BaalChatzaf Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I just heard it on the news. It looks like suicide. Weird!!!Ba'al Chatzaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf DeVoon Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Marin County police and fire press release, family statement http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robin-williams-dies-suspected-suicide-724724 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Yep.Apparently he was about to re-enter a re-hab to get "sober."Winters, Carlin and Williamsnow there are three (3) hitters in my line-up.A... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 The actor Robin Williams died on Monday morning, his publicist, Mara Buxbaum, said in a statement.Mr. Williams, 63, had been battling severe depression recently, the statement said. Recent Comments Tom Parkins 6 minutes agoA genius. Troubled Genius that made everyone who heard him happier. So sad. Kimberley 6 minutes agoI am so shocked and teary by this tragic news. A gifted actor, his range and depth as a comedian had me laughing at his crazy antics for... Eugene Gorrin 6 minutes agoWhat a tragic loss. Just heard ABC News' Special Report about Robin Williams' death. Was waiting for this NY Times report to come out. ... See All Comments Write a comment “This is a tragic and sudden loss,” the statement said. “The family respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time.”Mr. Williams was found unconscious at his home in Tiburon, Calif., around noon on Monday, the Marin County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. His death appeared to be a suicide due to asphyxia, the statement said.http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/12/movies/robin-williams-oscar-winning-comedian-dies-at-63.html?emc=edit_na_20140811&nlid=53564225&_r=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek McGowan Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 the one comedian that could do a really convincing bad guy (insomnia) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backlighting Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 He made me laugh. Mrs. Doubtfire & Good Morning Vietnam immediately come to mind. R.I.P. Robin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Doubtfire was a shot across the bow of the criminal enterprise that became Family Law in most states and continue to use children as inventory for the state.Truly sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaalChatzaf Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 I have this fantasy. Suddenly Robin Williams will stop pretending he is dead, he will sit up and say Nanu Nanu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrakusos Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moralist Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 His self destruction teaches a valuable lesson:Talent, fame, and wealth are not what life is about.Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I watched GMV! again only recently, it reminded me he sure could act. Always sad eyes, I've noticed, sad and a little tragic. The exuberant humour seemed isolated to the rest of his mobile face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 The exuberant humour seemed isolated to the rest of his mobile face.Interesting Tony, you describe his face as you might, "see" it, through your "artist's" lens.You and Jules should start a "corner."A... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
william.scherk Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 His self destruction teaches a valuable lesson: Depression can kill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Troy Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 It's like this, when you go up to a severely depressed person with two statements:You just won 100 million bucksOr your best friend just died"Both statements have about the same impact due to the depression blanketing everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Hougen Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I also thought he always had sort of sad eyes and am not that surprised to hear he committed suicide even though I hadn't heard that he was battling depression. For some, it seems like humor is a way to hide or battle mental anguish but the effort is ultimately futile. Acting silly when seriousness is required trivializes that which is important to the self and ultimately trivializes the self. Don't get me wrong; I like humor; I used to watch Jay Leno; but, I usually found it painful to watch Robin Williams.Darrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaalChatzaf Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 His self destruction teaches a valuable lesson:Talent, fame, and wealth are not what life is about.GregYes serotonin figures in somewhere, too.Ba'al Chatzaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moralist Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 His self destruction teaches a valuable lesson:Depression can kill.Depression is only a symptom, not a cause.Traced back to its source, you find anger.Anger is hurling a boomerang out at others. Depression is when the boomerang returnsto the thrower.Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moralist Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 His self destruction teaches a valuable lesson:Talent, fame, and wealth are not what life is about.GregYes serotonin figures in somewhere, too.Ba'al Chatzaf Yeah, Bob... that's the monkey paradigm. If people could only ingest just the right combinations of pharmaceuticals, heck, they'd be just fine. So far no one has found the right combination... ...and they never will.Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek McGowan Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 His self destruction teaches a valuable lesson:Talent, fame, and wealth are not what life is about.GregYes serotonin figures in somewhere, too.Ba'al Chatzaf Yeah, Bob... that's the monkey paradigm. If people could only ingest just the right combinations of pharmaceuticals, heck, they'd be just fine. So far no one has found the right combination... ...and they never will.Gregyou could probably find the right combination or gene therapy for one person but you'd have to start from scratch mixing to treat the next person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaalChatzaf Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 His self destruction teaches a valuable lesson:Talent, fame, and wealth are not what life is about.GregYes serotonin figures in somewhere, too.Ba'al Chatzaf Yeah, Bob... that's the monkey paradigm. If people could only ingest just the right combinations of pharmaceuticals, heck, they'd be just fine. So far no one has found the right combination... ...and they never will.Gregantidepresents fixed me up just fine. They do work and they work wellUnlike you, I am physical down to the sub atomic level. I don't have mind, but I do have a brain and nervous system that work well enough to produce intelligence. There is nothing about me or in me that is not physical. I am a child of the universe and the universe is completely physical, every last bit of it. I am a primate Mark 2.5 (Aspies are an intermediate step to the next phase of human evolution). Ba'al Chatzaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moralist Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 His self destruction teaches a valuable lesson:Talent, fame, and wealth are not what life is about.GregYes serotonin figures in somewhere, too.Ba'al Chatzaf Yeah, Bob... that's the monkey paradigm. If people could only ingest just the right combinations of pharmaceuticals, heck, they'd be just fine. So far no one has found the right combination... ...and they never will.Gregantidepresents fixed me up just fine. They do work and they work wellThey're great for controlling symptoms......without addressing causes. Unlike you, I am physical down to the sub atomic level. Well... that rules out love. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Troy Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Chocolate fixes that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backlighting Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Had a neighbor who exhibited extreme depression. He had a wife who was bedridden whom he cared for. It was quite a task, he said, and very depressing. Add to that he was on stimulants, sedatives & antibiotics. I had urged him to try some aerobic activity (swimming, treadmill etc.) to relieve his stress. I suggested he might feel better as a result. Just 2 days after I spoke with him he shot himself.Looking back I wished I could have done more to help. Maybe he was just beyond help.-J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moralist Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 His self destruction teaches a valuable lesson:Talent, fame, and wealth are not what life is about.GregYes serotonin figures in somewhere, too.Ba'al Chatzaf Yeah, Bob... that's the monkey paradigm. If people could only ingest just the right combinations of pharmaceuticals, heck, they'd be just fine. So far no one has found the right combination... ...and they never will.Gregyou could probably find the right combination or gene therapy for one person but you'd have to start from scratch mixing to treat the next personBelieve me, Derek... they're trying! That's the Holy Grail of the narcoculture. The magic drug that will make people behave as if they're good......without actually learning how to be good.Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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