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CalPolyTechnique · Jan 26, 2020

TWOK11 said:
I can honestly say this is the first celebrity death that has truly effected. Watching Kobe was one of the highlights of my youth, I watched him play from the age of 10 to 30 (damn that’s hard to believe) and just LOVED his game. I’ve always been a Mavs fan but apart from Dirk he’s my favorite player ever. I always felt he was the continuation of Jordan after MJ retired.

And now as a parent, I can’t help but feel awful for his wife. What a horrible thing to deal with. Not only losing your husband, but your child in one fell swoop. I honestly don’t know how I would go on.

I legit shed a few tears over this. It’s just unimaginably tragic.

Anthony Bourdain’s suicide hit me hard too.

408Cowboy · Jan 26, 2020

CalPolyTechnique said:
Anthony Bourdain’s suicide hit me hard too.

That's the only celebrity death that really got to me. I will no doubt lose my **** when Betty White passes.

ShortRound · Jan 26, 2020

408Cowboy said:
That's the only celebrity death that really got to me. I will no doubt lose my **** when Betty White passes.

David Bowie for me, huge influence on my musical taste growing up.

darthseinfeld · Jan 26, 2020

CalPolyTechnique said:
Anthony Bourdain’s suicide hit me hard too.

Prince for me. My old man loved Prince, and I knew every lyric from Purple Rain by the age of 5

Its also why I wear puffy shirts in every situation

Ranched · Jan 26, 2020

408Cowboy said:
That's the only celebrity death that really got to me. I will no doubt lose my **** when Betty White passes.

Me too dear. Miss White just celebrated her 98th. https://cowboyszone.com/threads/happy-98th-birthday-betty-white.451689/

The celebrity loss that really got to me was Princess Di. I sobbed as if she were a close relative.

John813 · Jan 26, 2020

ShortRound131 said:
yeah I took a few hours and spoiled my 13 yr old daughter to anything today. She chose ice cream. Best hour of my week.

Yup. Gave my 2 year old extra cuddles in the rocking chair before putting him down.

You just never know when it's your last day on Earth.

These Twitter posts with more victims being released is hard to read. Especially the ones where two kids lost both their parents today. I can't imagine that

GimmeTheBall! · Jan 26, 2020

D_Boyz said:

Millions of hearts are broken. All nine were dear.
R.I.P.

Ranched · Jan 26, 2020

darthseinfeld said:
Its also why I wear puffy shirts in every situation

ItzKelz · Jan 26, 2020

Ranching · Jan 26, 2020

ShortRound131 said:
David Bowie for me, huge influence on my musical taste growing up.

I was about 12 when John Wayne and Elvis died. Back to back summers, if I'm not mistaken. But, the one that hit me hard was Keith Whitley. I was about 23 years old and he was in his prime, atop The country charts. Died of alcohol poisoning. He was around 28 years old. Google him if you've never heard him. Listen to the song, Don't close your eyes.

CyberB0b · Jan 26, 2020

Unfortunately, the pilot screwed the pooch on this one. Continued in subpar conditions without filing an instrument flight plan and flew a perfectly good helicopter into a mountain.

Rayman70 · Jan 26, 2020

CyberB0b said:
Unfortunately, the pilot screwed the pooch on this one. Continued in subpar conditions without filing an instrument flight plan and flew a perfectly good helicopter into a mountain.

WASN'T THERE FOG?

CyberB0b · Jan 26, 2020

Rayman70 said:
WASN'T THERE FOG?

These are the 2 weather observations around the time they crashed at Van Nuys Airport:

METAR KVNY 261851Z 00000KT 2 1/2SM HZ OVC014 13/09 A3018
RMK AO2 SLP218 T01280089=
METAR KVNY 261751Z 00000KT 2 1/2SM HZ OVC013 12/09 A3016
RMK AO2 SLP212 T01220089 10122 20111 51010=

2.5 miles of visibility, haze, and overcast at 1300 feet. Visual conditions are 3 miles. He requested a special VFR clearance, which allows you to fly down to 1 mile visibility, which isn't smart in mountainous terrain. If he just flew on an instrument flight plan, they would be alive.

EST_1986 · Jan 26, 2020

CyberB0b said:
These are the 2 weather observations around the time they crashed at Van Nuys Airport:

METAR KVNY 261851Z 00000KT 2 1/2SM HZ OVC014 13/09 A3018
RMK AO2 SLP218 T01280089=
METAR KVNY 261751Z 00000KT 2 1/2SM HZ OVC013 12/09 A3016
RMK AO2 SLP212 T01220089 10122 20111 51010=

2.5 miles of visibility, haze, and overcast at 1300 feet. Visual conditions are 3 miles. He requested a special VFR clearance, which allows you to fly down to 1 mile visibility, which isn't smart in mountainous terrain. If he just flew on an instrument flight plan, they would be alive.

Sad when it’s massively dumb and avoidable human error

Rayman70 · Jan 26, 2020

CyberB0b said:
These are the 2 weather observations around the time they crashed at Van Nuys Airport:

METAR KVNY 261851Z 00000KT 2 1/2SM HZ OVC014 13/09 A3018
RMK AO2 SLP218 T01280089=
METAR KVNY 261751Z 00000KT 2 1/2SM HZ OVC013 12/09 A3016
RMK AO2 SLP212 T01220089 10122 20111 51010=

2.5 miles of visibility, haze, and overcast at 1300 feet. Visual conditions are 3 miles. He requested a special VFR clearance, which allows you to fly down to 1 mile visibility, which isn't smart in mountainous terrain. If he just flew on an instrument flight plan, they would be alive.

SOUNDS LIKE PILOT ERROR SO FAR. I am interested if there was engine issues tho. That might explain him asking to go down lower.

805BoysInBlue · Jan 26, 2020

Rayman70 said:
WASN'T THERE FOG?

There was a lot of fog this morning out here in California

CyberB0b · Jan 26, 2020

Rayman70 said:
SOUNDS LIKE PILOT ERROR SO FAR. I am interested if there was engine issues tho. That might explain him asking to go down lower.

Nah, he was scud running. No issues with the helicopter.

Rayman70 · Jan 26, 2020

D_Boyz said:
There was a lot of fog this morning out here in California

that really would explain it. Wonder when the official investigation will reveal the cause?

Rayman70 · Jan 26, 2020

CyberB0b said:
Nah, he was scud running. No issues with the helicopter.

what a damn shame.

quickccc · Jan 26, 2020

Kudos to Mavs owner Mark Cuban who has announced that Kobes' No.# 24 will be retired among Mavs jerseys.
That's a tremendous tribute to a player that wasn't a Mavs' history player.

RIP Mamba, man you will really be missed.

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