2 posted on 09/29/2024 3:26:26 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and His mercy endureth forever. -- Psalm 106)

To: janetjanet998

Great talent. I especially loved his wife’s music, Rita Coolidge. RIP Kris!

3 posted on 09/29/2024 3:26:53 PM PDT by COSIllinois

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4 posted on 09/29/2024 3:27:21 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)

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5 posted on 09/29/2024 3:31:02 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)

To: janetjanet998

Whenever I think of him, I recall the story of when he was a struggling song writer trying to make it in Nashville. He and an Army buddy used a helicopter to fly to Johnny Cash’s house, landed in the back yard and presented some sheet music to June, who came out of the house to see what was going.

Handing her the sheets he reportedly said: I’m Kris Kristofferson and I just wrote Johnny’s next hit.

The song: Sunday Morning Coming Down

6 posted on 09/29/2024 3:31:38 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (Pray for Biden: Psalms 109: 8)

To: janetjanet998

Interesting guy - he was also a Rhodes scholar, a Captain in the US Army, and completed Ranger School.

“Kristofferson recalled of his days as a pilot, “That was about the last three years before I started performing, before people started cutting my songs. I would work a week down here [in south Louisiana] for PHI, sitting on an oil platform and flying helicopters. Then I’d go back to Nashville at the end of the week and spend a week up there trying to pitch the songs, then come back down and write songs for another week. I can remember “Help Me Make It Through the Night” I wrote sitting on top of an oil platform. I wrote “Bobby McGee” down here, and a lot of them [in south Louisiana].”

Weeks after giving Carter his tapes, Kristofferson landed a helicopter in Cash’s front yard, gaining his full attention” ...

(>> Wikipedia)

7 posted on 09/29/2024 3:32:24 PM PDT by canuck_conservative (NATO - now celebrating 75 successful years of keeping the Russian monsters out!!)

To: janetjanet998

Thanks for the memories.

Rest in Peace, Kris...................

8 posted on 09/29/2024 3:33:16 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)

To: janetjanet998

I thought he passed a couple of years back, but I guess I was mistaken. RIP.

To: janetjanet998

RIP but the guy never impressed me one bit.

10 posted on 09/29/2024 3:34:19 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)

To: janetjanet998

Good man, interesting life, and left the world some amazing music.

11 posted on 09/29/2024 3:34:31 PM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI. )

To: janetjanet998

Guess he found out if Jesus Was a Capricorn

12 posted on 09/29/2024 3:34:59 PM PDT by P8riot (You will never know Jesus Christ as a reality in your life until you know Him as a necessity.)

To: janetjanet998

13 posted on 09/29/2024 3:35:45 PM PDT by mowowie (When is the trillion?)

To: janetjanet998

I was just wondering about him 2-3 days ago

14 posted on 09/29/2024 3:35:46 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)

To: janetjanet998

One of the best! Rhodes Scholar with a heart of gold for lyrics!

To: Red Badger

He was a good one

In many ways

16 posted on 09/29/2024 3:37:08 PM PDT by aumrl (let's keep it real Conservatives )

To: SaveFerris

Compared Russian genocide in Afghanistan to American involvement in
Nicaragua. Total leftist.

17 posted on 09/29/2024 3:37:53 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET

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18 posted on 09/29/2024 3:38:40 PM PDT by ZinGirl (Now a grandma ....can't afford a tagline :))

To: janetjanet998

“. . .what have I ever done -to deserve even one of the pleasures I have known”

To: janetjanet998

20 posted on 09/29/2024 3:39:20 PM PDT by Othniel77

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