Jan Allison Poet Epitaph

Nick Kamen

Model and singer Nick Kamen
Best known for stripping off his jeans
In a Levi’s 501 jeans commercial
Using Laundromat machines

A Celebrity Epitaph Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Michelle Faulkner
01/10/22

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Karen Croft January 15, 2022 at 12:29 AM I have never heard of him, but you expressed such detail in honoring him!

Mike Gentile January 12, 2022 at 4:47 AM Never saw that here but sorry for you're loss!!! He was handsome! Good one Jan xxoo Happy Wednesday!!

Anne-Lise Andresen January 12, 2022 at 4:17 AM - Unknown to me ... but, great written, Jan - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Connie Marcum Wong January 11, 2022 at 9:06 PM I don’t know him but sad if he died in his youth. Xxoo

Andrea Dietrich January 11, 2022 at 3:44 PM Never heard of him but you did a great job eulogizing him, Jan.

Rico Leffanta January 11, 2022 at 10:27 AM Easy to film as those damn rivets froze to one's fingers, especially when one had an urgent need to urinate . . . . .Aloha!

Mark Koplin January 11, 2022 at 8:05 AM I’ve never seen that commercial but I remember the button fly jeans in the 80’s

Jerry T Curtis January 11, 2022 at 5:12 AM Nick, just like the jeans he advertised , they don't die....they just fade. lol um... RIP Nick!

Victor Buhagiar January 11, 2022 at 2:36 AM Some people are crazy. But who can judge? Loved it.

Ilene Bauer January 10, 2022 at 3:31 PM i don't remember him or the commercial, jan, but i enjoyed your poem! good luck in the contest... Jan Allison January 10, 2022 at 4:02 PM Hi Ilene I think the sales of levis rocketed when he modeled them lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Eve Roper January 10, 2022 at 3:22 PM Great one, Jan, good luck in the contest. Hugs Jan Allison January 10, 2022 at 4:01 PM Thanks Eve:-) hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham January 10, 2022 at 1:43 PM Wow I remember him, didn't know he'd died. I was 16 when I bought a pair and you had to buy them a size too big and sit in the bath as they were shrink to fit. Another lifetime lol. Tom Jan Allison January 10, 2022 at 2:08 PM lol Tom. I was googling famous people who has passed in 2021 and was sad to see he had died, he was only 59, hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y. January 10, 2022 at 1:13 PM Hi Jan, You penned a good “Epitaph” for the contest. Best wishes in the contest. I hope your year is going well thus far- Alexis Jan Allison January 10, 2022 at 1:16 PM Thanks Alexis:-) hugs Jan xx