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Subject: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Child_of_the_80s on 08/20/03 at 01:19 a.m.

Of all our 80s heroes who have passed away which ONE would you bring back to life?I would chose John Candy.At the end of his life he was slowly morphing into a dramatic actor like Tom Hanks it would have been cool to see him win an Oscar.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: krakboi on 08/20/03 at 01:48 a.m.

My sister.  She died in 87 of a heroin overdose.  She was my greatest influence and "hero" at the time.  She had me listening to the Dead Kennedys and Black Flag when I was like 8.  Funny to think how over my head that music was to me back then.    

I wish she could see how I turned out.  I think she would have been proud, and we would have been great friends.

Ugh, I am a downer.

If we are only talking about famous people only, I am still really bummed that Joe Strummer from the Clash is dead.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Absolutely_Vile on 08/20/03 at 10:05 a.m.

JOHN LENNON!!!!!!

He wasn't murdered by a crazed fan, he was assassinated by the US government because they couldn't kick him out of the country. It was an inside job. We all know the US government did not like his views on peace and on the war in Vietnam, and they wanted him out. Failing that, they could have him killed. Simple as that. I have no doubts as to who did it. Mark David Chapman was the killer. But did he really do it for notoriety? Sorry, I had to get my conspiracy theory out...;D

Other than that, I'd love to have Sid Vicious brought back to life. OK, he died in 1979, but still...such an impressionable young man. Nancy Spungeon ruined his life. If he hadn't met her, he might not have got so heavily into drugs and may have still been alive today.

Absolutely Vile

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: krakboi on 08/20/03 at 10:32 a.m.

Malcom McLaren was no help either.  Have you checked out the Filth and the Fury.  If you are a fan of the Pistols, you must check it out http://www.rottentomatoes.com/click/movie-1095542/reviews.php?critic=columns&sortby=default&page=1&rid=1178647

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Absolutely_Vile on 08/20/03 at 10:58 a.m.

Yes, I have The Filth And The Fury on DVD. Wonderful film!!! I've seen it several times, but maybe I'll have to watch it again, because I don't remember McLaren ever contributing to Sid's drug habit. But maybe he did! I'm not sure...

I went to the link you posted, and it was good until he said that "Sid and Nancy did a better job of capturing the essence of the Sex Pistols." Utter crap!!!!! Sid And Nancy was a terrible film that was nothing more than a dramatisation of Sid's life with Nancy and The Sex Pistols. Not to mention it has one of the worst endings in film history. I also think that Courtney Love would have made a better Nancy than playing her sister or whatever, but that's another story...:D

OK, I'm going on a rant here. I'll stop now. ;D

Absolutely Vile

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Tbullsr on 08/20/03 at 11:54 a.m.

Freddy Mercury
Robbin Crosby


Tim
RATT-n-ROLL

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/20/03 at 12:54 a.m.

Several-besides the personal losses-my step-father, brother-in-law, etc. I think Harry Chapin.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Howard on 08/20/03 at 06:45 p.m.

Michael Jackson. I still think he needs plastic surgery.I would like for him to go back and look at himself 20 years ago and try to change himself and look like 1983 instead of a dead corpse.

Howard

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Durania on 08/20/03 at 09:23 p.m.

As far as personal, I'd have to say my parents.  My dad died when I was 9 (1979) and my Mom when I was 14 (1984).

Famous...John Lennon for sure.  Some others would be Michael Hutchence, Freddy Mercury, Steve Clark, & Princess Di.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: EightiesMusicDJ on 08/21/03 at 08:52 a.m.

Personal: My Mom.. she lost her battle with cancer in 2001..

Famous: River Phoenix. He was an awesome actor who had a longevity career in hollywood.  It's ashame that drugs took his life.  

-Thomas

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Kellswitch on 08/21/03 at 09:20 a.m.

Freddy Mercury and especially Jim Henson.  The world lost a whole lot of magic on the day that he died. :'(

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Mr_80s on 08/21/03 at 04:22 p.m.

John Belushi.

I can't help but imagine how Ghostbusters would have been with him playing Dr. Peter Venkman.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: lebeiw15 on 08/21/03 at 04:36 p.m.


Quoting:
Michael Jackson. I still think he needs plastic surgery.I would like for him to go back and look at himself 20 years ago and try to change himself and look like 1983 instead of a dead corpse.

