Folk-rocker Vic Chesnutt dies in Ga. at 45 (Barf Alert ending!)

Breitbart/Twitter ^ | Dec 26 10:53 AM US/Eastern | AP

[pillut48]

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Vic Chesnutt, the folk-rocker whose sometimes dark reflections on life were influenced in part by a car wreck that left him paralyzed, has died. He was 45.

Family friend Christina Stuckey, who answered the phone at Chesnutt's home, confirmed the death to The Associated Press. Chesnutt's record label, Constellation Records, said in a statement on its Web site that Chesnutt died on Christmas Day, Friday.

[pillut48]

I really don't know who this guy was, but the kicker to the whole story came in the last few paragraphs:

" However, Chesnutt had recently struggled with a lawsuit filed by a Georgia hospital after he racked up surgery bills totaling some $70,000, the Athens newspaper reported. He said he couldn't afford more than hospitalization insurance and couldn't keep up with the payments.

The problems baffled his Canadian bandmates, Chesnutt said.

"There's nowhere else in the world that I'd be facing the situation I'm in right now. They cannot understand what kind of society would inflict that on their population," he said. "It's terrifying."

Did the Canadian health system take care of this guy all these years? If it was soooooo wonderful, WHY did he get treated HERE in the USA (with it's 'terrifying' health care system) instead of GOING TO CANADA FOR FREE TREATMENT?!?!?!

[green pastures]

I really don’t know who he was either, and I certainly admit that my next comment will be in horribly bad taste and I will regret posting it at some future point.

A guy name Chestnutt dies on Christmas day. What, was he roasting over an open fire?

/groan

and apologies for making light of his passing.

[OrangeHoof]

Chesnutt died on Christmas Day, Friday.

"Chesnutt's roasting on an open fire..."

(sorry, couldn't resist)

[davisfh]

I would’ve sent his sorry, socialist behind to Cuba. They’d take care of him (euthanasia) free there.

[mikrofon]

Actually, he’s resting in an open bier....

[freekitty]

Could it be there are no jobs; no matter what profession you are in.

[green pastures]

LOL. Thank you for that. Now I don’t feel so alone...

Chestnutt resting in an open bier
Tag now hanging from his toes

[kickonly88]

In the article there’s a quote from him about “sensitive punk rockers”,somehow I find it hard to equate the two.

[rabidralph]

"folk-rocker"

Oxymoron

[Bulldawg Fan]

The Athens Banner Herald is probably the most extreme liberal newspaper in Georgia, even more so than the Atlanta Journal Constitution. You can expect them to take the Marxist point of view on any political conversation and support Emperor Obama every second of the day.

[skeeter]

At least the fellow had the good sense to criticize the American health care system before he died, finally guaranteeing himself some press attention.

Heck, he may even win a Grammy & be inducted into the American Music Hall of Fame next year.

[raybbr]

In the article there’s a quote from him about “sensitive punk rockers”...

Sensitive to what? Needles larger than 22 gauge?

[Richard Kimball]

According to Wikipedia, he was in a hospital when he died, and died from an overdose of muscle relaxers. I know it’s Wikipedia, but it sounds like there’s a little more to this story. That said, I’d never heard of him.

[Yorlik803]

BOOOOOOOOO...at least you said it after you got your gifts.

[Petronski]

It seems he was from Georgia, but two or more of his bandmates were Canadian.

[junkyarddawg]

i live around athens and have never heard of him. athens is made up of almost all dems.

[x]

People say a lot of things when they're sick or dying.

If you can imagine being in the same spot, maybe you wouldn't hold it against him.

Maybe we should wait until Chestnutt's buried before we start dumping on him.

[raccoonradio]

Well, if he gets cremated...

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[kickonly88]

Yeah, no foolin’! As far as I’m concerned, the only punk rockers that matter(ed) are The Ramones and they didn’t have a bunch of stupid piercings.