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Cher: Damn!

posted 6 years ago by R_Kane (15828)
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Last Night I watched The Kennedy Center Awards program on CBS, a show I would not ordinarily be caught dead viewing, but I am stuck in the hospital and my entertainment options are meager. One amazing fact I learned is about one of this year’s honorees, Cher. She is the only recording artist thus far in history to have had at least one Number One song is each of six consecutive decades. The last time I looked, the stat was for four consecutive decades; so this star has kept on steaming along for another 20 freaking years, just for good measure. Beatles, Sinatra, Garland, Streisand, Gaye, Zeppelin, Berry, Day, Bowie—none of them could do it. Little started-out-laughingstock Cher, well, she could, and she did. The only certain test is the test of time. She’s passed with flags flying and guns blazing. She inspires me.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78608) 6 years ago

She is certainly a legend, lots of good music over my whole lifetime...I respect her a great deal and man was she a great 'looker' in her days!

Sorry you are in the hospital, I hope it is not very serious...
Get well and all the best Kane👍

[–] captainbucky (15252) 6 years ago

I was in the hospital for a week in2015. I feel your pain. Everything ok?

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[–] captainbucky (15252) 6 years ago

Oh you were not

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[–] captainbucky (15252) 6 years ago

What movie is that plot from

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[–] captainbucky (15252) 6 years ago

Oh cool! Good idea even if it didn’t really happen to you

[–] Stratego (31085) 6 years ago

It fried your brains for good, didn't it?!

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[–] ShogunofYonkers (78608) 6 years ago

Wah..?!?
You are easily the sanest of us all!

[–] twinA (4921) 6 years ago

Moose knows what it's all about then.

~~/o/

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78608) 6 years ago

He sure does
I'm pretty certain he is onto the lunatic that wrecked his roundabout...The Night of the Revenge of the Moose is coming!

[–] twinA (4921) 6 years ago

Never double-cross a moose in the wild, especially if it's a mamma with young ones nearby - able to tip a vehicle over without breaking a sweat.

~~/o/

[–] snepts (11123) 6 years ago

Sweaty moose?

[–] twinA (4921) 6 years ago

Wossamotta U's most disheveled alumni, Bullwinkle, would know!

~~/o/

[–] db20db (17756) 6 years ago

Exactly ! He's another R.P. McMurphy, actually more secretly tuned in.

[–] Stratego (31085) 6 years ago

I hope you're doing okay, Arcane!

[–] twinA (4921) 6 years ago

I had read up on Cher's life and it seems like a rollercoaster, managing to raise a child while working to beat the band, all while doing her best to overcome personal pitfalls of the fast life the rich and famous are prone to dive into.

You're a fighter, R_Kane, having a wild way with words that not even fire and vinegar can handle. In the past, you graced me with these kind words, "God gives burdens; also, shoulders.”

Years ago, I was a medical wreck, experiencing an unknown physical illness which took a long time to figure out and high anxiety was adversely affecting my life. What got me through that period of personal difficulty was not only support from family and keeping myself focused on college, but also the people I met during that time who gave me a new outlook on life, ironically studying funeral services, being really good friends realizing we had a lot in common.

Know that what you share with us is all the more meaningful for it. We all come together to help those in their time of need.

~~/o/

[–] R_Kane (15828) 6 years ago

Thank you for your kind wishes, all. I wanted to make this about
Cher’s amazing achievement as to her score on the Test of Time. As for me, my hospital visit entails surgery, which I had yesterday and seems to be a complete success, plus a period of physical therapy.

[–] twinA (4921) 6 years ago

Those physical therapists will have your body moving in places you never thought it could reach!
I imagine you are feeling like crap right now so remember to take things easy because we want you back in one piece.

~~/o/

[–] ShogunofYonkers (78608) 6 years ago

Thank Goodness!
Speedy recovery R_Kane!

[–] GlenEllyn (21660) 6 years ago

She's got staying power, that's for sure. Good voice and good actor, too.

[–] Bigcat (259) 6 years ago

Cher is a legend. Hottest woman ever back when she had that long black hair and dark tan. But no drugs and she was good at a lot of different things in the entertainment business which is how you survive and have a career in that industry.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 6 years ago

Cher is yet another example that women don’t have to stop being hot as they age; nor do men.

[–] snepts (11123) 6 years ago

Doesn't hurt to be "hot" to start out with. No one ever accused the adult Aretha of being "hot" but she's still a legend.

[–] captainbucky (15252) 6 years ago

Can I ask what chart you are basing her number 1 songs from ?

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https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473595/cher-shines-with-no-1-in-sixth-consecutive-decade

[–] captainbucky (15252) 6 years ago

They are different billboard charts though .

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Do you believe in life after love?

[–] Stratego (31085) 6 years ago

Only if I could turn back time.