Singer, songwriter & actor Kris Kristofferson dead at 88

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[janetjanet998]

Singer, songwriter & actor Kris Kristofferson dead at 88

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: bobbymcgee; chat; kriskristofferson; kristofferson; music; silvertongued; tvmusic

[Governor Dinwiddie]

"Sunday morning coming down and checking out"

[COSIllinois]

Great talent. I especially loved his wife’s music, Rita Coolidge. RIP Kris!

[SunkenCiv]

his original of Me and Bobby McGee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUwaV5-rjc4

[Tell It Right]

Good night, Rubber Duck

[Michael.SF.]

Whenever I think of him, I recall the story of when he was a struggling song writer trying to make it in Nashville. He and an Army buddy used a helicopter to fly to Johnny Cash’s house, landed in the back yard and presented some sheet music to June, who came out of the house to see what was going.

Handing her the sheets he reportedly said: I’m Kris Kristofferson and I just wrote Johnny’s next hit.

The song: Sunday Morning Coming Down

[canuck_conservative]

Interesting guy - he was also a Rhodes scholar, a Captain in the US Army, and completed Ranger School.

“Kristofferson recalled of his days as a pilot, “That was about the last three years before I started performing, before people started cutting my songs. I would work a week down here [in south Louisiana] for PHI, sitting on an oil platform and flying helicopters. Then I’d go back to Nashville at the end of the week and spend a week up there trying to pitch the songs, then come back down and write songs for another week. I can remember “Help Me Make It Through the Night” I wrote sitting on top of an oil platform. I wrote “Bobby McGee” down here, and a lot of them [in south Louisiana].”

Weeks after giving Carter his tapes, Kristofferson landed a helicopter in Cash’s front yard, gaining his full attention” ...

(>> Wikipedia)

[Red Badger]

Thanks for the memories.

Rest in Peace, Kris...................

[Antihero101607]

I thought he passed a couple of years back, but I guess I was mistaken. RIP.

[Bullish]

RIP but the guy never impressed me one bit.

[DesertRhino]

Good man, interesting life, and left the world some amazing music.

[P8riot]

Guess he found out if Jesus Was a Capricorn

[mowowie]

RIP Mr. Kritofferson

[SaveFerris]

I was just wondering about him 2-3 days ago

[2nd Amendment]

One of the best! Rhodes Scholar with a heart of gold for lyrics!

[aumrl]

He was a good one

In many ways

[DIRTYSECRET]

Compared Russian genocide in Afghanistan to American involvement in
Nicaragua. Total leftist.

[ZinGirl]

BTTT and good thoughts 👍

[2nd Amendment]

“. . .what have I ever done -to deserve even one of the pleasures I have known”

[Othniel77]

I keep thinking the Amerika mini-series he starred in is becoming more and more real. He’ll be missed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y04UgQ0ztUQ