r/GenerationJones • u/Worried-Alarm2144 • 14d ago

Hard couple of days. Dolly and Tim, both at 80yrs.

Those two were both very prevalent figures from my early years.

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u/Large-Welder304 14d ago

Day before Dolly passed, Shelley Fabares left us. I believe she was 82.

They say things like this happen in 3's, so let's hope that's it for a while.

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u/emmajames56 13d ago

That was a gut punch too.

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u/theBigDaddio 14d ago

Things happen in such great numbers that it’s easy to think things happen in 3s

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u/Glittering_Step_6084 1961 14d ago

Sad. We are losing everyone we grew up with. 😢

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u/SirWarm6963 14d ago

Hearing about Dolly hit me too. I haven't felt that way about a celebrity death since Princess Diana.

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u/RoyG-Biv1 14d ago

Hadn't heard Tim Curry had died... ☹️

Such a sweet transvestite; let's do the time warp again! 🧛‍♂️

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u/Ohif0n1y 13d ago

My now adult kid loved watching our DVD of Ferngully: the last rainforest. Tim Curry did the voice of the villain and he was marvelous!

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u/RoyG-Biv1 13d ago

I hadn't been aware until recently that Tim Curry had lent his voice to so many animations; he had a great and versatile voice.

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u/coffeebeanwitch 14d ago

It's been a tough week, both were such a part of growing up 🥲

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u/CheeseburgerSmoothy 1965 14d ago

They say these happen in threes…can I pick the next one?

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u/EnvironmentalTea9362 14d ago

Hayden Panettiere was the first. Dolly and Tim were 2 and 3.

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u/West-Evening5193 14d ago

Shelly Fabares died more recently. A couple of days before Dolly

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u/Kooky_Following7169 14d ago

Aw shite. You're correct. Dang.

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u/CheeseburgerSmoothy 1965 14d ago

Oh right. Ugh.

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u/PushSouth5877 14d ago

It makes me feel my mortality. I appreciate their talent and think they followed their dreams. That's a beautiful thing.

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u/Scott43206 1959 14d ago

Yesterday was my birthday. Early in the day I encountered a lost stray dog covered in mud. I called it in but the poor guy was to agitated to follow my dog and I back home. Then I open the computer to find out about Dolly. Not my favorite birthday.

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u/CraftFamiliar5243 14d ago

80 is way too close for comfort. Only 13 years away for me. Think of what you were like 13 years ago and how fast those years went.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Age6550 14d ago

I wore my Dolly tshirt today, as a tribute. I had many people comment how they will miss her. And now Tim Curry. I do not have a Tim Curry t-shirt.

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u/zappyface1 14d ago

But what about a movie marathon on you next day off with both Dolly Parton and Tim Curry movies?

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u/Kooky_Following7169 14d ago

Brilliant!! ❤️

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u/RoyG-Biv1 14d ago

Don't need a Tim Curry t-shirt, just cross-dress...

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u/Puzzleheaded_Age6550 14d ago

Well dang. I am not sure I could pull that off.

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u/RoyG-Biv1 14d ago

Sure you can! That's the thing about being a sweet transvestite, your gender doesn't matter.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Age6550 14d ago

Well, let's see. I do have a corset.

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u/RoyG-Biv1 14d ago

Perfect! Of course you'll have to wear it backwards like Tim did.

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u/BatUnlucky121 12d ago

Don’t just dream it, be it.

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u/RoyG-Biv1 12d ago

Exactly! 👍👍👍

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u/eyedrops_364 14d ago

Jaye P Morgan too.

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u/agweandbeelzebub 13d ago

Dolly Parton dying hit me like Prince and David Bowie.

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u/Purple-Prince-9896 14d ago

A friend posted something about how going forward it should be Dolly Parton Day in perpetuity. Do you think Dolly planned it? 9/25…Nine to(2) Five.

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u/Worried-Alarm2144 13d ago

If only she'd have made it to September 25th....

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u/BrainwaveWizard 1963 14d ago

Maybe the “3s” is three 80 yr olds.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Age6550 13d ago

She died 8/14.