Howard
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He STILL needs MORE plastic surgery? :o ???

Besides that, I agree with you completely.  I wonder what he thinks when he watches himself from back in the 70s.  He could have grown up to be a great musician and singer if he hadn't changed the way he was before.  Oh well, his loss.  Just a life wasted.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: pumpkin on 08/21/03 at 07:13 p.m.

Jim henson and John lennon

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: boris66au on 08/21/03 at 07:30 p.m.

George Adamson and of course his wife Joy who was also murdered.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Wicked on 08/21/03 at 07:50 p.m.

I don't think Michael Jackson looks like a corpse, I think he looks more like a human/pig, something you would see on the front of those fake newspapers that have the alligator man on them.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: kayhepburn on 08/22/03 at 07:30 a.m.

Personal - my grandparents

Famous - Michael Hutchence, Paula Yates and Princess Diana (for their respective kids), also River Phoenix as I feel he had so much to give to the acting world.
Also Grace Kelly / Princess Grace who died in 82, the year I was born, such a tragic end to someone considering re-igniting her magnificent acting career.. :'(

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: bj26 on 08/22/03 at 10:21 a.m.

Sam Kinnison because he made me laugh.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Howard on 08/22/03 at 10:26 a.m.

My Brother. :'(

Howard

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: pretty_In_pink on 08/22/03 at 05:58 p.m.

Freddy Mercury ( just so i could have stopped my mom from crying that much when he died, she was a fan.)

but personally, i'de like to bring back Sid Vicious :/

and of course River Phoenix!

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: 98vfr on 08/23/03 at 02:00 p.m.

Jimi Hendrix
Jim Morisson
Janis Joplin
Randy Rhoades
John Belushi
Stevie Ray Vahn
Chris Farley
Ayrton Senna  (F1-driver)
Dale Earnhart (NASCAR)
John Bonham (Zepplins drummer)
Bon Scott (the orignal singer from AC/DC & the better one)
 
I left out my personels.  some of these posts are really sad  :( :'( :( :'(

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: 98vfr on 08/23/03 at 02:13 p.m.


Quoting:
JOHN LENNON!!!!!!

He wasn't murdered by a crazed fan, he was assassinated by the US government because they couldn't kick him out of the country. It was an inside job. We all know the US government did not like his views on peace and on the war in Vietnam, and they wanted him out. Failing that, they could have him killed. Simple as that. I have no doubts as to who did it. Mark David Chapman was the killer. But did he really do it for notoriety? Sorry, I had to get my conspiracy theory out...;D


Absolutely Vile
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Have you ever seen that movie "Conspiracy Theory"  ?

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Absolutely_Vile on 08/23/03 at 06:54 p.m.


Quoting:

Have you ever seen that movie "Conspiracy Theory"  ?
End Quote



Nope! Why, will it help prove I'm right? :) What's it about?

Absolutely Vile

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: RetroGyrlBklynNYC on 08/23/03 at 07:55 p.m.

:'(
JIM HENSON....( THE MAN THE MASTER..PLUS I'M A HUGE MUPPET FAN)

CHARLES SCHULTZ ( SNOOPY CHARLIE BROWN, NEED I SAY MORE??..PLUS I AM ALSO A HUGE PEANUTS FAN!!)

ALEXA KENIN ( FROM PRETTY IN PINK)

CHRIS FARLEY ( GENIUS)

JOHN BELUSHI (PURE GENIUS)

GLIDA RADNER ( SUPER GENIUS)

THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. ( CAUSE HE WAS GIFTED)

AALIYAH ( CAUSE IT WAS TOOO SOOON...THE GIRL WAS IN HER PRIME!!)


Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: BrianMannixGirl on 08/23/03 at 09:41 p.m.

Freddie and River were great losses to me, and more recently Shirl from Skyhooks who died too young in a chopper crash, and Marc Hunter from Dragon who died from throat cancer.  All still had so much to offer the acting and music world.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: JohnTaylorsHeart on 08/27/03 at 05:32 a.m.

My grandmother's and my grandfather's.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Frayo on 08/27/03 at 08:24 a.m.

This ones only famous to those who listen to the music:

Rob Fisher of Naked Eyes.
He was the keyboard player. He died of stomach cnacer in 1999 midway though the making of a new Naked Eyes album. They reformed in 1995 and started recording later on. They had been a long time without an album, and they started one.

