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magical thyme

(14,881 posts) Sun Oct 27, 2013, 02:33 PM Oct 2013

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Is Lou Reed dead...or not?

http://en.mediamass.net/people/lou-reed/deathhoax.html

“Lou Reed dead 2013” : Singer killed by internet death hoax

By Jessica Simpson|
Washington|
Last updated on October 27, 2013

News of singer Lou Reed’s death spread quickly earlier this week causing concern among fans across the world. However the October 2013 report has now been confirmed as a complete hoax and just the latest in a string of fake celebrity death reports. Thankfully, the singer best known for his hit song Walk on the Wild Side is alive and well.

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Is Lou Reed dead...or not? (Original Post) magical thyme Oct 2013 OP

That's the only source I can find at this being a hoax SamYeager Oct 2013 #1

All of which cite Rolling Stone as their source... Chan790 Oct 2013 #3

mediamass is a crappy satire site based in China blogslut Oct 2013 #7

Let's hope that it was a very bad hoax. In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #2

Jessica Simpson Orrex Oct 2013 #4

"The Mediamass Project : Media criticism through satire" PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #5

TMZ confirmed his death OhioChick Oct 2013 #6

DeadOrAlive isn't updated yet jakeXT Oct 2013 #8

But it links to Wiki antiquie Oct 2013 #9

wow a website dedicated to mortality or lack thereof...mind blown for today nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #10

Lou's not here, man. Ptah Oct 2013 #11

I'm afraid it's true; Timothy Greenfield Sanders has now confirmed the news Tom Ripley Oct 2013 #12

Now the #1 on Google News, afraid it's true HarveyDarkey Oct 2013 #13

would the NY Time print something that's wrong? mulsh Oct 2013 #14

But Abe Vigoda's still around right? Bucky Oct 2013 #15

Yes he is! Paulie Oct 2013 #18

Phew Bucky Oct 2013 #19

What makes you think that? Paulie Oct 2013 #20

I guess we'll have to wait to hear LiberalElite Oct 2013 #16

there is a memorial page for him up on findagrave dot com n/t orleans Oct 2013 #17

"...confirmed as a complete hoax..." Iggo Oct 2013 #21

This is all pretty strange. He's definitely dead, though. He would have responded by now. Dash87 Oct 2013 #22

The hoax is a hoax Taverner Oct 2013 #23

SamYeager

(309 posts)

1. That's the only source I can find at this being a hoax

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 02:42 PM

Oct 2013

but many reputable news organizations have reported the death.

Chan790

(20,176 posts)

3. All of which cite Rolling Stone as their source...

Reply to SamYeager (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 02:50 PM

Oct 2013

I'd consider it an open question until confirmation from a second source and think RS was negligent to report it without a confirmation.

There is no word on the official Lou Reed Twitter feed or Facebook page...and the Lou Reed website is down with a 500 server error.

blogslut

(38,016 posts)

7. mediamass is a crappy satire site based in China

Reply to Chan790 (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 03:11 PM

Oct 2013

I'll go with Rolling Stone.

Seriously, what is with all the very not good satire sites? Such laziness.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

2. Let's hope that it was a very bad hoax.

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 02:45 PM

Oct 2013

Orrex

(63,224 posts)

4. Jessica Simpson

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 03:07 PM

Oct 2013

Um.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

5. "The Mediamass Project : Media criticism through satire"

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 03:07 PM

Oct 2013

http://en.mediamass.net/blog/mediamass-project

OhioChick

(23,218 posts)

6. TMZ confirmed his death

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 03:10 PM

Oct 2013

http://www.tmz.com/2013/10/27/lou-reed-velvet-underground-dead/

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)

8. DeadOrAlive isn't updated yet

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 03:32 PM

Oct 2013

http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/rnames/Reed+Lou

antiquie

(4,299 posts)

9. But it links to Wiki

Reply to jakeXT (Reply #8)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 04:20 PM

Oct 2013

which says he is.

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

10. wow a website dedicated to mortality or lack thereof...mind blown for today nt

Reply to jakeXT (Reply #8)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 04:22 PM

Oct 2013

Ptah

(33,037 posts)

11. Lou's not here, man.

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 04:24 PM

Oct 2013

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)

12. I'm afraid it's true; Timothy Greenfield Sanders has now confirmed the news

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 04:30 PM

Oct 2013

HarveyDarkey

(9,077 posts)

13. Now the #1 on Google News, afraid it's true

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 04:33 PM

Oct 2013

RIP Lou, thanks for the music

mulsh

(2,959 posts)

14. would the NY Time print something that's wrong?

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 05:53 PM

Oct 2013

sure I always check page the page 2 or 3 corrections section before reading anything else.

how ever here's a link to their obit[

link:http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/arts/music/lou-reed-dies-at-71.html?_r=0|

Bucky

(54,065 posts)

15. But Abe Vigoda's still around right?

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 08:12 PM

Oct 2013

Ugh. Stupid internet

Paulie

(8,462 posts)

18. Yes he is!

Reply to Bucky (Reply #15)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 08:30 PM

Oct 2013

He runs his own site.

http://www.abevigoda.com

Bucky

(54,065 posts)

19. Phew

Reply to Paulie (Reply #18)

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 08:16 AM

Oct 2013

I don't think he runs or owns that site.

Paulie

(8,462 posts)

20. What makes you think that?

Reply to Bucky (Reply #19)

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 09:03 AM

Oct 2013

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

16. I guess we'll have to wait to hear

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 08:13 PM

Oct 2013

from him.

orleans

(34,073 posts)

17. there is a memorial page for him up on findagrave dot com n/t

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 08:20 PM

Oct 2013

Iggo

(47,565 posts)

21. "...confirmed as a complete hoax..."

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 11:58 AM

Oct 2013

Oh yeah?

By whom?

Sources? Links?

Dash87

(3,220 posts)

22. This is all pretty strange. He's definitely dead, though. He would have responded by now.

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 12:34 PM

Oct 2013

Taverner

(55,476 posts)

23. The hoax is a hoax

Reply to magical thyme (Original post)

Mon Oct 28, 2013, 03:11 PM

Oct 2013

http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2013/10/27/report-that-lou-reeds-death-is-a-hoax-is-a-hoax.htm

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