3/21/2017: leos/chucks

4 months ago, singer Leonard Cohen died. When I heard he died, I immediately confused him with Leon Russell, the singer with the long white hair and beard (both their names start with Leo and I’m only familiar with a couple songs from each):

6 days later, Leon Russell ALSO died:

Flash forward to 3 days ago when rock legend, Chuck Berry, died. I began thinking about Chuck Barris, the guy from the Gong Show, because their names are so similar.

Well, today, 3 days later, Chuck Barris ALSO died:

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE?

I theorize that so many people did the exact same thing I did when the first of each duo died (they either confused the person for the other person or simply thought about the other one who had a similar name) and it somehow caused the second person to also die. The second person of each duo (Leon Russell, Chuck Barris) received so much accidental attention that it somehow led to their deaths, as well.

Maybe dying is the goal, since this place absolutely seems like some subtle version of hell. These people in entertainment sell their souls in some way to get there, so maybe the goal it to get out and the only way to do that is through receiving enough attention?

I mean, the other two who died, seemingly as a result of people dying with similar names, weren't getting much attention at this point in their careers, which have been over for years. So, maybe it was just some kind of icing on the cake for them and they could finally let go and die, as well?

Mind fuck reality.