He was 66.
Bump.
So, questioning it killed him?
“The death of Landon Spradlin, an accomplished musician and a pastor, has drawn viral attention online, in part because earlier this month Spradlin questioned whether media coverage of the disease was overblown.”
What was his FReeper handle? Sure sounds like a bunch here.
Interesting they point out the profession and beliefs of the few who died who didn’t spout the company line, but they don’t point out the profession and beliefs of the thousands who have recovered who thought the virus was unsurvivable.
Landon Spradlin - No More Blue Mondays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMDOkBTayAU
(yes - blues guitar)
Hey!, there's a word the Fake News Media should embrace, disproportionate.
I may die and this is all still an overreaction intended to scare people. The truth will come out.
...Spradlin said he believes the coronavirus "is a real issue, but I believe the media is pumping out fear and doing more harm than good."
There is all the justification in the world for people to question everything from the MSM and probably 50+% of politicians.
R.I.P Mr. Spradlin.
It appears that the man made his living primarily performing live in front of small to moderate crowds. Performing in NOLA during the pre-lent partying was probably a annual thing, like it is for many blues musicians. He may have made 3x the money during that span than any other time of the year. Giving up on that was possibly one reason why he downplayed the virus threat.
A high school classmate of my oldest son is a country music performer, and she will admit that performing in front of people is a bit of an addiction, that one tends to crave. I’ve seen it with preachers. Some can’t preach the truth, but they can ‘perform’ behind a mic, and develop quite a following
I also suspect that he had other health issues. A former trucking company boss of mine died Sunday of a stroke. No covid. Just dropped dead at the age of 59. A little overweight, but an active guy.
Wow.
South Florida and Louisiana strains are crazy dangerous.
Bad time for a trip, preach. Rest in peace, buddy.
May he rest in peace. We all must keep in mind that God is in charge and that we must not think we know better than Him.
I was wondering about our one case from Pittsylvania.
That whole “everybody should come to Mardi Gras” is beginning to look like a bad idea. Of course, I can’t imagine the hell if someone had tried to cancel that thing.