Ex-Titan
Mitch Florence Dies
Written in huge font across the morning edition of the ‘Queens Gambit.
New York, New York(UPI) - Mitchell “Mitch” Florence, who reached stardom as one of the original members of the internationally renowned band The Titans but spent the last several years living on welfare, died Sunday at a in Queens, New York hospital.
A spokesman at Mount Helens hospital said the 33-year old former singer was admitted late Thursday and died early Friday of cardiac arrest.
Mitch alongside the other members of The Titans, rose from poverty of public housing projects in Queens to the top of the record charts of the United States and around the world; mirroring the success of rival groups such as London-based punk band The Anteaters and the west coast made Shell Surfers.
With the band, Mitch went on to cut more than 12 platinum singles and at one time drove a rose gold Cadillac Eldorado.
May 1st, 1983
Queens, New York
St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral
Throughout the sea of fans crowding the massive cathedral, Mitch’s voice could be heard belting out the chorus of “Someday(What I wanna Say),” the last song he recorded with the group.
“You’re far away from me my baby, but just as in love as I am
My baby don’t worry and just hear what I wanna say
I wanna say, I wanna say, I wanna say someday we’ll be together;
Yes, we will, yes we will say, baby someday we’ll be together.“
Then all seemed to go silent as the paparazzi’s cameras flickered as limo after limo pulled in front of the church. Unlike the downfall of Mitch’s career, the other members of The Titans were all able to hold on to their success.
Some went solo, others kept the legacy of the group alive touring the world singing their hits, and others even ventured into other mediums of entertainment.
Despite the fans, the money, the celebrity status, The Titans all showed up because at one point Mitch, his talents, and his otherworldly dreams touched them in a way, they’d never forget.
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