Few will mourn.

Not too many die of a coke overdose AT AGE 76, lol,

Can't say I'm surprised.

When you wanna drive far
drive far in your car
Spokane

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Glad we got that joke out in the headline... although it could make this a short thread.

bronyaur1:

"Not too many die of a coke overdose AT AGE 76, lol"

That is way hardcore.

Any time you do that stuff after the age of 50, you're rolling some loaded dice.

You think you're gonna take her away
With your money and your cocaine
Keep thinking that mind is gonna change
But I know everything is okay

bronyaur1: Not too many die of a coke overdose AT AGE 76, lol,



Sheryl: He started snorting heroin.
Frank: You started snorting heroin?
Grandpa: Let me tell ya, don't do that stuff. When you're young, you're crazy to do that shiat.
Frank: Well what about you?
Grandpa: What about me? I'm old. When you're old you're crazy not to do it.

years ago i would have said few would mourn.

But in 1992 I was able to see him in concert. And the show was amazing.

I am from New Orleans originally, and have seen many concerts.

I was given tickets to an Ike show, and he tore it up. Saw him last year, and was incredible.

Few might mourne, but he was rock and roll.

Damn, if you are doing drugs at 76...

at age 76? wow. He'd best not have to tell you again he was hardcore..

theflatline: years ago i would have said few would mourn.

...

Few might mourne, but he was rock and roll.

Bingo. Was he an asshat? Unquestionably. But not only would we not have gotten Tina without Ike, we wouldn't have gotten rock n' roll.

i'm thirty-four, and i've done coke... maybe thrice. wasn't really my thing. i got better ways to spend my time and money.

but if i make it to... say seventy, and i've got money to roll... i'll do whatever's on the table. it's called retirement. i'm going to expire in style.

so... uh... nice work, ike. next time around, treat the ladies better. they're better than any drug i've tried... and i think i've tried them all.

I'm having difficulty imagining the amount of coke he'd have to take to OD.

After considering how long he's probably been using, a mountain of coke the size of a wedding cake is as close as I could get.

How badass is that? Coke overdose at 76? Yep, that's how I want to go. My grandfather is around 76 now and has altzimers (sic) and can't remember his own wife - thanks, but I'll take the coke, please.

if only he'd stopped using drugs when he was 75

So because this douchebag overdoses at 76...well, does Tina STILL have to forgive him?

/Ike's widow was a pompous douchebag as well

Considering what cocaine does to your heartrate, I would suspect just looking at a couple nice rails would have done it. How could he have inhaled deeply enough to ingest the stuff?

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The I & T Turner revue was a great live act. Good tunes, great backing band, the Ikettes, Ike on guitar,,,,
Saw em in a lounge in a Vegas hotel , early 70s

samperkinsdog: but if i make it to... say seventy, and i've got money to roll... i'll do whatever's on the table. it's called retirement. i'm going to expire in style.

This. Old age or terminal illness and it's the big H and anything else I can get my hands on. I've heard it's quite nice and damned if I'm not going out happy mashed out of my brain.

Cocaine OD's suck.

/Right, John S.? Miss ya.

AaaPha: samperkinsdog: but if i make it to... say seventy, and i've got money to roll... i'll do whatever's on the table. it's called retirement. i'm going to expire in style.

This. Old age or terminal illness and it's the big H and anything else I can get my hands on. I've heard it's quite nice and damned if I'm not going out happy mashed out of my brain.

Make sure your life insurance policy doesn't penalize you for this.

Cocaine OD? Really? Not a massive coronary brought on by (likely) 40+ years of coke/booze/drug use - not to mention the plaque on his arteries, etc...

The LD of Coke is pretty low - but still...I imagine his heart would stop before he could reach that limit.

I am Jack's total lack of surprise.

FTFY

I didn't even know he was still alive.

Wait, high times told me that drugs were ok. i'm so confused!

"This is cocaine! It takes all your bad feelings and makes them good feelings! You don't want none of this, Dewey."

Yeah, he was a jerk, but so are most famous entertainers. He was a hellacious guitarist

Are they sure it wasn't "smack"?

; )

i beat my wife so i'm getting a kick out of these replies

even at 76 I knew he was going to beat Tina Turner to death...

protectyourlimbs: even at 76 I knew he was going to beat Tina Turner to death...

Brilliant! Winner! Thread over.