I've heard a few stories where a person seemed to suddenly acknowledge that they were about to die. Granted, my grandmother repeatedly claimed she was going to die that night and the one time it was true the family lore became that she somehow knew. But to stop what you're doing like that, I wonder what it is they're actually feeling in the moment. Did he know he was going to die? Did he just feel dizzy? What do people feel in these moments just before death?
A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage
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Re: A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage
#12Dubious about the "heart attack" diagnosis, at least as the phrase is usually understood. More likely "Sudden Cardiac Arrest"[1]: "In over half of the cases, however, sudden cardiac arrest occurs without prior symptoms." Like, the pump just stops. You'd feel faint and then be unconscious.
[1] https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/sudden-cardiac-dea...
Re: A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage
#13A British comedian did this as well.. The audience thought it was apart of the act and didn't respond for 5 minutes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Cognito
Also apparently this is a thing that happens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_entertainers_who_died_...
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#14I've heard a few stories where a person seemed to suddenly acknowledge that they were about to die. Granted, my grandmother repeatedly claimed she was going to die that night and the one time it was true the family lore became that she somehow knew. But to stop what you're doing like that, I wonder what it is they're actually feeling in the moment. Did he know he was going to die? Did he just feel dizzy? What do peop…
I think it's more likely he just felt suddenly unwell and wanted to pause to catch his breath or rest a little bit.
Re: A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage
#15A British comedian did this as well.. The audience thought it was apart of the act and didn't respond for 5 minutes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Cognito Also apparently this is a thing that happens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_entertainers_who_died_...
I was sure your link to a British comedian was going to be:
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Agree. Not sure why they include paywall content. What % of user base is subbed to WaPo.
It's trivial to avoid the Washington Post's paywall, so there's no point in banning it. Obviously, a substantial amount of people could read it, because it's on the front page.
A lot of sites also give exceptions to HN so we all can pass their paywalls, which is great. (Like FT, for example.)
Re: A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage
#17A British comedian did this as well.. The audience thought it was apart of the act and didn't respond for 5 minutes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Cognito Also apparently this is a thing that happens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_entertainers_who_died_...
Also apparently this is a thing that happens
Besides getting killed by something or someone else, it seems heart attacks are a very common cause of death while performing. I wonder if it's due to the stressful nature of the situation in general.
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#18I've heard a few stories where a person seemed to suddenly acknowledge that they were about to die. Granted, my grandmother repeatedly claimed she was going to die that night and the one time it was true the family lore became that she somehow knew. But to stop what you're doing like that, I wonder what it is they're actually feeling in the moment. Did he know he was going to die? Did he just feel dizzy? What do peop…
I can’t speak for others but I had appendicitis about 10 years ago and ended up spending almost 8 hours in the ER waiting room suffering immensely. I distinctly remember towards the latter half of my wait that I began to feel a strange sensation of impending doom. I can’t describe it exactly but I feared that I might actually die if I wasn’t called back soon. I later heard that this sensation is supposedly one of the symptoms of appendicitis.
In case anybody was wondering, I was eventually taken into the ER. They started me on morphine and was in surgery a few hours later.
Re: A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage
#19A British comedian did this as well.. The audience thought it was apart of the act and didn't respond for 5 minutes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Cognito Also apparently this is a thing that happens: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_entertainers_who_died_...
Also apparently this is a thing that happens Besides getting killed by something or someone else, it seems heart attacks are a very common cause of death while performing. I wonder if it's due to the stressful nature of the situation in general.
Sadly performing is also often not the healthiest lifestyle. I know my diet & exercise fall off a cliff after only even a week or two of travel.
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#20Wow, what a way to go. His music reminds me of Blaze Foley’s sound. Deeply American. And much like Blaze Foley I believe Olney will now find fame (as so many artists do) in death. The irony is strong in art (would make a great Latin phrase).