Finally, I get to celebrate my first birthday on steemit!

Certain events seem to rock the entire world. Many people remember where they were on the days that these events occurred, and the day that @papa-pepper was born is no different.

Many people all around the world remember where they were, and what they were doing, the day that I was born.

For those of us who are younger Americans, we remember where we were when “9/11” happened. Personally, I was living on a big green school-bus at the time and happened to be in Wausau, WI. Once we found out about the twin towers, we stopped in at a relative’s house to watch the news.

Many older Americans remember where they were when JFK was assassinated.

My birthday is no different for many people who are older than I am.

If you were around then, what were you doing on December 8th, 1980?

You see, this was the day that John Lennon, of The Beatles fame, was murdered.

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It was also the day that I was born.

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Not a year later or after, the same day.

Since many remember certain events of that day because of his death, they also remember where they were and what they were doing when I was born.

Interestingly enough, another musician died that same day, years later.

For those who enjoy heavier music, you may have heard of a certain band called Pantera. The guitarist for Pantera, “Dimebag” Darrell also died on December 8th.

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Though I have no idea what I did for my birthday that night, I remember a friend telling me that “Dimebag got shot last night” the next morning. My response was, “Yeah, and?” Then they told me he was killed. Though the two events can go hand in hand, getting shot is not always synonymous with dying, so that didn’t even register as a potential options when I first heard about Dimebag Darrell.

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That was in 2004, twelve years ago already.

Today I learned of these other famous musicians, singers, and composers, have died on my birthday, during my life.

• 1981 Shakey, [Walter Horton], harmonicist (Everybody's Fishin'), dies at 64
• 1982 Marty Robbins, American country singer (Devil Woman, I Walk Alone), dies at 57
• 1982 Shakey, [Walter Horton], rocker, dies at 72
• 1984 Razzle, English Musician and drummer for Hanoi Rocks (b.1960)
• 1988 Herbert "Tubo" Rhoad, US singer (Persuasions-Good news), dies at 44
• 1990 Pony Sherrell Metcalf, NY, singer, dies of heart attack
• 1991 Buck Clayton, US jazz trumpeter/orchestra leader, dies
• 1994 Antonio Carlos Jobim, Brazil composer (Girl From Ipanema), dies at 67
• 2003 Rubén González, Cuban pianist (Buena Vista Social Club) (b. 1919)
• 2006 Martha Tilton, American singer (b. 1915)
• 2009 Luis Días, Dominican Composer (b. 1952).
• 2011 Minoru Miky, Japanese composer for traditional Japanese instruments, dies at 84
• 2015 Mattiwilda Dobbs, American soprano, dies at 90
• 2015 Bonnie Lou [Mary Joan Okum] American Rockabilly musician, dies at 91

Also, in 1997 Bob Bell, the first "BOZO the clown," died at age 75 on my 17th birthday.

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Though this may seem like an odd birthday post, I think that reflecting on death and eternity can make us appreciate and use our lives better.

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Soon, I will be joining all of those people that I mentioned earlier in this post. I know that we don't all like to consider that fact, but it is true nonetheless. I even know of at least one steemian that has passed since I have joined, @kingarbinv. I'm glad that I at least got to "meet" him and encourage him still, but to die so young is still a tragedy.

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