Vicious circle of death

[Tarzan]

Television icon Walter Cronkite passed away... wow. This is right in succession with Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Mays and even David Carradine! If only Billy Mays could have sold Farrah a product that could help fend off ass cancer and David Carradine could have taught Billy Mays some secret shaolin meditation technique to prevent him from eating so much greasy fried chicken and David Carradine wouldn't have found himself in the closet with that Farrah Fawcett poster one time too many and we wouldn't have been so demanding on Michael Jackson that he had to push himself and have to squeeze his balls so hard in those music videos in order to hit the high notes and Walter Cronkite could have gotten pointers from some of our US Congressmen on how the heck they all live to be 150 or so in order to be so senile and whacked out that they can destroy our governments economy...You will all be missed.

[Katweezel]

Originally Posted by Tarzan

Television icon Walter Cronkite passed away... wow. This is right in succession with Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Mays and even David Carradine! If only Billy Mays could have sold Farrah a product that could help fend off ass cancer and David Carradine could have taught Billy Mays some secret shaolin meditation technique to prevent him from eating so much greasy fried chicken and David Carradine wouldn't have found himself in the closet with that Farrah Fawcett poster one time too many and we wouldn't have been so demanding on Michael Jackson that he had to push himself and have to squeeze his balls so hard in those music videos in order to hit the high notes and Walter Cronkite could have gotten pointers from some of our US Congressmen on how the heck they all live to be 150 or so in order to be so senile and whacked out that they can destroy our governments economy...You will all be missed.

I've never read such a long sentence from If only Billy Mays (containing no commas) - that made sense! Could be a world first... Well done Tarz.
Now why is it that celebrities seem to be dropping like flies, but politicians (and religious leaders) seem to go on forever? Here is one celeb who will never drop like a fly, not with her hanging on to the undercarriage...

[Brutus]

this is a shirt for sale at the O'farrel Theatre in SanFran. just a thought from Hunter S. Thompson.



http://www.ofarrell.com/main_01.html

[aslan]

Yeah, they will all be missed, and it does seem like everyone is going all at once.

I think it is only right that the networks and cable give good reports on these people, we should all speak well of the dead, but some of it is hard to swallow. I loved Walter Cronkite, but the "most trusted man in America?" Maybe the most trusted newscaster, but "man?" I don't think so. Heck, I didn't know the man, but if I did, I might trust him, and fame is the thing that all these people have in common. It is no indication of character, but on the contrary, may be an indication of serious character flaws, considering how famous people often neglect their families, so strong is their drive to obtain and sustain fame at all costs. Famous people are often a-holes to those under them, and only "good guys" for public consumption, not to say that any of these were so. And look at all the people trying to capitalize on their deaths, especially in the case of Michael Jackson.

I miss what Walter Cronkite seemed to stand for, which was integrity in reporting. I miss his keen and pleasant personality, and his down to earth manner.

I miss the mystique created by David Carradine, and was an avid follower of his Kung Fu series when it was airing, and later the role he played as father of that detective--I can't remember the name of the show. So I guess I celebrate his art and craft, but I don't have the foggiest notion of his character or lack thereof. I just thought he did a magnificent job in creating the characters he played, and I will miss that entertainment he brought to all of us.

You couldn't help liking Billy Mays in his public role, but I never met the man.

I like to imagine that all these people were as good in real life as they were in the public limelight.

Too bad that people who live exemplary lives, raising families through every adversity, being good fathers and mothers, spouses, friends and neighbors, always doing what is right for their families and community, hard workers, honest, reliable, caring individuals--too bad they don't get celebrated as much as those who are in the public eye. Same for our military, so many of whom gave their lives for their country over the past few years.

I guess it's because we think we know those who live their lives in the public eye. I guess we kind of adopt them into our extended families. Uncle Walt. Brother David. Cousin Michael. We feel like we know them, but we don't. We feel like they know us but they don't. It's a very illusory thing. But I know their loved ones really miss them--those who knew them best--their familes and friends. They're the ones who really feel the loss, but ours is valid too, even if we didn't really know them.

[Brutus]

Originally Posted by aslan

Too bad that people who live exemplary lives, raising families through every adversity, being good fathers and mothers, spouses, friends and neighbors, always doing what is right for their families and community, hard workers, honest, reliable, caring individuals--too bad they don't get celebrated as much as those who are in the public eye.

I agree. thing with celebrities is they usually dont interact with us personally. if they did, the public would quickly shun many of them as a-holes or whack jobs like a maladjusted cousin. they simply dont get the chance to prove that they are human like us.
it does seem like a lot of them are kicking off all of a sudden. theres just so many of them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_of_celebrity

http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/

[GeorgeD]

Shouldn't teh Hunter Thompson shirt say "The Crazy never die of natural causes"? After all, he didn't

Originally Posted by Brutus

this is a shirt for sale at the O'farrel Theatre in SanFran. just a thought from Hunter S. Thompson.



http://www.ofarrell.com/main_01.html

[Brutus]

Originally Posted by GeorgeD

Shouldn't teh Hunter Thompson shirt say "The Crazy never die of natural causes"? After all, he didn't

I dunno, I would like to know what prompted that kind of response. he was working for the mitchell brothers as night manager at the theatre, writing a book about is experiences.

[zengrifter]

Originally Posted by aslan

I loved Walter Cronkite, but the "most trusted man in America?" Maybe the most trusted newscaster, but "man?" I don't think so. Heck, I didn't know the man, but if I did, I might trust him

Cronkite lost my trust as nothing more than a talking head reading lines when he hosted
a special episode of Nova PBS that PROVED the single bullet lone gunman JFK theory. zg

[GeorgeD]

Originally Posted by Brutus

I dunno, I would like to know what prompted that kind of response. he was working for the mitchell brothers as night manager at the theatre, writing a book about is experiences.

I agree it was strange. He wasn't known to have any terminal painful diseases.

I think some have theorized he was cleaning the gun and may have been under the influence of one or more substances, but even that seems peculiar.

[Brutus]

Originally Posted by zengrifter

Cronkite lost my trust as nothing more than a talking head reading lines when he hosted
a special episode of Nova PBS that PROVED the single bullet lone gunman JFK theory. zg

The payday for that gig must have been huge.