The album was finished up by Pete Byrne and was released. It had several damn awsome songs on it!

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Pluto on 08/27/03 at 02:56 p.m.

Anwar Sadat.  He tried so hard to bring peace to the Middle East.  Very courageous man.  A true leader.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Jimmy_J. on 08/27/03 at 07:59 p.m.

Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix and John Belushi.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Kellswitch on 08/28/03 at 10:15 a.m.


Quoting:
Anwar Sadat.  He tried so hard to bring peace to the Middle East.  Very courageous man.  A true leader.
End Quote



So true, we always seem to kill the ones who want peace and equality.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: BrianMannixGirl on 08/31/03 at 08:23 a.m.

Quoting:
This ones only famous to those who listen to the music:

Rob Fisher of Naked Eyes.
End Quote



Oh wow - :(  I hadnt heard about his passing.  I loved Naked Eyes.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: CamryMan on 09/03/03 at 00:06 a.m.

See, now I'm all for conspiracy theories when they make sense, and especially when the "facts" wreak of nonsense (Warren report anyone?)...

But by 1980, do you really think the government was so uptight about dissenting viewpoints on a war that had ended 8 years earlier, that they needed to snuff a guy for it, in the form of a high-profile murder that would no-doubt get major press, and serve as a high-risk for revealing dirty secrets?  Who knows, maybe it was an inside job... we'll probably never know... Feds are probably good at that, aren't they?

And I can't believe nobody has mentioned Colonel Sanders... that man could be making some GREAT new chicken nuggets these days... if Uncle Sam hadn't offed him for selling herb & spice recipes to the Reds...  ;)

Quoting:
JOHN LENNON!!!!!!

He wasn't murdered by a crazed fan, he was assassinated by the US government because they couldn't kick him out of the country. It was an inside job. We all know the US government did not like his views on peace and on the war in Vietnam, and they wanted him out. Failing that, they could have him killed. Simple as that. I have no doubts as to who did it. Mark David Chapman was the killer. But did he really do it for notoriety? Sorry, I had to get my conspiracy theory out...;D

Other than that, I'd love to have Sid Vicious brought back to life. OK, he died in 1979, but still...such an impressionable young man. Nancy Spungeon ruined his life. If he hadn't met her, he might not have got so heavily into drugs and may have still been alive today.

Absolutely Vile
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Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Bobby on 09/03/03 at 03:27 a.m.

I'm not saying he's dead but I would love Richard Pryor to heal from his Multiple Sclerosis (correct?). His stand-up comedy was wonderful and his films were great (especially Silver Streak and Superman 3).

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Jack Tripper on 09/03/03 at 07:53 p.m.

Barry White. :(

Howard

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: TenderHeart on 10/11/03 at 07:13 p.m.

All the 80's actors, actresses, and musicians. They were all great.

I miss John Candy the most. He was my favorite actor and he had great movies, to name a few...

Splash
The Great Outdoors
Uncle Buck
Spaceballs

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Howard on 10/12/03 at 03:12 p.m.

Maybe Bob Hope.Who knows if he would've lived after 100 years old. :-/


Howard

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Hot4StevePerry on 10/12/03 at 07:35 p.m.

I wish we still had Steve "Rockin' Clark and Sam Kinison. He was awesome when he had starred in one show called Married With Children. That was hilarious!

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Howard on 10/13/03 at 11:52 a.m.

John Ritter. :(


Howard

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Absolutely_Vile on 10/13/03 at 03:11 p.m.

Ian Curtis :(

Absolutely Vile

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Fred on 10/13/03 at 06:05 p.m.


Quoting:
Freddy Mercury
End Quote


...and John Candy.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Fred on 10/13/03 at 06:06 p.m.

Jimi Hendrix

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Miami_Vice85 on 10/14/03 at 11:46 a.m.

:-[ George Harrison, of the FAB FOUR!!! and maybe, just maybe JIM MORRISON of the Doors...great group!

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Howard on 10/14/03 at 07:20 p.m.

Robert Palmer.

Howard

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: NullandVoid on 10/14/03 at 09:00 p.m.

