spokrass Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Just read a rumor....anyone know if it true? Sad. supposedly OD. MODERATOR EDIT: http://undertowmusic.com/ We are profoundly saddened to report that our friend died in his sleep last night. Jay was a beautiful human being who will be missed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAngerer09 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 link? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 link? This isn't in anyway a confirmation but as of 6:58 eastern his wikipedia page has news of his death: Jay Bennett. --Mike 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Yeah, the wikipedia edit was done by someone who also posted this to an admin: "Created page with '{{Admin}} Admin, I am looking for help! I have only ever edited my boyfriend Pat Sansone's wiki. [snip]" I'm gonna wait for a little more on this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 This isn't in anyway a confirmation but as of 6:58 eastern his wikipedia page has news of his death: Jay Bennett. --MikeWow Mike - my first thought was "Ok, I'm gonna get Rick Rolled on this", but no. I hope like hell this is just bs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HungryHippo Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 there's no way this could be true. i know a lot of people don't care much for Jay, but starting a rumor like this is not cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Some girl from Urbana posted a, "We'll miss u Jay!" post to a What Would Jay Bennett facebook group. Right now it looks less than true to me - nothing in the Tribune, Sun-Times or News-Gazette. You know Jim and Greg would be ALL over this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Yeah, the wikipedia edit was done by someone who also posted this to an admin: "Created page with '{{Admin}} Admin, I am looking for help! I have only ever edited my boyfriend Pat Sansone's wiki. [snip]" I'm gonna wait for a little more on this one. Good eye, I didn't think to look for that. All right, so now I am leaning on the side of this being bullshit, I certainly hope it is. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JHamm Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I actually heard about this. Don't know why I would be pranked with something like this, but I hope it is indeed just an awful prank. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hollinger. Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 there's a bit of activity on Twitter with regards to the subject... shit I hope this isn't true. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dunnright00 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Just read a rumor....anyone know if it true? Sad. supposedly OD. You say you read a rumor. Where was this rumor read? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three dollars and 63 cents Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 With as gossip-hungry as American media has become, I have a hard time believing there wouldn't be plenty of coverage already if this were true, given how much attention the lawsuit got in places that don't tend to cover Wilco. For what it's worth, the NY Times has an obituary for a rich old guy whose name just happens to be Jay Bennett. I hope that's where the confusion is coming from. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I hope that's where the confusion is coming from.Me too... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nobody Girl Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Yeah, the wikipedia edit was done by someone who also posted this to an admin: "Created page with '{{Admin}} Admin, I am looking for help! I have only ever edited my boyfriend Pat Sansone's wiki. [snip]" I'm gonna wait for a little more on this one.Plus, what is written there just sounds made up: "On May 23, 2009, Bennett died." You'd think that if this were true, whoever posted that would have a few more details. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I have not been able to find ANYTHING about this online. If it were true, surely there'd be some chatter, beyond a undocumented Wikipedia edit and one post to a Facebook group. I'm calling bullshit ... and I sure hope I'm right. edit: the line about his death has now been removed from Wikipedia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hollinger. Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I think you're overestimating the size of Jay's celebrity. Other than Greg Kot, I doubt anyone is close enough to have any kind of confirmation. A handful of people on Twitter saying things like "The word here in Champaign is that Jay Bennett died last night." is about all you can expect at this point. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spongebob Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 This is bullshit. Take no more time. There would be some text somewhere to be of proof.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I think you're overestimating the size of Jay's celebrity. Other than Greg Kot, I doubt anyone is close enough to have any kind of confirmation. A handful of people on Twitter saying things like "The word here in Champaign is that Jay Bennett died last night." is about all you can expect at this point. That's true, but you'd think the News-Gazette would have something up on their site. He wasn't huge, but Urbana's kind of a boring place (no offense to residents) and that would be NEWS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco2332 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Wow I don't care how disliked Jay is this is not a funny thing to do at all. I heavily bet it's BS. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hollinger. Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 That depends... I doubt he's enough of a celebrity that anyone is rushing to call the newspapers, and if it's just now starting to spread to people who actually live in the city, they'd typically know before anything hits the papers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Well, if it is all made up, word of this will soon reach Jay, who will post an "I'm alive" blog or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Speed Racer Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Well, if it is all made up, word of this will soon reach Jay, who will post an "I'm alive" blog or something. If you read the blog post below the one you're expecting, you'll see he's not the most out-and-about guy these days. Whoever started the rumor picked on someone who's been pretty reclusive lately. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 If you read the blog post below the one you're expecting, you'll see he's not the most out-and-about guy these days. Whoever started the rumor picked on someone who's been pretty reclusive lately.This is true. But I'm sure word of it will still reach Jay relatively quickly. Who knows? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robertduffy Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 it also doesn't help that it's a sunday and holiday weekend, making it slower for legit news places to respond to something like that. also remember it seems like it was Pat S's girlfriend who made the Wikipedia edit..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmacomber68w Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I really hope this is not true. Especially since I have a road trip coming up soon, so I will not be near a computer for a while Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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