Celebrity death that bummed you out the most... - Page 36

capnhowdy · 06-04-2009, 08:07 PM

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

link

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

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

Pie · 06-04-2009, 09:20 PM

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...

monster · 06-04-2009, 09:21 PM

did the death of Danny la Rue bum anyone?

wolf · 06-05-2009, 12:47 AM

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

ZenGum · 06-05-2009, 01:19 AM

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

Seems coming out of the closet is a good idea.

Shawnee123 · 06-05-2009, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Possibly autoerotic asphyxiation instead of suicide, according to the radio show I'm listening to.

W.T.F!!!!!

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

monster · 06-05-2009, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

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

skysidhe · 06-05-2009, 11:27 AM

*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.

DanaC · 06-05-2009, 01:46 PM

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

Sheldonrs · 06-05-2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

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.

Sundae · 06-05-2009, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

did the death of Danny la Rue bum anyone?

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.

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Originally Posted by DanaC

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

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.

DanaC · 06-05-2009, 02:23 PM

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.

Elspode · 06-05-2009, 09:24 PM

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.

capnhowdy · 06-05-2009, 10:39 PM

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

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

monster · 06-05-2009, 10:41 PM

Maybe they're not back.

Maybe it's like on the third day they rose again.... and then ascended into heaven to sit on the right noodley appendage of FSM...

06-04-2009, 08:07 PM	#526
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Reports this AM said he was in a closet....naked. link .....needs to check for update...... ....opts to pour scotch..... __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

06-04-2009, 09:20 PM	#527
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	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... __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

06-04-2009, 09:21 PM	#528
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	did the death of Danny la Rue bum anyone? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-05-2009, 12:47 AM	#529
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Prolly would if I had the vaguest clue who that is. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-05-2009, 09:24 PM	#538
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	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. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

06-05-2009, 11:27 AM	#533
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	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.

06-05-2009, 10:39 PM	#539
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I think the family will keep a cap on it media wise, and rightly so. Some will know, but not many. RIP, David. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

06-05-2009, 10:41 PM	#540
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Maybe they're not back. Maybe it's like on the third day they rose again.... and then ascended into heaven to sit on the right noodley appendage of FSM... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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