Comments on: Warren Zevon RIP

Warren Zevon RIP

alms — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 06:49:24 -0800

Warren Zevon, RIP Born January 23, 1947. Died September 7, 2003. Now I guess he can get some sleep.

By: shadow45

shadow45 — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 06:52:17 -0800

God, I need to quit smoking cigarettes.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 06:54:12 -0800

One of the best performing songwriters ever. A true original. Goodbye, Warren, and thanks for some great music.

By: anastasiav

anastasiav — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 07:17:55 -0800

Well, I take this medicine as prescribed I'll sleep when I'm dead It don't matter if I get a little tired I'll sleep when I'm dead RIP, Warren.

By: MrBaliHai

MrBaliHai — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 07:24:59 -0800

This makes me sadder than I can say. Two of the best concert performances I've ever attended were his.

By: eriko

eriko — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 07:47:54 -0800

From the President of the United States To the lowliest rock and roll star The doctor is in and he'll see you now He don't care who you are Some get the awful, awful diseases Some get the knife, some get the gun Some get to die in their sleep At the age of a hundred and one Life'll kill ya That's what I said Life'll kill ya Then you'll be dead Life'll find ya Wherever you go Requiescat in pace That's all she wrote Just because we knew it was going to happen doesn't make it suck any less.

By: lord_wolf

lord_wolf — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 07:54:01 -0800

has anyone else seen the episode of thundarr the barbarian that features a subtle shout-out to him? thundarr and his companions encounter a group of werewolves led by a red-haired guy named...zevon. when i 1st saw it as a kid, i didn't get it. i saw the episode on cartoon network when i was in my twenties, and i spit beer on the tv screen i was laughing so hard. rip, excitable boy.

By: i_cola

i_cola — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 07:58:43 -0800

Ow-ooooooo!

By: luser

luser — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 08:22:19 -0800

Enjoy every sandwich, folks. Enjoy every sandwich.

By: chicobangs

chicobangs — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 08:23:33 -0800

Knowing his ride was coming doesn't change a thing. The worst part is that no one here at the office has ever heard of him, except as that "Werewolves of London" guy. The hurt gets worse, and the heart gets harder. Shit, shit, shit.

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 08:27:21 -0800

Guess his ride finally got here. .

By: buzzv

buzzv — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 08:46:09 -0800

His suit was perfect.

By: tommasz

tommasz — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 09:01:08 -0800

Send lawyers, guns and money, the shit has hit the fan. Expected, yet it still sucks.

By: joaquim

joaquim — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 09:16:55 -0800

His last CD (The Wind) is full of references to his impending death, not least his cover of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". "Will you stay with me to the end? When there's nothing left but you and me and the wind?" "We may never get this chance again! Let's party for the rest of the night!" "Shadows are falling and I'm running out of breath." He has Springsteen, Dwight Yoakam, Billy Bob Thornton, John Waite, David Lindley, Ry Cooder, Don Henley, Jackson Browne, T-Bone Burnett, Timothy B. Schmitt, Tom Petty, and Emmylou Harris playing on that CD. It must have been tough for them to get through a session, given the songs and knowing what was coming. It's sometimes hard to listen to. It may not be his strongest work, but the CD is definitely worth its price.

By: leapfrog

leapfrog — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 09:19:03 -0800

"I don't want to grow old gracefully/I don't want to go till it's too late." and "My sh*t's f*cked up? Well I don't know how./He said, 'The sh*t that used to work, well it don't work now.'" I'll hoist a soggy margarita for him; here's hoping he finds something to do in denver.

By: shinnin

shinnin — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 09:38:13 -0800

Although obits seem to enjoy making comments about his smoking habit, it should be noted that Zevon died of mesothelioma. That's a rare form of cancer generally caused by asbestos exposure (some 90% of cases) and clinical studies have shown that it is one lung cancer that is not caused or significantly exacerbated by smoking.

