How Incredibly Disheartening. sad

Friday, June 5, 2009 5:07:24 AM

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Lonnie just told me something that I was unaware of. Apparently actor, David Carradine, committed suicide by hanging. 72 year old Carradine was found Thursday in a luxury hotel room in Bangkok, Thailand. Evidently, he hanged himself in the closet of said hotel room. sad So, so sad.

Carradine was staying in Bangkok while filming a movie, according to Fox News. The film's crew noticed his absence when they went out to a restaurant. A producer went to Carradine's room and discovered the actor had died.

Having dealt with suicide so much in my own life (My ex, my ex's brother, my uncle, my best friend's Dad...a few others), any time I hear of a suicide it hits me harder than most other deaths. It's just SO unfortunate that someone sees their life in such a way that they have no other option but to end it all. There are always other options. I totally understand depression and having suicidal thoughts. I've been there so much, myself...but I just wish these people would think of the trail of people they leave behind who suffer so much due to their choice to take their own life. It's so incredibly unfortunate.

Needless to say, I'm pretty bummed. Not just because he took his own life, but I really did like this guy. No, I'd never met him...but from what I saw of him in the press and in movies, he seemed like such an awesome guy. The world is now absent one more incredible person. If only he'd have seen himself the way we all saw him. heart

(Sorry about the preview at the beginning of this video.)


Phonies heart - http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/398383/david-carradine-dies-at-72.jhtml


UPDATE: Thanks to Carol's linkage and also some other reading I've done on this incident, it appears as though this may not be a suicide after all. There are some really weird things about the case that just don't add up to suicide. Like the fact that his entire head was wrapped with rope? Meh? There are other things as well. I'm seriously starting to think it was some sort of kinky sex thing gone wrong. I actually kinda hope that's the case. I mean, I don't want anyone EVER to commit suicide.

I guess we'll just have to give it more time and see how much info the press is willing to divulge. The press loves a good sex story, though, so if that's what it turns out to be, I'm sure we'll hear about it.

Either way, the poor man is dead...and that is a true tragedy. rip[/FONT]

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Comments

Dacotah Friday, June 5, 2009 5:12:03 AM

sad I saw on Larry King Live that he died but the didn't know yet how.
hugs

Charles SchlossChas4 Friday, June 5, 2009 5:15:15 AM

I saw the name on twitter and then looked the name up on google

KarenNerak Friday, June 5, 2009 5:17:54 AM

Yeah, it's so sad, isn't it, Carol? Being Christians, it's even more sad to us. We know where suicide can land you. sad

*big hugs* back to you, Sweety. smile



You didn't know who he was prior to this, Chas? You must not have ever gotten into Kung Fu. wink

Dacotah Friday, June 5, 2009 5:19:32 AM

heart

L2D2 Friday, June 5, 2009 5:21:47 AM

I used to watch him on Kung Fu, a series on TV in, I guess, the 80s or maybe 70s. He really was a martial arts master I believe. In the TV show he played a Shaolin Monk. His Chinese teacher called him Grasshopper. He kicked butt on every show.

I have seen him in many movies. His whole family was in the entertainment world. His dad was John Carradine who was any zillions of movies, and he has a brother named Keith Carradine who was also an actor.

Have they a motive? Maybe he had a terminal illness and didn't want a prolonged death.

KarenNerak Friday, June 5, 2009 5:28:01 AM

I loved him on 'Kung Fu'. bigsmile The whole "Grasshopper" thing is so popular...and half of the people who use the expression don't even know where it comes from!

I haven't heard of any motive thus far. There are a kabillion articles about it, though. I have read that he's been battling depression for quite some time. I read somewhere where it said that it was common for him to sit there with a gun to his head...basically contemplating pulling the trigger. I'm not sure where they got such info, but I wouldn't doubt it given the outcome of his life/death. sad

Charles SchlossChas4 Friday, June 5, 2009 5:29:25 AM

the only actor who I reconize is Patrick Stewart

I try to stay out of the drama

Dacotah Friday, June 5, 2009 5:33:51 AM

I saw an interview awhile back with him and he was so sad. Made me cry.

