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    Cars Frontman Ric Ocasek DD

    Ric Ocasek -- the frontman and lead singer of the rock band The Cars -- has died.
    Police say Ocasek was discovered unresponsive Sunday at his townhouse in NYC, and was pronounced dead at the scene -- according to an NYPD spokesperson. It's unclear for now how he might've died. He was reportedly found in his bed by his estranged wife.

    https://www.tmz.com/2019/09/15/ric-o...-dead-dies-75/





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    One of those deaths you really can’t feel all that bad about. Dude was 75, and possibly one of the ugliest dudes in the world who married one of the hottest women alive when she was like 23. Rockstars man. Liked the Cars. He had a great run. I remember reading an article about him. He banged around Ohio for a good long time before becoming successful. Was 40ish when he had all those hits in the 80s. RIP my man.

     
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    just this


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    Quote Originally Posted by BCR View Post
    One of those deaths you really can’t feel all that bad about. Dude was 75, and possibly one of the ugliest dudes in the world who married one of the hottest women alive when she was like 23. Rockstars man. Liked the Cars. He had a great run. I remember reading an article about him. He banged around Ohio for a good long time before becoming successful. Was 40ish when he had all those hits in the 80s. RIP my man.
    He moved to the Cleveland area when he was a teenager. Graduated from Maple Heights.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BCR View Post
    One of those deaths you really can’t feel all that bad about. Dude was 75, and possibly one of the ugliest dudes in the world who married one of the hottest women alive when she was like 23. Rockstars man. Liked the Cars. He had a great run. I remember reading an article about him. He banged around Ohio for a good long time before becoming successful. Was 40ish when he had all those hits in the 80s. RIP my man.
    Yeah, I was pretty surprised to find out he was 75. He had a good run musically & pussywise.
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    I'd say good luck in the freeroll but I'm pretty sure you'll go on a bender to self-sabotage yourself & miss it completely or use it as the excuse of why you didn't cash.

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    Big fan of The Cars and Ric Ocasek in the 80s.

    Also didn't realize he was 75. I guess he hid his age well under the makeup back in the 80s.

    This 1984 video was one of the most popular of all time on MTV:


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    bad news. just happened to select the blue album on the way to work today, produced by Ocasek.

    rip


     
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    Heart disease got him.

    https://www.msn.com/en-ca/entertainm...9e0?li=AAggFp5

    A little surprised an autopsy was done this quickly but maybe the medical examiners/coroners in NY don't fuck around like they seem to in the rest of the country.
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    I'd say good luck in the freeroll but I'm pretty sure you'll go on a bender to self-sabotage yourself & miss it completely or use it as the excuse of why you didn't cash.

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    The Cars’ first album introduced millions of American suburban kids like me to New Wave. Punk had been around, but wasn’t mainstream or popular, except for the Ramones. I remember hearing My Best Friend’s Girlfriend on KLOS or KMET in LA. That Saturday, I was at the mall buying The Cars and Boston. Still have both albums.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    Big fan of The Cars and Ric Ocasek in the 80s.

    Also didn't realize he was 75. I guess he hid his age well under the makeup back in the 80s.

    This 1984 video was one of the most popular of all time on MTV:

    Yeah I forgot about this one.. Great tune.

    Speaking of how old is he. Guess who's the same age as Ric Occasek?




    And if Keith every goes there should strict orders to not do an autopsy.

    Same with Occasek. The coroners probably didn't even lift the sheet.

    Was in a top rock band in the late 70's and 80's. Ok good enough

    And frontman is not right for the Cars. He should be the driver or mechanic

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    My 2 favorite songs by The Cars:

    I became a fan of The Cars after seeing this scene in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High". It propelled a then 12 year old David USF into puberty.




     
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    The trio of Ric Ocasek, Tom Petty, and Keith Richards. Looked dead in the 80’s, all surprising lived/live longer than ever expected.
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