Official Celeb/Famous Folk RIP Thread

[Farbin Kaiber]

Wow. I knew we didn't have one of these, and I was awaiting a celeb to start one.


Phillip Seymour Hoffman, dead of OD, found with needle in arm.

http://www.tmz.com/2014/02/02/phillip-seymour-hoffman-dead-apparent-overdose/

[RUFFLZ]

ah man what a fucking bummer.
Just a few nights ago, I had watched arguably one of his best performances.



kudos to anyone who knows which film I'm referring to.

RIP :(

[Farbin Kaiber]

Synecdoche, New York

[myinfernalbmw]

What the fucking fuck

[RUFFLZ]

Synecdoche, New York

"Everyone is disappointing the more you know them."
-stellar, but ultimately depressing movie.
I'm still messed up from it.

and just to keep this thread in check:

<3


good thread idea farbin.

[Jand3rson]

You can call me cold, heartless, callous, whatever you want. But I just don't feel a whole lot of sympathy for celebrities (or non, for that matter) who die of drug overdoses. Yes, the loss of a human life is tragic, and a maybe a little more so when it's a talented actor or performer. But I just don't get all choked up over it. My wife was sniffling for 3 days when the kid from Glee OD'd and died, and I just couldn't get there. Maybe there's something wrong with me, but it just doesn't hit me that way.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I see what you are saying, but, as someone who has been down those roads and alleyways, my sorrow is mainly from seeing how tortured their souls had become before they were released from this existence. To be honest, I have sometimes felt a sense of relief for them when an addict is finally, truly cured of their addiction.

[blunttech]

You can call me cold, heartless, callous, whatever you want. But I just don't feel a whole lot of sympathy for celebrities (or non, for that matter) who die of drug overdoses. Yes, the loss of a human life is tragic, and a maybe a little more so when it's a talented actor or performer. But I just don't get all choked up over it. My wife was sniffling for 3 days when the kid from Glee OD'd and died, and I just couldn't get there. Maybe there's something wrong with me, but it just doesn't hit me that way.

Maybe when you learn more about addiction youll be more understanding

[Jand3rson]

I see what you are saying, but, as someone who has been down those roads and alleyways, my sorrow is mainly from seeing how tortured their souls had become before they were released from this existence. To be honest, I have sometimes felt a sense of relief for them when an addict is finally, truly cured of their addiction.

Maybe when you learn more about addiction youll be more understanding

With all due respect Steve, you don't have the right or the place to tell me that I don't know enough about addiction to be "more understanding." If there's one thing I hate, it's former addicts trying to tell me that because I was never an addict, "I just don't get it." You're right, maybe I don't have the first-hand experience. But I know the mania of addiction. I watched it happen. I was there every day. I was an innocent victim of addiction. I had a fairly brutal childhood when it comes to this sort of thing (child of addicts who are clean now). I came out of my bedroom to an OD'd person on my couch at age 10. I watched drug addiction destroy lives and families, including my own. So I know what you're saying when you refer to the tortured state they dwell in. When someone gets to that point, it's not recreational and "fun" anymore. It's just a demon, a possession, plain and simple. But I also know that there is help, and that treatment works. Again, I've seen it happen. My mother has been clean 12 years, and my brother for 5.

[blunttech]

Sounds like you have some first hand experience. Im sorry you had to grow up like that. Im just saying, God forbid, if your children are ever afflicted with addiction your tune will change

[Jand3rson]

Sounds like you have some first hand experience. Im sorry you had to grow up like that. Im just saying, God forbid, if your children are ever afflicted with addiction your tune will change

Of course it would. I hate to cheapen their struggle or death, but honestly, it's much more difficult to feel sorrow when it's a celebrity. You're talking about someone with nearly infinite resources to treat and hopefully cure the problem. But at the same time, there's the double-edged sword. Nearly infinite resources to obtain the drugs and continue the habit.

[blunttech]

Of course it would. I hate to cheapen their struggle or death, but honestly, it's much more difficult to feel sorrow when it's a celebrity. You're talking about someone with nearly infinite resources to treat and hopefully cure the problem. But at the same time, there's the double-edged sword. Nearly infinite resources to obtain the drugs and continue the habit.

oh Im not considering their celebrity status. Im just looking at them as humans. they are no different than you or I. Just a lot more money. Im just looking at it as a tragedy all in all.

[ajhostetter]

I'm going to lighten this up a bit...that sucks about Hoffman. I think "Love Liza" is probably his best performance.

[Jand3rson]

oh Im not considering their celebrity status. Im just looking at them as humans. they are no different than you or I. Just a lot more money. Im just looking at it as a tragedy all in all.

You are absolutely right.

[Ray Smoodiver]

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