I still recall that fateful day of May 18, 1980 when St. Helens rained death and destruction upon the region. However, an even greater tragedy occured that same day across the pond in England, when we lost the conscience of a generation, Ian Curtis of Joy Division.
Kennethc, you consider the lose of this person more important than the 57 people who lost their lives in the original explosion??
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Reeshy,
I certainly don't rate the death of Ian Curtis above the deaths of the 57 who perished in the 1980 blast. The tragedy of those deaths is of course greater than a pampered rock star's suicide. I was being ridiculously hyperbolic in a rather dry and lame attempt at humor. In fact, I'm not even the world's biggest Joy Division fan. Curtis' canonization by the "I wear black on the outside 'cause that's the way I feel on the inside" death cult is comically overblown. My post was in the vein of "tragedy plus time equals comedy." My attonement is that I'm now pourin' out what remains of my morning bottle of St. Ides in loving tribute of my fallen 57 homies:
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This message was edited by KennethC on 10-4-04 @ 11:46 AM