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Purplelady1040

#495
September 04, 2014, 06:51:18 PM
I was never a Joan Rivers fan, sorry for her family but I found her branch of humor not the greatest but maybe it was just me.

Locutus

#496
September 04, 2014, 07:11:12 PM
I didn't care much for her either.   
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

libby

#497
September 04, 2014, 10:22:38 PM
 Same here.
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

libby

#498
September 04, 2014, 10:32:29 PM
Quote from: Palehorse on August 12, 2014, 06:02:14 PM
While I normally don't like to comment on my "Harvested" postings, I will on this one surrounding Robin Williams.

Agreed Henry. Depression is a deadly condition that medicine doesn't fully understand. It can start with a simple sleepless night, followed by others, and from that it can snowball very quickly into what happened with Robin Williams and so many others before him.

For me, I have always enjoyed his work, and one of my favorites by him is "What Dreams May Come"; a movie that I shall forever more see in yet another perspective given the circumstances surrounding his death. Admittedly, a bit of a diversion from his typical work, but none-the-less a piece of work that is a bit further out there too. In fact, so far out there that I suspect it was a role / topic / subject that no one else could have carried off as convincingly as Williams did. Just the fact he was in the role brought credibility to everything else within it. Remove him and the film becomes rubbish; In my opinion.

I am actually going to see if I can find it on DVD somewhere, to watch this weekend. I suspect some of the emotions it first brought out in me when I saw it in the theaters, will be magnified given yesterdays event.

There are many more of his films that I will see in a different light moving forward. But to tell you the truth I have a theory around just why it is that we see so many "great" actors and comedians reach similar endings; however it is just that, a theory, and I have no concrete facts or data with which to support it.

The cliff notes version of it is this; these men/women immerse themselves into these roles, to a level few others are able to obtain. It is why they are so convincing and able to "convince" us that they are indeed in that situation/role on the big screen. And it is why they are so effective. They live it, they breathe it, they sleep it, and in the process they actually become the character(s) they portray. And therein lies the rub. . .

Many of them fail to ever completely "decompress" from these roles. The very things that make them so convincing are the things that drive them to the edge afterwards. They feel the sorrow, the emotional extremes, and afterwards cannot compartmentalize it; resulting in emotional baggage that they carry around just as if the events and emotions they portrayed had actually happened to them.

An occupational hazard that few, if any recognize; and most certainly the industry itself. There are no courses designed to help these people learn to compartmentalize these extremes of emotion, and so they are left to deal with it as best they can. For many substance abuse is the approach, and it is quickly followed by depression, and the steep slide downward toward death.

My 2 cents, but somebody should look into it. . .
Thought-provoking, well said, PH. 
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Locutus

#499
September 08, 2014, 09:29:09 AM
S. Truett Cathy - founder of Chick-Fil-A :reap: HARVESTED :reap:  at 92.
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Exterminator

#500
September 08, 2014, 10:41:51 AM
Quote from: Locutus on September 08, 2014, 09:29:09 AM
S. Truett Cathy - founder of Chick-Fil-A :reap: HARVESTED :reap:  at 92.

I hope geebuz gives him a gay roommate in heaven.   :icon_twisted:
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

Locutus

#501
September 08, 2014, 10:55:29 AM
:rotfl:
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Henry Hawk

#502
September 08, 2014, 11:25:50 AM
Quote from: Exterminator on September 08, 2014, 10:41:51 AM
I hope geebuz gives him a gay roommate in heaven.   :icon_twisted:
Such a hateful person you are...
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Locutus

#503
September 08, 2014, 12:03:49 PM
Quote from: Henry Hawk on September 08, 2014, 11:25:50 AM
Such a hateful person you are...

..but he's funny though.  :yes: ;D
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Henry Hawk

#504
September 08, 2014, 01:14:01 PM
Quote from: Locutus on September 08, 2014, 12:03:49 PM
..but he's funny though.  :yes: ;D

but don't tell him that!  ;)
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Exterminator

#505
September 08, 2014, 03:43:17 PM
I just don't have the same boundaries as most people!   :razz:
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

Locutus

#506
September 08, 2014, 03:55:29 PM
I generally don't GAF either.  ;D
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Purplelady1040

#507
September 08, 2014, 04:54:11 PM
Molly Glynn- actress on Chicago Fire harvested at 46

Henry Hawk

#508
September 11, 2014, 09:37:23 AM
Richard Kiel :reap: HARVESTED :reap:: The 7'2" guy who played "Jaws" in the James Bond movies, at the age of 74.
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Exterminator

#509
September 11, 2014, 11:22:56 AM
He was in Happy Gilmore!
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.
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