KarenNerak Friday, June 5, 2009 5:34:04 AM

o Patrick Stewart is so dreamy. I love him as Capt. Picard.

L2D2 Friday, June 5, 2009 5:39:53 AM

Me too. Love that bald head. Haha.

I was such a basket case in my second marriage that I tried suicide. That experience sobered me up and made me realize that no man on this earth is worth dying for.

Phantom2 Friday, June 5, 2009 5:42:00 AM

From the statements in the news story you linked to, it looks like the kinky stuff caught up with him! sad

....and I'm not getting notifications for your blog either.....It's a F**kin conspiracy I tell ya!

Charles SchlossChas4 Friday, June 5, 2009 5:42:34 AM

On of my fravorite computer games is this one http://www.kidsdomain.com/reviews/kdr/patstewartnine.html

KarenNerak Friday, June 5, 2009 7:40:58 AM

yikes I will have to look into this thing further, Chas! yes


Linda - I've tried it three times. sad I almost succeeded one of those times. Such a selfish part of my past. I hate that I'd even have considered that. It would have changed who my kids are. sad I HATE it. I wish I could take it back.


P2 - What do you mean? He was doing something kinky that went wrong? bigeyes I've been tied up countless times, but never by my neck hanging like that. That's more than just kinky.down

I've been saying it's a conspiracy for months now. It doesn't happen to everyone. Only we chosen ones. irked




H82typ Friday, June 5, 2009 8:34:44 AM

So... you never got into... ummm... erotic asphyxiation, Karen? sherlock

KarenNerak Friday, June 5, 2009 8:37:26 AM

Uhhh...well, not with a rope hanging from the ceiling! Maybe some minor chokage with hands or something, but nothing that'd cause me to be hanged! bigeyes

Bharat RajR7raj Friday, June 5, 2009 8:42:57 AM

This is indeed shocking to know, how he died.yikes Needless to say, disheartening.sad
why would a person of his stature commit suicide.cry
why should one end his own life which is God given.....There are always solutions for every problem....I hate the very word "Suicide" sis.awww heart

KarenNerak Friday, June 5, 2009 8:45:45 AM

I hate it, too, Bro. sad

There's no telling why he felt like he had no other choice. Just because someone seems to have it all doesn't mean they're not going through a lot of things that we're not aware of. It's obvious that his personal life was far from satisfying. sad

Matthewnoah counte Friday, June 5, 2009 8:56:33 AM

Sad.

On the other hand, he was 72 years old, and there is some dignity in choosing when you go. I'm not sure choosing to hang yourself in a hotel closet adds to the dignity of the choice.

KarenNerak Friday, June 5, 2009 8:58:39 AM

Yeah - he was 72. He couldn't just wait a couple more years? GOSH!!!

Bharat RajR7raj Friday, June 5, 2009 9:09:37 AM

A couple of more years?p he should have waited until he died in natural circumstances.smile

H82typ Friday, June 5, 2009 9:15:29 AM

Just who said it was a suicide. sad Maybe he was pushed!

H82typ Friday, June 5, 2009 9:17:59 AM

bigeyes Ummm... I meant strangled. left o

Bharat RajR7raj Friday, June 5, 2009 9:20:03 AM

bigsmile

Dacotah Friday, June 5, 2009 9:39:51 AM

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/actor-david-carradine-found-dead-bangkok-ap

"All we can say is, we know David would never have committed suicide," said Tiffany Smith, of Binder & Associates, his management company. "We're just waiting for them to finish the investigation and find out what really happened. He really appreciated everything life has to give ... and that's not something David would ever do to himself."

Bharat RajR7raj Friday, June 5, 2009 9:41:19 AM

sherlock *looks like a conspiracy*

H82typ Friday, June 5, 2009 10:23:57 AM

... and they left the body on a grassy knoll. left
I just heard on the news while driving home- it might have been accidental suffocation. rip David.
pssst anyone here remember Bob Crane? whistle

Dacotah Friday, June 5, 2009 10:27:43 AM

Yes, how can one forget. He liked to tape his woman. bigsmile

KarenNerak Friday, June 5, 2009 10:35:52 AM

Seems like more and more details are coming out. I'm thinking kinky sex gone wrong. If that's the case, at least he died happy. bigsmile

Dacotah Friday, June 5, 2009 10:37:20 AM

If that's the case than why the heck didn't his partner try to help or get help?

