Wake up, Britney.

Go down,Britney.

Sad. He was a powerful actor. I saw him on an episode of "Law&Order: Criminal Intent" and he was great as this creepy psycho who liked to watch his brother kill prostitutes.

he wasn't the next Brando

Even Brando wasn't the next Brando after a while.

RIP

you cold.

Sorry he's dead. But I have no idea who he was.

I just turned 25. That's some scary shit.

I read John Grisham's "The Client" and it was a great book as are some of the others I've read by Grisham -- "The Partner" "The Rainmaker" and "The Pelican Brief." All about lawyers and crime.

Sad. He was a powerful actor. I saw him on an episode of "Law&Order: Criminal Intent" and he was great as this creepy psycho who liked to watch his brother kill prostitutes.

Posted by Bowa



Agreed. The death of a 25-yr old due to drugs is a tragic waste. He must have been a very unhappy young man, in spite of fmae and $$$. What a waste.

Shit like this (along with 30 years of teaching) makes me wonder what kind of a home/family life he must have had - where was the support?

Oh well ... time to go back to bashing politicians and right wingers.

One might consider this "meh" speech, and therefore hateful, but I really didn't find the movie The Client all that good. Grisham's book (the original work), however, I rather enjoyed.

Guess the old saying "The book is always better" applied in this case, at least in my opinion.

Sorry about the kid, but... well, he didn't take anyone with him, did he? If no, then I won't worry too terribly much about it.

"Sorry about the kid, but... well, he didn't take anyone with him, did he? If no, then I won't worry too terribly much about it."

Got Milk (of human compassion)?

Assuming this is drug-related, the speculation about Renfro's happiness makes me wonder. He could've died because of an addiction to heroin, which doesn't care whether you're happy or not.

The child actor death that shocked me the most was River Phoenix, probably because of our similar ages. When younger he was extremely outspoken about being a clean living person and a teetotaler. His parents were vegan hippies, if I recall correctly. I did not expect to learn he was a drug-abusing fake.

Got Milk (of human compassion)?

Posted by SanAntonioRogue

Correction: fake human compassion

Bite me A-hole.

To San and Rob:

He chose his out. Bad decision? Perhaps. But he chose his out. I see no reason for compassion. I would see reason for it if he were suffering (which, prior to this, as I understand it, he was), but he is no longer suffering, and no one died with him or because of him. So compassion is not required here.

An overdose isn't necessarily suicide.

Jo, I have to think he knew the risks when he was doing these drugs. No, it isn't necessarily suicide. But I have to think he knew the risks.

"I see no reason for compassion."

There's always a reason for compassion when any young person with a lot of life left to live and contributions to make loses their way and ends up dead. I certainly don't know any details about his situation, but as a fellow human being I can have compassion (real, A-hole) for someone who's life spiraled tragically out of control and ended too soon.

"So compassion is not required here."

Compassion cannot be required or commanded, but must be given freely as one is so moved.

Well, San, in this case I'm not moved. If his life had been taken from him by someone else (and I don't consider that the case here; again, he called his own sh-- sorry, bad pun, he made his own decision), then compassion would be there.

"But I have to think he knew the risks."

Do you have compassion for the smoker that dies from lung cancer? Do you have compassion for the overweight person that dies from a heart attack or diabetes? They must have known the risks.

Jo, re your 1158 (running risk as I am working, but that deserves an answer):

No I don't. And since I am a smoker, and very much overweight, I also know the risks. And if one of those maladies kills me, I expect either a "meh" reaction or for people to laugh at my stupidity, because I knew the risks.

Nietzcheamism (sp?) only works when it is applied against oneself most ruthlessly.

Look on the bright side: Whenever someone in Hollywood dies, it's one less vote for Obama. It used to mean one less for Hillary, but the Hollywood lemming train went to the dark side about a month ago. And before you all start putting together a lynch mob (oops), I don't mean "dark" in the sense that, say, Bill Clinton does when he talks about Obama. I simply mean dark as in more unfathomable and sinister.

"I did not expect to learn he was a drug-abusing fake."

I can see the drug part. But his rebel image seemed to conflict with his frequent appearances in magazines like Tiger Beat.

Third rate actor, always had that same dumb look on his face.

Anyways, RIP.

Look on the bright side: Whenever someone in Hollywood dies, it's one less vote for Obama. It used to mean one less for Hillary, but the Hollywood lemming train went to the dark side about a month ago. And before you all start putting together a lynch mob (oops), I don't mean "dark" in the sense that, say, Bill Clinton does when he talks about Obama. I simply mean dark as in more unfathomable and sinister.

Posted by NappyHeadedHo at 2008-01-16 01:09 PM | Reply | Flag:

Are you sure those votes were going to a dem?

How do you explain the biggest disaster in form of Ronald Reagan? He was as 'Hollywood' as they come. His maggot riddled corpse was elected to orifice by a party, and they don't begin with a 'D'.

Let's no forget Fred 'I'm a coward' Thompson! Definitely not running for president under the dem party.

"Whenever someone in Hollywood dies, it's one less vote for Obama"

Is Charlton Heston dead yet? How about Tom Selleck?


idiot.

I am raising a teenage girl because her mother is a crack addict and not around any longer to raise her. The mother was a successful businesswoman. A single mother. She was on her way up and then due to a bad break up she tried crack. She went downhill so fast it would make your head spin. In under 2 years she was totally out of money, foreclosed on her properties, sold her cars. Sold every last item in her house, down to her kitchen cupboards! Didnt come home for days at a time. Leaving her daughter home alone for days. She had choices to make. Every day, every minute she could have chosen to stop and she did not. Rehab over and over. Crack is an epidemic and it is NOT talked about. What is the deal?? ?It is not only hollywood that has problems. Its just that they have $$ so they are talked about.

"Is Charlton Heston dead yet? How about Tom Selleck?"

Or...

Adam Sandler
Patricia Heaton
Kelsey Grammar
Bo Derek
Robert Duval
Pat Sajak
Bruce Willis
Tom Selleck
Dennis Miller
James Woods
Kurt Russell
Dr. Phil
Reba McIntyre

for starters.

You mooks are too easy...

You mooks are too easy...

Posted by NappyHeadedHo at 2008-01-16 03:16 PM | Reply | Flag:

Is this your way of admitting you were wrong?

who?

"who?

Posted by 51773"

Uh, yeah. Coming in this far down in the thread, when who the individual is has pretty much been established, sort of diminishes the hilarity of your post.

Third rate actor, always had that same dumb look on his face.

I wouldn't say that -- he was intense, very captivating. He definitely stood out from the crowd.

MIDIMAN

Agreed. The death of a 25-yr old due to drugs is a tragic waste. He must have been a very unhappy young man, in spite of fmae and $$$. What a waste.

Shit like this (along with 30 years of teaching) makes me wonder what kind of a home/family life he must have had - where was the support?

Oh well ... time to go back to bashing politicians and right wingers.

Posted by midiman at 2008-01-16 06:18 AM | Reply


You don't always need to go back to politics 24/7. Anyone with 30 years of teaching under their belt can always add some sound advice on some different subjects as gathered from your 30 years experience in the teaching field. Any words to the wise for some of the younger bloggers on here be an asset if they read them and take it seriously.