The Pied Piper

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R.I.P. Tim Russert…..

…..even though all of the big news networks don’t want you to. Now don’t get me wrong, Im all for memorializing those who have passed on. But recently it seems as if every famous person who passes away has to do a world tour before they’re laid to rest. Ronald Reagan, the Pope, James Brown; all of them were flown around the world AFTER the died. (Memo to my family: Don’t fly me around the world after I die; I may just get up and see the sights!) Is it just me or is that a little weird? One of my favorite bestselling authors when I was younger, Robert Jordan, passed away and many of his fans didn’t even hear about it until a week later. The reason all of this posthumous coverage irks me is because most of these people, unless they’re suffering from some terminal illness, don’t get five minutes in the news media in the period before their deaths. If the media really felt certain individuals were so great then why don’t they talk about them before they die? Instead of showing stories about what celeb is visiting rehab this week. Or who’s dating who’s ex-wife/husband/whatever. (I just had a sick thought; do the regular news anchors hope for some profoundly famous person to pass away since it basically amounts to at least one day off for them? In the words of Brad Jordan(Scarface), “You’re nobody till somebody kills you.”)The point of me running my mouth about all this is this: Don’t wait until it’s too late to appreciate those who deserve appreciation.

“You don’t miss your water till the well runs dry.” – old saying

“You don’t know what you got till it’s gone.” – Joni Mitchell