Kris Kristofferson has passed at 88.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

[BoRaGard]

1. .

[senseandsensibility]

2. So sad

He was a genius IMHO, and a good liberal. RIP, Sir, and thanks for the music.

[struggle4progress]

3. Joel Rafael, Kris Kristofferson, And Graham Nash sing one of Woody's song

[senseandsensibility]

8. So appropriate for our times

[mountain grammy]

32. Wow.. haven't thought about that song in ages.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.. America is a cruel nation.

Rest in Peace Kris Kristofferson. You always made things better.

[Docreed2003]

4. ...

[Skittles]

5. 88

a righteous run

[hlthe2b]

6. Oh, NO. He'd had dementia-like symptoms for some time that had been attributed to neuro Lyme disease

(Neuroborreliosis)... Very hard to treat at that stage, but he was said to have responded.

I really liked him. So intelligent and well educated (Rhodes scholar) yet just an "every man" throughout his life and songs.

[ornotna]

7. Sad news

This may be Janis' song but we know where it came from.

[nolabear]

19. When my mother in law was actively dying

for reasons no one knows, she sang that song to herself again and again. Eventually she just sang “Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose.” It does sound like a fine self reassurance as you go.

I’m positive it was Kris’ version. She wouldn’t have been a Janis fan.

We didn’t have much in common but I guess we both saw the beauty in his music. He wasn’t hard on the eyes, either. 😄

RIP

[Quixote1818]

9. The South's most beloved liberal

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[bluestarone]

10. So sad to hear this.

[Peacetrain]

11. Go in peace Kris... your work here is done!

[milestogo]

12. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Kris Kristofferson, Ellen Burstyn
Great 70s movie

[Xavier Breath]

18. That's how I'd describe it too: a great '70s movie.

It was definitely of its time.

[milestogo]

24. Ellen Burstyn won Best Actress for this film in 1974.

I've always loved her... she is one of a kind.

[Xavier Breath]

25. Yes, she is.

And she deserved a break after having to deal with that demon-possessed daughter of hers

[stollen]

38. Scorsese came to UCSB to bebut Alice, taking comments and questions from the audience

I loved the movie. All the actors, from Kris, Ellen, Jodie Foster ("weird, really weird&quot , Diane Ladd and Harvey Keitel....just a great cast. There was a scene with Kris and his guitar as well. He was multi talented.

[milestogo]

41. And its kind of a feminist story...

She breaks away from marital abuse to be on her own, but in spite of herself she still finds love.

A lot of seventies movies just had the abuse part.

[Silent Type]

13. Darn. RIP.

[sinkingfeeling]

14. Loved his voice. R.I.P.

[dalton99a]

15. "Yesterday is dead and gone and tomorrow's out of sight"

R.I.P. to an incredible talent

[Cha]

16. Aww... I hate old age..

RIP Kris Kristofferson

[Brother Buzz]

17. I like to think he's hooked back up with Janis Joplin again....

And leave it at that.

[deminks]

20. My soul is hurting.

[Danascot]

21. He was a cool dude

nt

[littlemissmartypants]

22. ...

[Paladin]

23. So sorry to hear it. (nt)

[dweller]

26. The Silver Tongued Devil

has left the building
😔

https://m.

✌🏻

[Bluestone]

31. Kris

The Silver Tongue Devil was one of my very first albums. I've loved his songs my entire life. Few wordsmiths were in his league.
Thank you for the music Kris....from the bottom of my heart.

[chowder66]

27. Oh no! R.I.P.

I nearly burned a hole in A Star Is Born record when I was a pre-teen.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

28. He was an Army Ranger & chopper pilot.

He served his country honorably in the military as well, turning down an opportunity to teach at West Point.

[tavernier]

39. Wow, didn't know that.

He was somehow always just a bit different from other “stars”… he seemed very real.

[mcar]

29. ...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219515244

[Gimble]

30. I've always liked

his version of Sunday Morning Comin' Down. He sang it like I felt he was singing about me at one point in my life.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

33. Another great one passes

[lastlib]

34. One of the few "country" singers I liked.

And practically the only one my dad and I BOTH could listen to. Very sad to hear. He had a lot of really good songs with good messages. RIP, Mr. Kristofferson. Your music endures.

[LiberalLovinLug]

35. I'll forever respect Kris for what he did for Sinead O'connor.

Sinhead being booed at the Dylan tribute concert where Kris introduces her and then comes up to tell her "Don't let the bastards get you down". So she changes her song.

And here's Kris's song he wrote in her honour.

[Lulu KC]

36. Odd how it feels when these people go

He was not a big favorite of mine, he was good, but I didn't go out of my way to hear him. But he's in the category of people I liked knowing were around, I now realize, now that he isn't.

The odd part, to me anyway, is realizing how much I have felt like I actually knew these people on some level. They were part of my "community," I think from listening to them on AM radio when that was the only music option in the car. I think if I played one of his songs, I'd probably shed a tear or two. I'm sure I'd know all the words.

RIP, handsome fella.

[roamer65]

37. ...

RIP, Kris!

[Solly Mack]

40. Damn. I do so hate that.

[Johonny]

42. Rubber ducks can swim