January 19, 2016
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I wanted so much to erect some kind of Grand Unified Theory, but the damned facts (only Rickman was in the U.K.”and therefore at the mercy of the National Health”at the time of death, for instance) let me down.
But who needs facts when you”ve got figures? Never mind nationality”look at numerology!
“The death of David Bowie is nothing more than a hoax,” claims this guy’s video. His evidence includes a joke, a Simpsons rerun, and supposed “Masonic hand signals.” Oh, and “Cancer is the number 69 in astrology,” so.
“Gematria is key,” says this other guy. (Yes, there are a bunch of these videos “proving” something or other about these coincidental deaths.) Think about it, he says: “Lazarus” was a song on Bowie’s last album, and in Galaxy Quest, Rickman played…Dr. Lazarus. And so on.
So is there something going on besides sheer coincidence? Any great lesson to be learned?
Or should we just, as one tweeter implored, “form a protective circle around Ian McKellen”?
