Made it to 88.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/kris-kristofferson-obit-1.7337803
Maybe the radio will play the original "Me and Bobby McGee" instead of having Janis screech her way through it.
Made it to 88.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/kris-kristofferson-obit-1.7337803
Maybe the radio will play the original "Me and Bobby McGee" instead of having Janis screech her way through it.
Dang.
his ranch has been for sale for a bit. It's pretty but way north in California
He was a pretty good actor, too. I need to rewatch "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid", it's been a while.
I very much hope that he and Dame Maggie Smith run into each other at the registration desk.
Their conversation would be fascinating.
Sunday morning coming down indeed.
I wanted to live the Peterbuilt life because of him.
Certified badass,
Fueled by Caffeine said:Dang.
his ranch has been for sale for a bit. It's pretty but way north in California
Hmmm... would I rather have this, or Paul Newman's Rolex?
Pretty sure I'd choose a mile of undeveloped Northern California coastline.
He was offered a position to teach English Lit at West Point. He declined and went to Ranger school because he wanted to go to 'Nam. He also attended Oxford.
Tough SOB, tough, smart SOB.
^ Not exactly.
He graduated from Oxford in 1960 with a degree in English, and married his girlfriend at the time. Under pressure from his family he (his father was an air force major general) he joined the U.S. Army and was commissioned as a second lieutenant, attaining the rank of captain. He became a helicopter pilot after receiving flight training at Fort Rucker, Alabama. He also completed Ranger School. During the early 1960s, he was stationed in West Germany as a member of the 8th Infantry Division. During this time, he resumed his music career and formed a band. In 1965, after his tour in Germany ended, Kristofferson was given an assignment to teach English literature at West Point. Instead, he decided to leave the Army and pursue songwriting. He had a job as a commercial helicopter pilot after getting out of the military, and reportedly landed a helicopter on Johnny Cash's front yard to give him a tape of his songs.
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