Two Johns are dead and i'm sad.

[Robin Hood]

Johnny Cash and John Ritter have both passed on. I am in a sort of shock.These two beautiful souls have filled my life with laughter, honesty, compassion and love. I'm not sure whether my shock is over my own fragile mortality or just the plain fact that I will miss them terribly. Today is a dark day in the world and a bright day in heaven.


I live my life wrapped up in a false sense of security. Thinking that this moment as it is will always be. When in fact I live in a burning house and there i sit in my easy chair reading the paper.

Impermanence is the beauty and horror of life. All this no matter how good, shall pass.

[PA-DEM]

1. I'm with you

Not much of a fan of Cash, basically its a huge generation gap, but I do have childhood memories of Johnny Cash 8 tracks my dad had. But the John Ritter death is crushing. I have seen every episode of Threes company about 20 times each. As a ten year old I wanted to be Jack Tripper. My two favorite charactors wer Archie Bunker and Jack Tripper both are now gone way to soon.

[Robin Hood]

2. Do your heart a favor and give the outlaws a listen.

Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Marty Robbins. These people have soul.

[trumad]

3. Something I found out today

Tex Ritter was John Ritters dad...

[wuushew]

5. You have listed people with true talent

Everytime I have explain to people that I only like old country they give me a funny look. Modern day hacks have nothing next to these great artists.

[Robin Hood]

8. I couldn't agree more.

That's exactly how I feel. There's real country, and then there's the rest.

[theboss]

4. Even if you don't like country . . .

I don't care much for country, but Johnny Cash is distilled greatness. Spend an evening listening to Live at Folsom if only for the between songs dialogue.

[Robin Hood]

9. Distilled greatness.

Wow! That is a great statement.

[kwolf68]

6. Let this be a lesson

To rejoice and hold onto the time you do have. I still attend Bob Dylan concerts (the rare moments they happen) and still listen to his music from the 60s and hold onto the fact he is still here.

I wished he could live forever, but of course he wont. I consider Cash among a select few singers that actually transcended what music was about. Dylan and Cash are possibly two of the greatest we've ever known. Music fans will miss Johnny and humanity will miss him even moreso.

[Robin Hood]

7. Amen.

Dylan is another shinning light in this world.


"Rejoice and hold onto the time you do have". Tell those close to you that you love them.

[Davis_X_Machina]

10. He was what America sounds like.

From the time I was a very young man, whenever I read Abraham Lincoln, in school, or for pleasure, it seemed to me he always sounded, in my head at least, like Johnny Cash.

[Sophree]

11. Remembering

I heard that both of them died on my way to work this morning- It made me sad, too.

Did anyone else see the Late Night with Conan O'Brian a few months ago when Dana Carvey, John Ritter, and Ted Nugent were the guests? Dana and John were the guests on the couch and they kept cracking each other up during the interview- it was one of the funniest Late Night shows I've ever seen. In the last segment, Ted Nugent was cooking some chili or some Barbeque or something with lots of meat. Dana and John were goofing around and playing off each other's particular brand of comedy. Just a memory- wow, I still can't believe he passed away.

Johnny Cash, a legend. A friend of mine told me Johnny had predicted his own passing and said good bye to everyone with his latest release, which was a cover of a Nine Inch Nails song.

RIP, Johns.

[Robin Hood]

12. i saw that Conan show and it was hilarious.

When "Hurt" came out, I said to my wife that this was his swan song. I believe that Johnny Cash died of a broken heart since June Cash died in may of this year. I know they said it was the diabetes, but he just gave in to it becasue he didn't want to live without her.

God bless both of these good men.

[Sophree]

15. I had forgotten that his wife passed away

earlier this year. Poor guy, passing away from a broken heart. :-( At least they're together now.

[Robin Hood]

16. Yeah,

At least they are together now.

[ulysses]

13. Two Johns are dead and I'm scared.

These things are supposed to come in threes.

:scared:

[maveric]

14. Johnny Cash has plaques in TWO Halls of Fame.

Country and Rock n Roll. He was a big influence for Dylan. He will be missed.

John Ritter was severely underrated and should have had more rolls in better movies.He may have been typecasted a bit. 55! Thats way too young.
RIP John and Johnny

[Momof1]

18. And the Songwriters Hall of Fame

He was recording heavily after June passed away. He threw himself into his work to overcome his sorrow. He was suppose to fly out to LA next week to record more.

He also played 2 shows this summer.

[bleedingheart]

17. I am sad about both but

of the two...I think that Ritter's is tragic because he was young..

Johnny Cash will be sorely missed but he lived a very full life and is now with his late wife..

My greatgrandparents died within a week of one another...my grandfather couldn't go on without her...

[Blue_Roses]

19. here here

thinking the same thoughts all day long. My heart strings are tugging hard today at this loss. I adored John Ritter, not just because he made the world a little brighter in hard times, but because he truely seemed to take life with a grain of salt.

And Johnny Cash...wow, a legend. The solace that I feel in his passing is that he is now with June.

My heart is so sad today. I know this too shall pass, but for today I will mourn.

[electricmonk]

20. Local news had a nice tribute to Johnny Cash

He was a Gore supporter and came here in '88 for a campaign appearance. I grew up listening to Cash and all the other greats of country music. Except for Mr Cash I didn't appreciate the music at the time but I've always loved the Folsom Prison Blues album.