Posted November 19, 2017 Mel Tillis, Country singer and prolific song writer passed away yesterday (Sat.). He will be missed. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article185514118.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 19, 2017 T T T T Too Too Too B B B B Bad Bad. R R R Really L L L Liked Him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 19, 2017 1 hour ago, BadBoy said: T T T T Too Too Too B B B B Bad Bad. R R R Really L L L Liked Him. In my opinion, making fun of someone's disability, after they have passed, when a thread was started to honor them, is in pretty poor taste. I always thought Mel was funny, and extremely talented. RIP 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 19, 2017 Mel turned that so called disability into an asset and at times poked fun at it himself. yes, he will be missed. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 19, 2017 Loved the duets album that Mel Tillis recorded with Nancy Sinatra . Agree that he was a good entertainer,songwriter ,musician,singer...and by all accounts..a nice guy. He also gave us Pam Tillis !! Saw Mel and his daughter in concert together, very enjoyable. Pam is touring/recording with Lorrie Morgan these days. Read Pam's heartbreaking tribute to her dad on facebook today. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 19, 2017 3 hours ago, pfunk said: In my opinion, making fun of someone's disability, after they have passed, when a thread was started to honor them, is in pretty poor taste. I always thought Mel was funny, and extremely talented. RIP I agree making fun of someone’s disability is poor taste, he did a lot for country music and will be missed 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 20, 2017 He was a great talent. My grandparents loved him! Bless them all! 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 20, 2017 (edited) 21 hours ago, pfunk said: In my opinion, making fun of someone's disability, after they have passed, when a thread was started to honor them, is in pretty poor taste. I always thought Mel was funny, and extremely talented. RIP Mel's stutter was a part of his act, it was his schtick. When he was in the movies, he stuttered in character - actors with a stutter never stutter in character (because they have memorized the part - same reason Mel never stuttered when he sang). To send him off with a stuttered goodbye is a form of homage. Sorry to offend, I am sure Mel was fine with it. Edited November 20, 2017 by BadBoy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 20, 2017 Mel's stuttering was caused by a childhood illness. He adapted to his stuttering and used it to his advantage in his career. However, he never made fun of it. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 20, 2017 (edited) I have had a stutter most of my life, but not as bad as Mel. He did make it a big part of his act and a big part of who he was. Not unlike Dolly Parton uses certain assets she has as part of her act. I don't think Mel would take offense to people pointing it out now. Edited November 20, 2017 by Mustang87 typos 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 20, 2017 43 minutes ago, ilovewomen said: Mel's stuttering was caused by a childhood illness. He adapted to his stuttering and used it to his advantage in his career. However, he never made fun of it. Really? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 20, 2017 4 hours ago, BadBoy said: Mel's stutter was a part of his act, it was his schtick. When he was in the movies, he stuttered in character - actors with a stutter never stutter in character (because they have memorized the part - same reason Mel never stuttered when he sang). To send him off with a stuttered goodbye is a form of homage. Sorry to offend, I am sure Mel was fine with it. Memorization is part of it, but a major part is that music uses different parts of the brain. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 20, 2017 7 minutes ago, Bit Banger said: Memorization is part of it, but a major part is that music uses different parts of the brain. One of my favorite current singers stutters, she did a talk on it a few years back. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 20, 2017 1 hour ago, FuriousWeasel said: One of my favorite current singers stutters, she did a talk on it a few years back. I may have found a new artist to listen too! Good Stuff! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 21, 2017 Hey, lighten up! In the real world I am a professional disability advocate and do more for the benefit of disabled people in a week than most people do in their entire lives. I spend much of each day with people in wheelchairs, on prosthetics, in mental fogs, dragging oxygen bottles, you name it. So maybe I'm just a little more comfortable joking about life and it's array of challenges than most people are, since the one thing that all disabled people can joke about is their disability. I loved Mel Tillis (yes, I am that old), and like I said earlier, my stuttered good bye was a homage to not only the man, but the character he created and fruitfully exploited. I said goodbye to him the same way he would have said it to me, with a stutter. So there, it's how I feel and f f f f fuck you if you don't like it. Jeeze, everybody is so damned judgmental around here. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 21, 2017 Bad Boy- No need to feel like you need to defend yourself. The video you posted painted Mel in a very golden light. Highly talented entertaining man and very good looking! I have Retinitus Pigmatosis as well as cataracts in both my eyes. I refuse to give up on myself. I know me and what I am made of. And ya that's all that matters! 😀😀 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 21, 2017 BTW, Mel Tillis was a great CW artist in his day 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites