Live fast, die young, and answer this question

Kate Orman

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Jun 7, 1993, 8:17:32 PM6/7/93

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OK, net.quoters, here's one I just *can't* track down.

"Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse."

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Rodney Wines

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Jun 8, 1993, 7:17:47 AM6/8/93

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In <1v0lqs$m...@sunb.ocs.mq.edu.au> kor...@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au writes:

>
> OK, net.quoters, here's one I just *can't* track down.
>
> "Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse."

The earliest quote like this I have heard was from an old Hank Williams
song, "Live fast love hard die young, and leave a beautiful memory." It
sounds like your quote may be a parody of this one.

Tor Iver Wilhelmsen

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Jun 8, 1993, 2:24:35 PM6/8/93

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In article <1993Jun8.1...@srzts100.alcatel.ch> rodney...@alcatel.ch writes:
>In <1v0lqs$m...@sunb.ocs.mq.edu.au> kor...@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au writes:
>
>>
>> OK, net.quoters, here's one I just *can't* track down.
>>
>> "Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse."
>
>The earliest quote like this I have heard was from an old Hank Williams
>song, "Live fast love hard die young, and leave a beautiful memory." It
>sounds like your quote may be a parody of this one.
>

There is also a song called "Live Fast, Die Young", which is featured on
"Disgraceland" by those masters of *billy, "Elvis Hitler". I don't know if
it's a rockabilly "classic" that they merely do their version of, but it
deserves to be...

- Tor Iver

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David Bofinger

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Jun 9, 1993, 12:35:47 AM6/9/93

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>In <1v0lqs$m...@sunb.ocs.mq.edu.au> kor...@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au writes:
>> "Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse."

R_WINES@saphir (Rodney Wines) quotes Hank Williams:

> "Live fast love hard die young, and leave a beautiful memory."

"Code fast, crash young, leave a lovely core."

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Rodney Wines

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Jun 9, 1993, 3:18:59 AM6/9/93

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In <1993Jun8.1...@ugle.unit.no> tor...@flipper.pvv.unit.no writes:

> In article <1993Jun8.1...@srzts100.alcatel.ch> rodney...@alcatel.ch writes:
> >In <1v0lqs$m...@sunb.ocs.mq.edu.au> kor...@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au writes:

> >> OK, net.quoters, here's one I just *can't* track down.

> >> "Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse."

> >The earliest quote like this I have heard was from an old Hank Williams
> >song, "Live fast love hard die young, and leave a beautiful memory." It
> >sounds like your quote may be a parody of this one.
>
> There is also a song called "Live Fast, Die Young", which is featured on
> "Disgraceland" by those masters of *billy, "Elvis Hitler". I don't know if
> it's a rockabilly "classic" that they merely do their version of, but it
> deserves to be...

Hank Williams took his own advice in the early 50's (as I recall) before
Elvis came along. When I think of rockabilly, I think of Carl Perkins,
who wrote "Blue Suede Shoes", and was an influence on Elvis. I'm sure
Hank Williams influenced the genre, but I _think_ he predated it.

J. Gregory Couillard,G7 Clark,56286,

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Jun 9, 1993, 12:29:57 PM6/9/93

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>In <1v0lqs$m...@sunb.ocs.mq.edu.au> kor...@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au writes:
>
> OK, net.quoters, here's one I just *can't* track down.
>
> "Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse."
>

I heard this first attributed to John Dillinger.

Al Thompson

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Jun 9, 1993, 3:11:51 PM6/9/93

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In article <1993Jun9.1...@msc.cornell.edu> jg...@lynx.msc.cornell.edu.UUCP (J. Gregory Couillard,G7 Clark,56286,) writes:

>In <1v0lqs$m...@sunb.ocs.mq.edu.au> kor...@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au writes:
>
> OK, net.quoters, here's one I just *can't* track down.
>
> "Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse."
>

I heard this first attributed to John Dillinger.

It actually was a quote from the 1930's novel "Knock on Any Door". The
author's name escapes me at the moment.

Dyllanne

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Jun 11, 1993, 9:58:37 AM6/11/93

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>> OK, net.quoters, here's one I just *can't* track down.
>>
>> "Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse."
> I heard this first attributed to John Dillinger.

I was sure it was Jim Morrison, but I couldn't find it in my quotes dictionary.

Dyllanne.

Skyler Bode

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Jun 11, 1993, 10:11:12 AM6/11/93

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I've heard it attributed also to James Dean.

James Dean - who did a TV commercial for auto safety shortly before he
smashed up his Porsche.

Does anyone know any quotable lines from this commercial?

-skyler

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