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Post by texasfan on Aug 9, 2016 10:05:36 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2016 10:37:00 GMT -5
It's been a bitch of a year...
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Post by Dianna on Aug 9, 2016 11:30:39 GMT -5
wow. he was so young. doesn't say what was wrong just that he was ill.
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Post by PoP80 on Aug 9, 2016 12:15:14 GMT -5
This is so sad and unfair...way too young. I saw Ronstadt Generations perform last year and they were great. Thoughts and prayers go out to the family at this difficult time.
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Post by fabtastique on Aug 9, 2016 12:39:08 GMT -5
Wow, very sad news and I'm sure devastating to Linda.
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Post by Richard W on Aug 9, 2016 12:42:17 GMT -5
My sincerest condolences to Linda and the Ronstadt family. By all accounts Mike was a wonderful person and musician.
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Post by moe on Aug 9, 2016 15:59:06 GMT -5
62 is just too damn young. My heart is breaking for Linda, Peter and the kids. I hope they stay strong and find comfort within their family.
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Post by the Scribe on Aug 9, 2016 16:50:32 GMT -5
I don't know what to say. Total loss. Sadness.
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Post by erik on Aug 9, 2016 18:19:33 GMT -5
I can't think of any words of condolence to say for Linda and her family that haven't already been said. Mike was far too young to have died; and it had to have hit Linda like a ton of bricks, given how close she has always been to her Tucson brood.
I just hope the family is able to find comfort amongst one another, and that they know that Linda's fan base has them in their prayers.
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Post by sliderocker on Aug 9, 2016 19:04:10 GMT -5
My thoughts and prayers are with Linda and her family, including her last remaining sibling, Pete. Given Linda has been close to her brothers and sister, and now it's reduced to just Linda and Pete, the two of them may become even closer. I also wonder about Linda's own precarious health and how Michael's death will affect her? Same for Pete and his health, whatever it may be. I believe a part of us dies when a family member or a close friend dies even though we come to terms with a passing. Linda is a strong person but with the death of her older sister Gretchen in the last year or so and now Michael, she may have a rough time of it coping with the loss.
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Post by Dianna on Aug 9, 2016 19:11:28 GMT -5
My thoughts and prayers are with Linda and her family, including her last remaining sibling, Pete. Given Linda has been close to her brothers and sister, and now it's reduced to just Linda and Pete, the two of them may become even closer. I also wonder about Linda's own precarious health and how Michael's death will affect her? Same for Pete and his health, whatever it may be. I believe a part of us dies when a family member or a close friend dies even though we come to terms with a passing. Linda is a strong person but with the death of her older sister Gretchen in the last year or so and now Michael, she may have a rough time of it coping with the loss. Yes, I agree. I'm sure her kids/family are there for eachother. They seem to have a very supportive and loving family. |
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Post by eddiejinnj on Aug 9, 2016 19:12:32 GMT -5
Our deepest condolences to Linda and her family for their loss. I hope all his loved ones find comfort in the memories they have of him. Our prayers are with them. eddiejinnj
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Post by JasonKlose on Aug 9, 2016 20:21:40 GMT -5
I am so sad to hear this. Michael was such a great guy. I'm so glad that I was able to interview him and then meet him at a show last summer. I saw Ronstadt Generations again this summer and his sons had said he was ill. I'm sure Linda is heartbroken, and her brother Peter. I send my deepest condolences to the Ronstadt family at this very difficult time.
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Post by goldie on Aug 10, 2016 0:00:27 GMT -5
Something to remember Mike by.
better times
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Post by kgreen on Aug 10, 2016 5:19:12 GMT -5
So sad for the family. The wonderful thing about music is that it lives on and he produced a lot of it wth many different family members. A very diverse artist with great talent. As Linda fans, you probably have her Mas Canciones album. The harmony singing with both her brothers on many cuts are spine chilling...just beautiful. He'll be sorely missed but the music will live on.
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Post by 70smusicfan on Aug 10, 2016 8:41:29 GMT -5
I had the joy of seeing Ronstadt Generations three times during the past 5 years - had hoped for many more. Every performance I saw was magical - and gave unique insight into the role of music in the daily lives of Southwest Mexican Americans.
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Post by 70smusicfan on Aug 10, 2016 8:58:19 GMT -5
By the way, "A La Orilla de un Palmar" was done by Linda with the Chieftains on the San Patricio album (a controversial album partly about the atrocities committed by US troops during the Mexican-American War, controversial because "how dare you criticize the US").
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Post by erik on Aug 10, 2016 9:31:00 GMT -5
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Post by caring guest on Aug 10, 2016 12:32:00 GMT -5
It sounds like this was an expected event to family but not to fans who were unaware of his battle with cancer. May he rest in peace at least for a couple of weeks then I am sure he will be playing Mariachi inspired tunes in some heavenly choir with his sister Suzi.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Aug 10, 2016 16:04:40 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GyroDisney.jpg First appearance "Gladstone's Terrible Secret" in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #140, May 1952 Created by Carl Barks Voiced by Will Ryan (1987, Sport Goofy in Soccermania) Hal Smith (DuckTales) Barry Gordon (several episodes) Corey Burton (Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers) Chris Edgerly (DuckTales Remastered) Gyro Gearloose is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic chicken, created by Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company. He is part of the Donald Duck universe, appearing in comic book stories as a friend of Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck and anyone who is associated with them. He was also a frequent star of the animated DuckTales. He first appeared in the Carl Barks comic Gladstone's Terrible Secret (Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #140). Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Appearances in other media 3 Gearloose family members 3.1 Ratchet Gearloose 3.2 Fulton Gearloose 3.3 Newton Gearloose 4 Names 5 References 6 External links Biography[edit] Gyro is Duckburg's most famous inventor, even though his inventions don't always work the way he wants them to. His outrageous productivity is presented as a factor in the quality of his inventions; because he always comes up with new ideas, the fact that his inventions often lack an important feature, will often cause trouble for Scrooge or Donald who have bought the invention. He is known as being good-natured towards others. Gyro is often assisted by his Little Helper (or just "Helper"), who is a small anthropomorphic robot with a light bulb for a head.[1] Besides Little Helper, he has also a "thinking cap", a hat shaped like a combination of a roof-top and a nest, with three black birds living in it. Wearing this thinking cap helps Gyro figure out particularly difficult problems, but it only works if the birds are currently nesting in the cap. Some stories have involved the birds leaving Gyro's thinking cap, resulting in the cap becoming ineffective. Some of Gyro's relatives include his father Fulton Gearloose, his grandfather Ratchet Gearloose, and Newton Gearloose, his nephew. eddiejinnj
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Post by MokyWI on Aug 11, 2016 7:21:36 GMT -5
That was unexpected. Sending best wishes to Linda and her family. I wonder what she thinks when she looks back on her life and the friends/peers she has lost along the way. That is none of my business of course but I wonder.