My Uncle John aka "Wes"
He was so young when he died or shall I say got murdered. My family was faced with the awful choice of turning off his life support(He was brain dead).
I have at least 12 uncles and out of all them, my uncle Wes seemed like the only one who gave a damn. He visited me constantly, even when I moved out of Brooklyn. I remember playing school with him. He would sit patiently through each one of my lessons.
I would like to bring him back because my uncle was a nice guy. He had his flaws but his was nice.
He was gunned down when I was 11 years old. His was the first funeral that I had ever gone to. I will never forget seeing My Grandmother in her hospital gown with an IV in her arm crying. She ran away just to get to the funeral. I can also remember my uncle's best friend wailing. That was the first time I had ever seen a grown man cry. The whole situation was quite unerving for me. I would give anything to bring my uncle back. :(

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Secret_Squirrell on 10/15/03 at 00:05 a.m.

Freddy Mercury and John Bonham.  8)

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Howard on 10/15/03 at 06:54 p.m.

Lucille Ball and Dezi Arnaz.


Howard

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: tampapcman on 10/16/03 at 09:14 p.m.

I would have back John Candy, John Belushi and though not an 80s figure but Chris Farley. Just think of these 3 great comic figures working on a movie together today. Uncle Buck meets the Samurai and Tommy Boy.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: thegooch on 10/18/03 at 11:00 p.m.

Spuds McKenzie....he always got the chicks!! ;D

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Rock_Princess on 10/21/03 at 07:47 a.m.

John Ritter (Great actor and comedian)
Freddie Mercury
John Bonham
Princess Di
Isaac Rabin (Israel's prime minister who fought for peace and was assassined in 1994)

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: stingr22 on 11/04/03 at 09:17 p.m.

Michael Hutchence and Chris Farley

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Howard on 11/05/03 at 04:30 p.m.

My Great-Great GrandFather Harry Starr who passed away a year before I was born.I never got a chance to know him.And My Father's Cousin Steven Keitz who shot himself in the head and committed suicide in 1995.He was an actor during the late 70's and 80's. :'(

Howard

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: SafetyDance on 11/05/03 at 07:28 p.m.

Princess Diana


Marilyn Monroe and Elvis (they would of both made interesting 50,60,70 year olds!)


Stevie Ray Vaughan

Jim Croce (he had some good songs and talent)

Falco (I liked his couple of hits!)

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: NASCARnut on 11/06/03 at 05:11 p.m.

family-my mother who died in 1988 at the age of 63. I would also find a way to get her off the booze that killed her.

famous person?Only NASCAR fans would understand this,I know I'll take some flak for my pick:

DALE EARNHARDT.I know he died in 2001,but I think the man was a racer's racer. Yes, I know he was not popular with some people, but watching "the Intimidator" on the race track gave me goosebumps!Also Davey Allison and Alan Kulwicki,two racers whose lives ended all too briefly. :'(

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: NASCARnut on 11/06/03 at 05:17 p.m.

Randy Rhoads.He was a master guitarslinger,he could have gone on to bigger and better things as a musician. ::)

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Howard on 11/06/03 at 06:55 p.m.

My neighbor Marvin who passed away this past February from some intestinal disease. :'(

Howard

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: NASCARnut on 11/06/03 at 10:22 p.m.


Quoting:
Randy Rhoads.He was a master guitarslinger,he could have gone on to bigger and better things as a musician. ::)
End Quote

:oAlso MARVIN GAYE. The R&B music world lost an AWESOME talent when Gaye was shot. :-

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Howard on 11/07/03 at 03:53 p.m.


Quoting:

:oAlso MARVIN GAYE. The R&B music world lost an AWESOME talent when Gaye was shot. :-
End Quote




I wonder what he would have done if his father hadn't shot him?

Howard

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: goodsin on 11/10/03 at 11:20 a.m.


Quoting:
Spuds McKenzie....he always got the chicks!! ;D
End Quote


Is this Niall Mackenzie, UK motorbike racer?? He sadly died this year, his nickname was 'spuds'...
Of people who died in the 80s, I miss Cliff Burton, Metallica's original bassist. Anyone who's ever heard "Anasthesia; Pulling Teeth" will know why. Cliff 'em all!!

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: BooBerryMuffin76 on 11/10/03 at 04:10 p.m.


Quoting:
JOHN LENNON!!!!!!

