Death is a sad yet very true experience, something that will eventually get every one of us, but the real sadness lies in the time when it takes one away. The world is constantly losing some of its best people and no matter how hard we try, in the end, memories are the only things that are left we one.
The same could be said about Keyboard Cat, whom the world lost recently. Now, if you don’t exactly know who the Keyboard Cat is, let’s bring back the memory or introduce you to one of the first memes of the Internet, that blew everyone’s mind.
Keyboard Cat became one of the internet’s earliest memes, having been made famous nearly a decade ago with a YouTube video of some masterful work on the keyboard. This cat was not merely just a cat who plays Keyboard but was actually more like a cultural icon who was loved and appreciated for his talent with the Keyboard notes.
Keyboard Cat died on March 8, at age of nine and even though he lived a short life, it indeed was a meaningful one where he never failed to put a smile on everyone’s face with his skills.
Charlie Schmidt, his owner and the person responsible for the videos, paid a moving tribute to Keyboard Cat with a video. Check it out here:
The first video of Keyboard Cat found fame in 2007. However, it should be noted that this Keyboard Cat was not Bento (the original one) but rather Fatso, the feline Schmidt previously owned. Fatso found fame in 2007 after Schmidt uploaded VHS tapes shot in 1984 on YouTube. But Bento proved to be just like Fatso and was amazing at his Keyboard skills.
His demise has brought the real fans of Keyboard Cat to mourn their loss, here are some of the tweets.
Rest In Peace Keyboard Cat Bento#RIPKeyboardCatBento https://t.co/7sZc5TUzaI
— Grumpy Cat (@RealGrumpyCat) March 16, 2018
What!! 😭😭😭 awww R.I.P. Keyboard cat you were my fist ever favourite kitty meme / animal playing an instrument? Lol my heart goes out to his owners ❤️❤️❤️ #RIPKeyboardCatBento
— Jennifer Reynolds (@LipsOfAnAngel48) March 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/CASHFLOWJOEL/status/975584174466887681
NOW I'M EVEN MORE SAD BECAUSE I FOUND OUT KEYBOARD CAT HAS RECENTLY PASSED!!!
A PIONEER OF MEMES 😭😭— drnl (@drnl_Gh05t) March 19, 2018
keyboard cat died. no one talk to me. pic.twitter.com/oHvsDpLXJR
— kaitlin (@sipchlorine) March 18, 2018
Let us paws to remember. YouTube sensation Bento The Keyboard Cat has sadly passed away, aged 9 😿 pic.twitter.com/421noDL8E9
— Tony Shepherd (@tonysheps) March 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/heartjisung/status/975456866854678528
https://twitter.com/heartjisung/status/975457472663171072
You always hate to hear a celebrity pass away. Especially one of your biggest idols. Rest In Peace Bento, the Keyboard Cat. 😭
— henny (@subparhenny) March 18, 2018
R.I.P. Bento the keyboard cat, you'll always and forever be one of my favorite old internet memes pic.twitter.com/2TPr2L4nw6
— AlphaOmegaSin (@AlphaOmegaSin) March 18, 2018
Now every time I seed that ad on tv of his owner talking about him it's going to make me cry pic.twitter.com/fj8C3UGKRx
— Kyle Wilkinson 🐥 (@Animation80) March 19, 2018
Whatever it may be, the world would indeed miss one of the earliest memes on the Internet.
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