Bharat RajR7raj Friday, June 5, 2009 10:49:28 AM

ROFL!!

KarenNerak Friday, June 5, 2009 1:05:40 PM

I know, huh, Carol? But maybe it snapped his neck or something, so his partner panicked and fled the scene...scared of a murder charge? Ya' never know!

Sarah angel292005 Friday, June 5, 2009 2:23:02 PM

What the fudge would that old bastard be doing in the closet trying sex tricks? Come on he's frikkin' 72. The most he should be doing is wheeling his ass around the retirement home. If that was the case...bigeyes then...what a hellova way to go bigeyes

KarenNerak Friday, June 5, 2009 2:26:34 PM

lol Well, old people need to get their grooves on, too! I mean, really. You know you like to be suspended with nylon rope in your closet! You cannot hide the truth from me! lol

Seriously though, IF that's what happened...I agree. Ewww. But still. sad He's dead.

Dacotah Friday, June 5, 2009 5:03:40 PM

Karen, I guess it was a weird guy friend of his that killed him. Guess Bob Crane broke off their friendship and it pissed him off. Guess that guy did some of the video taping for him too. Twisted.

KarenNerak Friday, June 5, 2009 6:58:48 PM

Holy shit! sad That's horrible. cry So freaky, too.


Dacotah Friday, June 5, 2009 7:20:33 PM

Yes it is. No matter what he liked to do he didn't deserve to be killed, just saw the crime sceen photos. faint

MConor Friday, June 5, 2009 8:14:20 PM

There comes a point when you just don't care about what you leave behind....

H82typ Friday, June 5, 2009 8:21:52 PM

bigeyes

KarenNerak Friday, June 5, 2009 9:00:12 PM

You saw crime scene photos? Where?


True, Conor...but still. Meh...no reason for me to even harp on the subject. You know how I feel. wink


Hi Dennis! bigsmile coffee

H82typ Friday, June 5, 2009 9:13:54 PM

coffee hi Karen. smile

KarenNerak Friday, June 5, 2009 9:18:14 PM

bigsmile I'm out of creamer, so I'm going black today. I miss my Hazelnutty goodness, but it's nice to take a break from it, too, I guess. coffee

Dacotah Friday, June 5, 2009 9:37:26 PM

On the internet.

KarenNerak Friday, June 5, 2009 9:42:32 PM



I know that, but I meant where on the Internet? p

KarenNerak Friday, June 5, 2009 10:43:58 PM

Wow...that's pretty icky. Probably not something I should have looked at, but I'm such a curious person, darn it.

53north Saturday, June 6, 2009 12:04:16 AM

To become an abbot from a monk you have to 'die' by asphyxiation, and the Lama monks resuscitate after a minute. David was a devotee to Shaolin and may have been trying something along those lines. He's said before that he only saw death as an inconvenience if you still had things to do on Earth. =o}

Dacotah Saturday, June 6, 2009 12:15:12 AM

I'm sorry Karen, please delete the link if you want too.
I was afraid of that you shouldn't of looked at it. sad cry

KarenNerak Saturday, June 6, 2009 2:01:46 AM

No reason to be sorry, Carol! smile I knew it'd be graphic! I'm a big girl...it was my choice to look...and I'm okay! bigsmile Don't worry, okay?! love I'm perfectly fine!

Dacotah Saturday, June 6, 2009 2:05:06 AM

I know you are a big girl but....still, I should of known better.
Hugs. love
Hard not to worry.

Dacotah Saturday, June 6, 2009 2:05:50 AM

Guess what? I got a really nice spam comment. lol
http://my.opera.com/Dacotah/blog/show.dml/1476584?startidx=200#comment8149288
lol

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