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[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 159 points 1 year ago (7 children)

The guy in the photo was raised by black sharecroppers, a target of an assassination, a multimillionaire inventor/carnival worker, and lost it all only to finally find his rhythm after being homeless and destitute.

You'd be gray haired too.

[–] vivavideri@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He started graying mid '70s 🤷

[–] LegionEris@feddit.nl 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looks damn good in this picture for his mid 70s

[–] vivavideri@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

He's 78 now lol

[–] Orbituary@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You don't like jokes much, do you.

[–] vivavideri@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Oh, no, I walk right past all the low hanging fruit and keep on walkin'

[–] TubeTalkerX@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago

A Target of assassination? That nut-job hated those cans!

[–] TheHottub@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

He was also a philanthropist and donated a ton of money to stop cat juggling in South America.

[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like a typical bastard.

[–] Orbituary@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You just randomly picking on people? It's not like you can flip through phone books anymore...

[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's why things aren't happening for people now. We don't have the spontaneous publicity of our names in print anymore.

[–] Orbituary@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I used to be someone.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He also found his special purpose!

[–] MorrisonMotel6@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

He should see a doctor and get rid of it