By: jpoulos

jpoulos — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 10:03:05 -0800

I'm glad to know that. Thank you, shinnin.

By: Danf

Danf — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 10:13:10 -0800

I find it baffling that even now ..the web version of the LA Times, his home town newspaper, does not mention his passing. Although I am reticent to pontificate about such things .. I would humbly call his passing a 'good death.'

By: gleuschk

gleuschk — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 10:24:49 -0800

By: Danf

Danf — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 10:38:22 -0800

OK, now there is something in the Times (you need to register) and it is quite good.

By: shinnin

shinnin — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 10:52:44 -0800

I think the msnbc obit is the best so far

By: chicobangs

chicobangs — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 10:57:37 -0800

NY1, the local all-news/community channel, had a nice piece on him this morning. I think it's one of those deals where if the given media outlet has someone on staff to go into the production meeting and explain why this guy deserves a proper send-off ("No, really, he was a genius! The world is better for his being on it! People loved him!"), then that outlet would have a piece on him today. I would expect that David Letterman is going to do something special tonight.

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 11:34:30 -0800

Zevon took the time to say goodbye to all of us. At least publicly, he faced death by continuing to live life. I, for one, admire the hell out of him. I mourn his passing, but am grateful to him for providing such a powerful model of how to face your own mortality. Thanks, Warren.

By: ?!

?! — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 11:50:20 -0800

Damn, it's a f***ed up world that doesn't include Warren Zevon. Who will write those love songs now? I hope he knew how many lives his music twisted and turned just that much. There'll be a shot to his memory and loud music tonight to remember the man. "Gentle rain Falls on me All life folds back Into the sea We contemplate eternity Beneath the vast indifference of heaven" You know he never kept his profile low...

By: tingley

tingley — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 12:48:28 -0800

Hunter S. Thompson's tribute to Zevon (which is actually a reprint of an older column). "When the phone rang he ignored me and picked it up before I could get to it. "Patrick Roy fan club," he said. "Zevon speaking. We are ready for the game, here -- are you ready?" He laughed. "Are you a Bigamist? What? Don't lie to me, you yellow-bellied pervert!" Then he laughed again, and hung up."

By: gai

gai — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 14:49:35 -0800

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By: wendell

wendell — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 15:16:49 -0800

He outlived his doctor's original forecast by over nine months, AND long enough to hold the CD of his final album in his own hands. That was the good news.

By: pxe2000

pxe2000 — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 15:28:08 -0800

all that and he got to see the birth of his grandchildren. when i go, i hope to do so with the grace and humor he had.

By: nath

nath — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 16:47:57 -0800

I think my favorite Warren Zevon song is "Even a Dog Can Shake Hands". It was the theme song for the short-lived TV show "Action", which was pretty damn brilliant in its own right. I still need to buy more of his albums. My collection doesn't really scratch the surface.

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 17:10:37 -0800

My favorite farewell article so far And I'll always fondly remember "Transverse City" as the only cyberpunk rock 'n' roll song I ever heard.

By: billsaysthis

billsaysthis — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 20:18:49 -0800

Me just sad.

By: TedW

TedW — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 20:43:28 -0800

I've been rubbing pot roast all over my chest all day.

By: goddam

goddam — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 20:54:19 -0800

i've been sad all day. but letterman just played the "enjoy every sandwich" clip and i just about lost it.

By: MidasMulligan

MidasMulligan — Mon, 08 Sep 2003 21:50:13 -0800

Damn ... Letterman's replaying the October performance of Mutineer - Zevon's last public appearance. I've always thought that in the end the true measure of a man or woman's life is in the twin traits of authenticity and intensity. Those who are both authentic and intense - in whatever the hell they've chosen to do - invariably enlarge the lives of everyone they touch. My own enjoyment of sandwiches has been much improved by the songs that man wrote, and the attitude he sang them with. I'll miss the hell out of him, and can only sit here tonight, and listen to the air conditioner hummmmmmmmm.