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#today an old friend passed. #BobRivers the guy who did the #TwistedTunes songs, who was a DJ out of Seattle for years and had more fun living his life than anyone else I’ve known died after a long battle with esophageal cancer. Battle? More like arm wrestling to be fair because he knew there was no winning, but holding to a draw gave him time for his dozens of projects and hobbies.
Never thought the guy I’d get high with would get famous, felt kind of weird to be honest.
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He was never an asshole about it though. Drove a 20+ year old pickup truck he kept running with duct tape, gum, and profanity. Lived in no name jeans and sneakers. If you asked him what the best things ever were ( something we’d frequently do when we talked ) he’d say meeting Lisa, having his kids, and getting walk on parts in two Star Treks.
He was genuinely kind and funny and I’m going to miss him.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
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@CatDragon RIP #BobRivers. 
I first heard his twisted christmas carols in the mid 1990s and was hooked.
@CatDragon First I ever knew of him was when he stayed on top of a pole until the Baltimore Orioles won their first game in 1988, and they lost 22 in a row to start the season. I was lucky enough to live in the #Seattle area when he plied his trade there. His humor differed from my taste at times, but all in all he was a comic genius.
@Thumper1964 we were all convinced he was going to die waiting for Baltimore to win a game. Think he was awake for most of 158 hours.
He was over and above all else a good person.
Weird to thing it was oooohhhhh 50 years ago we’d be smoking on my folks back deck dreaming big.
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@theteapixie he never complained once.
@CatDragon
When my Dad was dying with it, he never complained, either. It is so brutal, but maybe it’s the sense of helplessness, knowing the end is nigh, that keeps a person quiet. 
@CatDragon@mastodon.world I went and looked him up on Memory Alpha, because I hadn't realized he'd done the walk on parts on Trek. Here's his Memory Alpha page: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Bob_Rivers Neither part was credited, which is probably why I didn't realize.
I'm sorry you lost your friend, but I am glad it sounds like you have plenty of good memories of him. Thank you for sharing.
@CatDragon Sorry for your loss. Losing friends really sucks. It's the really shitty part of getting older. 
@CatDragon may memory be a blessing... And fuck cancer.