that's a shame...and to kill himself at the age of 72. one has to wonder how long he had been suffering.
whatever torment he was in may have been with him for years, at that age.

r.i.p.

Adiós "Pequeño Saltamontes"
D.E.P. 

 sirdroseph wrote: 
You missed it...

 jadewahoo wrote: 

Ummmmmm, too soon?

Master Po: Close your eyes. What do you hear?
Young Caine: I hear the water, I hear the birds.
Po: Do you hear your own heartbeat?
Caine: No.
Po: Do you hear the grasshopper that is at your feet?
Caine: Old man, how is it that you hear these things?
Po: Young man, how is it that you do not?
Caine: Master, can you not see that I am now dead?

I still have a colleague calling people "Grasshopper"...

RIP David... I will remember you fondly.

 oldviolin wrote: 
Carradine was cast because the Hollywood execs decided that people wouldn't watch a show with an oriental as the main character.  The show was originally going to have Bruce Lee.  Such weird ways that life has of creating opportunities and life changes for us.  Bruce had to leave America to avoid his bill collectors because he couldn't get a job and he was broke.  David Carradine ended up learning martial arts and transforming himself because of the role.  Bruce Lee went to Hong Kong and became a huge international star.  (and people seemed to like movies with an oriental as the lead).

 smokinsean wrote: 

 Nice. What a heart warming story.

...one of my earliest childhood memories is my Da' saying "Hey look Fuck You is on!" as that is what he called the show "Kung Fu"...

RIP, David.

 Coaxial wrote: 
hah!

Why David Carradine Bill-Killed himself:


With apologies to SFW for my theft

man, what a drag.

i watched Kung Fu a lot more than i watched Star Trek, growing up.

I understand that he just couldn't bear to live in a world without Koko Taylor.

Very sad. I loved the Kung Fu series, and I really loved his performance in the Kill Bill movies.

 oldviolin wrote: 
Yeppers. Josey Wales and 'High Plains Drifter' are prolly my fave CE movies.

While watching 'Shane' recently, I realized 'Pale Rider' parallels pretty closely. But the storyline is not exactly unique, so maybe I was just projecting.

 Coaxial wrote: 
It's about as complicated as it can get, that's for sure. It leaves a hole in the collective soul...

 cc_rider wrote: 

I just think when you punch your own ticket you some how lose style points anyway.