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Gil Scott Heron RIP ?

SLurgSLurg 446 Posts
edited May 2011 in Strut Central
Why is everybody on my Facebook page writing that ? Anyone heard the same thing ?
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  • fishmongerfunkfishmongerfunk 4,154 Posts
    fuck. any confirmation?
  • JimsterJimster Cruffiton.etsy.com 6,954 Posts
    Nothing on google news.

    Surely due, as the man would admit. But never will be good news.
  • SIRUSSIRUS 2,554 Posts
    anybody read anymore about this? i don't think it's true...
  • el_sparkoel_sparko 884 Posts
    SLurg said:
    Why is everybody on my Facebook page writing that ? Anyone heard the same thing ?

    After I read that I searched on twitter and saw you near the top of the list with a "Gil Scott Heron RIP", why are you adding to all of this if you're not even sure yourself?
  • SLurgSLurg 446 Posts
    Shears said:
    SLurg said:
    Why is everybody on my Facebook page writing that ? Anyone heard the same thing ?

    After I read that I searched on twitter and saw you near the top of the list with a "Gil Scott Heron RIP", why are you adding to all of this if you're not even sure yourself?
    Because now I know where these bad news come from. Victor Kiswell apparently has a friend who was with Heron in his last moments. And I trust him.
  • eliseelise 3,252 Posts
    Damn, say it ain't so.
  • UnherdUnherd 1,880 Posts
    God I hope this isn't true.
  • SIRUSSIRUS 2,554 Posts
    damn!
  • HorseleechHorseleech 3,830 Posts
    They just changed his Wikipedia page a few minutes ago to say that he died today...
  • Big_ChanBig_Chan 5,088 Posts
    Horseleech said:
    They just changed his Wikipedia page a few minutes ago to say that he died today...

    Anyone can change a wikipedia page. I REALLY hope this is not true. I will not believe it until the AP News picks up the story.
  • eliseelise 3,252 Posts
    Damn.
  • HorseleechHorseleech 3,830 Posts
    Big_Chan said:
    Horseleech said:
    They just changed his Wikipedia page a few minutes ago to say that he died today...

    Anyone can change a wikipedia page. I REALLY hope this is not true. I will not believe it until the AP News picks up the story.

    It's on NPR:

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2011/05/27/136731274/gil-scott-heron-poet-and-musician-has-died

    RIP
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    RIP
  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts
    RIP to one of the rawest and most honest songwriters ever


  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    RIP
  • shooteralishooterali 1,591 Posts
    DAMN man I don't want to believe it
    I'm sad right now
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    An under appreciated great. RIP.
  • strataspherestratasphere Blastin' the Nasty 1,035 Posts
    One of many favorites by him.
  • UnherdUnherd 1,880 Posts
  • El PrezEl Prez NE Ohio 1,141 Posts
    Damn RIP
  • SnappingSnapping 995 Posts
    RIP

    Really one of the best ever, never made a bad record
  • willie_fugalwillie_fugal 1,862 Posts
    RIP

  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts


    Hard news for a rainy Friday night.

    Peace at last.
  • cookbookcookbook 783 Posts
    rip

  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts
    RIP
  • AKallDayAKallDay 830 Posts
    what's very sad to me is that he was uniquely gil scott but he somehow embodied a certain sort man of his time, a tribe i used to see around a lot as a kid, now mostly gone. he was terribly young to have died. i feel lucky to have seen him play when he was doing ok in the mid early 90's and he had a brief residency at the old spot wetlands, i snuck in and caught 3 powerful shows.
    RIP slim
  • jaymackjaymack 5,199 Posts
    RIP GIL
  • fishmongerfunkfishmongerfunk 4,154 Posts
    RIP

    grateful to the man for his music and razor sharp wit.

  • Big_ChanBig_Chan 5,088 Posts
    We lost one of the all time greats. I am so sad right now.

  • jaymackjaymack 5,199 Posts
    let's celebrate the life and art!!!

    http://turntable.fm/soulstrut
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