Carrie Fisher, Richard Adams what's happening?

[Major Thom]

Yet another celebrity has passed on, it's reported today Carrie Fisher has passed. Carrie played Princess Leia in the Starwars films? RIP.

Also Richard Adams passed today, the Writer of Watership Down. RIP

[Horus]

She had a heart attack several days ago on a plane, so not really surprising that she has died a few days later, still very sad as she was only 60

[Major Thom]

I was told she fell into a coma and never recovered Horus. Have not watched the news too much over the Christmas time, all seems to be full of death... Also someone mentions a Mr Nana Dying who used to be on TV, but never heard of this Lady.

[John Landon]

Here is the conclusion.

We have grown up in the "entertainment era", and the TV has been with the masses since the mid sixties to early 70's, and as such those actors who migrated from the stage to TV were of a slightly older generation than you and I, and as such are dying off. Most have been out of the limelight for years and its only when they die that the memories of their performances and roles are resurrected.

The musical stars were all heavy smokers, drinkers and drug takers, and lived a lifestyle that you and I find hard to imagine or even could keep up with if you could.
Those who did drugs and drink to excess paid the price early in life, the rest were ticking time bombs.

I Imagine that someone like Freddie Mercury for example who was a born entertainer and put his heart and soul into his performances and songs was never ever going to achieve the dizzy heights of the " ' Magic" tour and "Live Aid" ever again.
After that zenith, the only way is down, and in effect they would commit what I call "Soul Suicide".
You did what you came here to do and more ! what more do you want ?

Don't feel sad because someone great has died, feel sad for those that died and did nothing and never met their full potential.

[Dusak]

... or those that did a great deal of good but never made it to dispatches.