you think you are.


34 posted on 01/26/2017 12:45:58 PM PST by DoughtyOne (NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
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To: rockrr

That only shows that you are a caring considerate person.

You assess yourself. Sometimes you do it where you don’t carry all the blame, and sometimes you assess more blame to yourself than you should.

While this causes a lot of pain, at least you’ll go through life actually feeling, while others praise themselves for not feeling and being outrageously clueless.

All the best to you.


35 posted on 01/26/2017 12:49:11 PM PST by DoughtyOne (NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
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To: oh8eleven

Sad story, but I’ve got to say... that’s a SELFISH JERK of a thing to do, no matter how much you hate someone.

If you must off yourself, let your last event be one that minimizes the hurt on your family.


36 posted on 01/26/2017 12:49:27 PM PST by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: rockrr

BTW: You can’t change a thing in your life, but where that next foot is placed. Choose well, and live in peace.


37 posted on 01/26/2017 12:49:55 PM PST by DoughtyOne (NeverTrump, a movement that was revealed to be a movement. Thank heaven we flushed!)
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To: DoughtyOne; Mr. Douglas

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This wasn’t about ‘coping,’ it was a coward’s revenge on his wife.

I hope she has the strength not to accept the blame.
.


38 posted on 01/26/2017 12:54:08 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Steely Tom
Re: “living a double life”

I'm not sure what that means.

I know that gay males have a higher suicide rate than straight males.

But gay males also have a higher rate for clinical depression and addiction, too.

39 posted on 01/26/2017 12:54:46 PM PST by zeestephen
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To: DoughtyOne

The one suicide I kind of get was Robin Williams’ after hearing about the terrible shape he was in.


40 posted on 01/26/2017 12:57:45 PM PST by dfwgator
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