‘I’m 70-years behind the times—and exactly what the people need’
Like a bubble she burst, all at once and nothing first
Coroner's ruling in the case of the actress Brittany Murphy—the cause of death was pneumonia, anemia and "multiple drug intoxication"—reminds me of a yarn a friend likes to tell about an old-time musician.
The man was a womanizer, a night owl, a boozer, a drug fiend and a massive over-eater.
At the news of his death, somebody asked, "What'd he die of?"
"Man," came the answer, "he died of everything."