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Old 05-27-11 | 10:38 PM
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Gil Scott Heron dead at 62
Nothing to say except this:
Winter In America

Yes, I saw this tour in Massachusetts He is gone but not forgotten.
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Old 05-27-11 | 11:05 PM
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Bummer. Now I have "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" going through my head.

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Old 05-28-11 | 09:39 AM
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Wow, that is terrible news.
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Old 05-28-11 | 11:51 AM
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Did he died from a Heron overdose?
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Old 05-28-11 | 02:09 PM
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Did he died from a Heron overdose?
No, don't think he over-ate on Heron wings...
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Old 05-29-11 | 06:55 AM
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Sorry to hear about this. Just got into him last year. RIP.
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Old 05-29-11 | 11:41 AM
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Sorry to hear about this. Just got into him last year.
I hope for your sake that you were wearing a condom. He was HIV+.
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Old 05-29-11 | 07:52 PM
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I hope for your sake that you were wearing a condom. He was HIV+.
That's just wrong. He he.

p.s. At least we gone one last quality album out of him.
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Old 05-29-11 | 08:52 PM
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Bummer. He wrote some great stuff.
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Old 05-29-11 | 09:08 PM
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Re: Gil Scott Heron dead at 62
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Nothing to say except this:
Winter In America

Yes, I saw this tour in Massachusetts He is gone but not forgotten.
I really like the top comments under that link.
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