# 7 more minutes of being 27! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 30, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-more-minutes-of-being-27/247754 "2004-05-30T03:49:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-more-minutes-of-being-27/247754/1 "2004-05-30T03:49:42Z")
:eek: OMG! Sumbody hep me! šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-more-minutes-of-being-27/247754/2 "2004-05-30T03:50:58Z")
But the message board gives me an extra 4 minutes! SDMB Rules! ---
**Author:** ![Beauty\_Personified](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Beauty\_Personified](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beauty_Personified)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-more-minutes-of-being-27/247754/3 "2004-05-30T04:07:22Z")
When I was 27, I couldnā€™t wait to turn 28. Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison - all died when they were 27. Not that I was truly at risk of losing my life in some way, but it still worried me. Some consider those four to have been ā€œgeniusā€, soā€¦ šŸ˜‰ (Anybody know of any other acclaimed persons - in any fields - who happened to pass away at the age of 27.) Anyhoo, **harmless** , I hope you have an enjoyable birthday! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-more-minutes-of-being-27/247754/4 "2004-05-30T04:10:56Z")
I see you people peeking in as the view count goes up. Youā€™re too late. The deed is done. Thhhppppppppppppppt! šŸ˜› Funny you should mention that, **Beauty Personified** , Iā€™m reading a biography on Janice Joplin. Donā€™t forget Pac. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-more-minutes-of-being-27/247754/5 "2004-05-30T04:57:50Z")
> [@Beauty Personified](#): > > Anybody know of any other acclaimed persons - in any fields - who happened to pass away at the age of 27. Jonathan Brandis (actor), Spectacular Bid (racehorse who nearly won the Triple Crown), Keiko (the whale who played Willy), Pat Tillman, John Wilkes Booth, Mikhail Lermontov (Russian romantic poet/author), Jean-Michel Basquiat (artist), Jesse Belvin (wrote the Bobby Darrin song _Earth Angel_), Andrew Cunanan (the guy who murdered Gianni Versace- donā€™t know if he counts as an ā€œacclaimed personā€), Andres Escobar (the Columbian footballer who was shot for scoring an own goal in the World Cup), Brian Jones (founding member of the Stones), Pigpen McKernan (founding member of the Dead), Thuy Trang (the Yellow Ranger in the US/Europe version of the Mighty Morphing Power Rangers- I couldnā€™t _not_ include her)ā€¦ and thatā€™s all I got. Nothing like a happy send-off, eh? Personally, Iā€™ve already passed my year of terror- 20. Thatā€™s when my brother started going bald. ---
**Author:** ![Sandlegs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@Sandlegs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandlegs)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-more-minutes-of-being-27/247754/6 "2004-05-30T05:17:35Z")
Jonathan Brandis suicided?! crap. i really liked that guyā€¦anyone know why? sorry for the hijack ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-more-minutes-of-being-27/247754/7 "2004-05-30T16:31:53Z")
> [@Beauty Personified](#): > > When I was 27, I couldnā€™t wait to turn 28. Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison - all died when they were 27. Not that I was truly at risk of losing my life in some way, but it still worried me. Some consider those four to have been ā€œgeniusā€, soā€¦ Well, I made it through the night so I guess that proves Iā€™m no genius! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-more-minutes-of-being-27/247754/8 "2004-05-30T17:30:35Z")
Psssssssst!!! [Hey **Harmless**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=258877)!!