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Post by nobody's nobody on Aug 11, 2016 17:27:37 GMT -5
Here's a higher quality link to same video!
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Post by erik on Aug 11, 2016 18:27:06 GMT -5
Quote by MikeKoecher:
I would think that she realizes that she has had a really good life up until recently, but the idea of her own mortality is likely something that's been on her mind as well.
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Post by the Scribe on Aug 11, 2016 18:56:10 GMT -5
Quote by MikeKoecher: I would think that she realizes that she has had a really good life up until recently, but the idea of her own mortality is likely something that's been on her mind as well.
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Post by eddiejinnj on Aug 15, 2016 8:39:08 GMT -5
You must have been young when she passed buddy. The outer body experience you discussed is most comforting to me and thank you for sharing. If I can ask, the worst of it was before you left for the doctors and you had the outer body experience alone? So glad that your drive there was safe. I hope you are doing well now. I continue to pray for Linda during this time and I agree that Mike is in good hands!!!! eddiejinnj
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Post by Dianna on Aug 15, 2016 11:53:59 GMT -5
Hope you are okay rob?  I don't think you are ready..the animals still need you |
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Post by the Scribe on Aug 15, 2016 13:04:58 GMT -5
You must have been young when she passed buddy. The outer body experience you discussed is most comforting to me and thank you for sharing. If I can ask, the worst of it was before you left for the doctors and you had the outer body experience alone? So glad that your drive there was safe. I hope you are doing well now. I continue to pray for Linda during this time and I agree that Mike is in good hands!!!! eddiejinnj My father's mother died before I was born. Michael and I are the same age so his death really hit home for me. Yes, the worst was before I left for the doctors while sitting in a required renewal class. For no obvious reason my heartbeat began to speed up (over 200) and I got the typical pains associated with an attack. I must have looked off balance because the instructor kept walking over towards me and spoke directly at me. Maybe he thought I was dozing off but I was headed up towards the ceiling until reality hit me and I remembered all those meditation and mind control techniques I learned in the 70's, brought myself back down with my heart still racing and managed to get to my doctors. 114 degree heat and no ac in my car but I made it. Blood pressure through the roof which I have never had before. I believe I was poisoned which is where all of this is pointed. Have a nuclear med stress test this week. I also have an interesting past life heart story to tell but will do in a different thread as this is meant to be about Michael and to honor his life. So yes, I am convinced we leave our bodies when it is traumatized and if it is our time to separate that is when the proverbial tunnel might appear and we are compelled to go through the door of light. Or not. Choose the light. It is NOT a trick. |
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Post by the Scribe on Aug 15, 2016 13:10:14 GMT -5
Hope you are okay rob? I don't think you are ready..the animals still need you Definitely not ready. I expect to go just before or just after Linda does. But that is a whole 'nother story. You are right, helping rescue animals seems to be my mission now and there is too much to do. |
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Post by sliderocker on Aug 15, 2016 21:29:25 GMT -5
Hope you are okay rob? I don't think you are ready..the animals still need you Definitely not ready. I expect to go just before or just after Linda does. But that is a whole 'nother story. You are right, helping rescue animals seems to be my mission now and there is too much to do. I'm always joking I'm going to live 250-500 years or more, and I sometimes think better be careful with what I wish for, might just get it. And I think it can also be the same with wanting to go before or just after Linda, or anyone else who is important in our lives. But, I also know with regard to our own demise, it rarely happens like we'd want it to happen: you might live on for another 20-25 years after Linda passes. Or she might live on for another 20-25 years after you pass. I think we'll live for whatever we agreed to before we came here, and we can't cancel that contract. With regard to Linda, I worry about how her younger brother's passing will affect her own health and her mind set. As said, I think part of us dies when a family member dies or someone who was important to us dies. And I think it's because the death of a close family member or friend also prepares us for our own death. We know it's coming and there's nothing we can do about it. And with the death of her older sister and now her younger brother, it's possible she may be more than ready to face the end. Hope not...I hate thinking stuff like this. |
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Post by eddiejinnj on Aug 16, 2016 9:32:21 GMT -5
Me 2. I am grieving her not being able to sing. Can't go any further in my mind re: above subject. Certain songs are getting harder to listen to without becoming a mess. "Goodbye My Friend" has been one for years as it came out the same year my maternal grandma passed (album came out a few months after her passing) and she was my best friend. Added to that lately and this is not inclusive are "All I Know" and "Tell Him I Said Hello". eddiejinnj
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I don't think you are ready..the animals still need you