And the curtain cord wrapped around his nuts.

Reports this AM said he was in a closet....naked.

link

.....needs to check for update......

....opts to pour scotch.....

Frankly, while I'm still sad he died, I'd rather believe it was AEA rather than suicide. AEA is risky, possibly foolish, embarrassing -- but it doesn't point to the kind of inner hell that exists for suicide victims and their families. 72 years old and still chasing the thrill...

did the death of Danny la Rue bum anyone?

Prolly would if I had the vaguest clue who that is.

Seems coming out of the closet is a good idea.

W.T.F!!!!!

Couldn't you just pay someone to choke you? They could quit when you start turning blue. :eek:

*sigh* D.C.

tragic

Must everyone have some dark secret. I am convinced it wasn't suicide although I haven't heard the news. I don't know why erotica like that is more believable to me.

The Kung Fu thing lived on in my psychie as some shadow of innocence past. I am bummed about this.

Am I so fragile I need to keep my heros without any human inclinations.

Rest in Peace, David Eddings. You provided my teenage years with many a gripping story. Rightly regarded as a tower amongst fantasy authors.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...re/8085289.stm

Now this saddens me beyond belief. The Belgariad and Mallorean series are my favorite books. I'm re-reading them for the 1000th time now.

Nope. I'm sure it meant much to his family and fans, but aside from a tribute in Mum's copy of The Stage and me wishing I'd had him on my Celebrity Death List, he passed un-noticed in our house.
Now that is a shock!
Talk about teenage years - when I was a homesick 15 year old at a French school, Magician's Gambit was my lifeline. I started it on the boat over there, and was still (re) reading it on the coach journey home. I had other books with me of course but there was something so reassuring about this new world. On my return I immediately got hold of the first two and was not disappointed.

In the end I found Edding's writing formulaic. But he has a special place in my heart for the pleasure I derived from the Belgariad during a time I needed comfort and absolutes.

If I believed it, I would send prayers for the respose of his soul. As it is, I simply regret his passing.

ETA - the BBC obituary is very poor.
EVERYONE I know who knows of Eddings knows of the Belgariad. It's not even mentioned!
Very poor show.

EETA - sent them a spank. Told them it was like an obituary for Eric Idle which focussed his roles in Nuns on the Run and Casper.

hah excellent Sundae. I must admit I did wonder why the belgariad wasn't mentioned.

That series of books has a special place in my heart. It's a series my dad got into first and then got me into. I remember him telling me about Pawn of Prophecy whilst he was about half way through. Oh it was so tough waiting for him to finish so I could read it *smiles*.

It wasn't particularly unusual for a series of books to do the family round, but this was one that just me and dad read all the way through. We both reread it recently. And shortly before he died he bought a new set as a Christmas present for our Mart's youngest daughter. One of the last full conversations I had with dad was about the Mallorean; which I never finished reading and which dad was urging me to give another go.

I may just do.

I don't know if I've ever mentioned this here before, but my old HS girlfriend Liz, whom I went to see in Vegas 18 months ago, was David Carradine's sister in law. Liz's husband Scott's sister, Annie, was Carradine's wife.

Liz, and apparently everyone who knew Carradine, flatly state that suicide is the least likely scenario, and AEA isn't much more likely. Liz feels as though Carradine was far too vain to risk neck bruising while on a film shoot at a minimum.

Still, one never knows about the secret kinks people have, and we'll probably never know the truth.

I think the family will keep a cap on it media wise, and rightly so.

Some will know, but not many. RIP, David.