I had kinda sorta thought she died two years ago, so you can imagine my surprise when I received an e-mail from Tina Turner.
Don't believe me? Look at the top recipient from my inbox yesterday--
That's right. Two years after her passing, one of the greatest singer of the past 50 years sent me an e-mail to let me know she has a new song out. I guess I have friends in (really) high places, huh?
8-)
Actually the e-mail wasn't actually from Ms Turner herself. Instead, it came from her music label, announcing that they're released an unreleased song from her classic “Private Dancer” album. And it's not even the first time I've received an e-mail from a dead celebrity. About a decade or so ago I checked my inbox to find that none other than Elvis (thankyouverymuch) wanted to get in touch with me about a “new” song he was putting out at the time.
You know...when he was, if I'm not mistaken, still working at that Burger King in Kalamazoo.
I get e-mails like that all the time, mostly from live celebrities and mostly pushing their latest work. But when notes from people who've been dead for a year or two (or a decade or two) pop up, it always lends a bizarre note to my day. In fact, it even makes me (jokingly) wonder if I should start a pool as to which dead celebrity I'll hear from next.
At the moment, my money's on either Marvin Gaye or Jerry Garcia, for no particular reason. I'll let you know if it actually happens!
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