>'I heard the news today, oh boy...'
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>Turned on the tube,
>first word I heard
>a past tense verb
>and waited for who.
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>He was lucky, he knew it was coming. He had time to say I love you, goodbye to everyone who loved him. I hope I'm so lucky that I have that time. And not some out-the-door-to-the-supermarket-sudden-death.
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>I think for me it's also a reminder of mortality and I better start paying attention and behave better...

I saw a video clip of him this evening. It was made a couple of months ago.
He remarked that the "last last 40 years have passed like the snap of a finger. Life is so short."