RIP Tom T. Hall

What a rotten piece of news to wake up to. A legend since forever and for as long as there's country music.

 

This was a morning staple getting ready for school.

 

I think I’ll go out in the woods and cry.

 

Death at his own hand, at the age of 85. Now THAT'S a country song.

https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/on-the-new-details-of-country-legend-tom-t-halls-death/

 

Shit.

So much for 2022 not being rotten. I wish this wasn't true.

 

That sucks.

 

A big part of the soundtrack of my youth.

 

If you have a terminal illness and want to preserve your estate, it's either that, getting hit by a Mack truck, or pissing away your assets on memory care for 5 years until you pass.

 

I handled a couple of estates of old guys facing failing health who ended things themselves. This is with universal health care.

I’m a huge TTH fan, and if he chose to end his own suffering I respect that.

 

There’s some really weird tangents and reasoning in there. I feel a little icky having read it.

 

SCM is a bit of a trash site. The speculation about his motive is strange.

The commentariat there are an odd and predictable bunch.