He wasn't murdered by a crazed fan, he was assassinated by the US government because they couldn't kick him out of the country. It was an inside job. We all know the US government did not like his views on peace and on the war in Vietnam, and they wanted him out. Failing that, they could have him killed. Simple as that. I have no doubts as to who did it. Mark David Chapman was the killer. But did he really do it for notoriety? Sorry, I had to get my conspiracy theory out...;D

Other than that, I'd love to have Sid Vicious brought back to life. OK, he died in 1979, but still...such an impressionable young man. Nancy Spungeon ruined his life. If he hadn't met her, he might not have got so heavily into drugs and may have still been alive today.

Absolutely Vile
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Hey fellow Canadian,

I absolutely agree with you about John Lennon. He died too soon.  :'(
But do you seriously think it was the US government? I'm sorry, but I'll have to disagree with you on that one. I'm more likely to believe it was the same guy who tried to kill George Harrison. JMO

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: BooBerryMuffin76 on 11/10/03 at 04:15 p.m.

I forgot to add somebody even though she isn't famous (even though I heard rumours that she claimed to be on a cover of a magazine---lol, and was also related to Thomas Jefferson--hmm?), my paternal grandmother. She died in 1988. :(

Even though I only shared 12 years of my life with her and that my memory is getting a bit fuzzy, I remember her being a great lady: disorganized but laid back, warm in nature, caring, and full of wisdom. God rest her soul.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: NASCARnut on 11/10/03 at 04:40 p.m.

My first cat,Sylvester,named after the Looney Tunes charachter. He was a "tuxedo" cat,very intelligent,talkative,and friendly. He loved spaghetti sauce,and would lick it off my fingers. He had a lifelong struggle with urinary tract problems.even though he was neutered he got major blockages even with a special diet. But he was a trooper through it all,and he had more good days than bad! :)He finally passed on at the age of 14 years of old age and related problems. :'(I now have a 5-year old female Calico cat named Tika,who is HEALTHY and also a sweetie! :D

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Howard on 11/10/03 at 05:33 p.m.

My gerbil.has been dead for 15 years now.Since 1988 :P


Howard

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: goodsin on 11/12/03 at 07:09 a.m.


Quoting:

Is this Niall Mackenzie, UK motorbike racer?? He sadly died this year, his nickname was 'spuds'...

End Quote


Sorry folks, this is wrong...it is Steve Hislop who has sadly passed from us- apologies Niall!!

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: NASCARnut on 11/12/03 at 04:39 p.m.

I know they are not '80s' but:
Ronnie Van Zant and the other original members of Lynyrd Skynyrd that perished in that plane crash in '77. That band could have been even BIGGER than they were! The sad thing about it is that the band had stopped drinking and drugging and were trying to start anew but died anyway. Their most AWESOME song-"Simple Kind Of Man". I love hearing that song! :-

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Howard on 11/12/03 at 05:42 p.m.

Martin Luther King :D


Howard

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Absolutely_Vile on 11/13/03 at 04:52 a.m.


Quoting:



Hey fellow Canadian,

I absolutely agree with you about John Lennon. He died too soon.  :'(
But do you seriously think it was the US government? I'm sorry, but I'll have to disagree with you on that one. I'm more likely to believe it was the same guy who tried to kill George Harrison. JMO
End Quote



I don't know about that, but after having watched a show about John Lennon's murder and Mark David Chapman, I was reminded that Chapman was just nuts. :) He had no affiliation with the US government whatsoever. John Lennon, though, was the kind of person that the government probably would have wanted to see dead because of his views. I guess if it was an inside job, it would have been done a few years sooner.

Absolutely Vile

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: BlooBerryMuffin76 on 11/13/03 at 05:12 a.m.


Quoting:


John Lennon, though, was the kind of person that the government probably would have wanted to see dead because of his views. I guess if it was an inside job, it would have been done a few years sooner.

Absolutely Vile
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I agree with you about that.

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: Howard on 11/13/03 at 05:33 p.m.

Ronald Reagan. :(


Howard

Subject: Re: Who would you give life to again?

Written By: sharona86 on 12/07/03 at 00:11 a.m.

:-[  I would bring back Gilda Radner. We lost a real comedic talent when she passed away. Her and Gene Wilder were one of my favorite movie and real life couples.  :-[