Director Tony Scott commits suicide - jumps off LA bridge
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Hunter S. Thompson:
?67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun ? for anybody. 67.?
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?67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun ? for anybody. 67.?
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I was an "extra" on Unstoppable", which I guess is one of Scott's last movies. Hell, when those people said TONY SCOTT. I thought they were talking about the former Major League Outfielder from the 70's. :facepalm:
Loved Hunter S. Thompson, rumor had it that this was predetermined by Hunter because of his idol, Ernest Hemingway, killed himself by gunshot as well.
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me."
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I think there's a thrill seeker element to bridge jumpers. Gun to the head is too violent for family. Think i'd go with the sleeping pills and CO2 cocktail.
Ex's step dad died of brain tumor/cancer at 57... miserable way to go. He became a different person before he past away. Was really hard for his wife. He was a great guy...
Ex's step dad died of brain tumor/cancer at 57... miserable way to go. He became a different person before he past away. Was really hard for his wife. He was a great guy...
Got to see him speak at the University of Iowa when I was an undergrad in the early 80s. He walked on stage an hour late with a full bottle of Wild Turkey that he opened as he sat down. Spoke, or more accurately, rambled nearly incoherently for 45 minutes before taking questions for 30 more; left to a standing ovation and a bottle that had just enough whiskey in it to cover the bottom....:scared
think he smoked a joint while on stage, but we were too far from the stage to tell for sure. Plenty of us, er, those in the audience were partaking, that for should....:SIB
"when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"
:mj07: sounds like an accurate assessment of him.
"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."
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Hemingway was another great too... Can't say that I blame them too much. Like the master Costanza, better to go out on a high note.
Great story and my favorite quote by HST. I know your memory may be a bit fuzzy from that long ago, but I was picturing this in the IMU. Was I right?
yes, sir..main ballroom on the 2nd floor of the IMU....we thought we got there early as it was soon after the doors opened, but the best we could do for seats was about half way back from the stage. Didn't take us long to see that many in the audience were running downstairs to the bar for beers and people were firing up joints and one-hitters and passing them around, so we of course, joined in.
Since he was so late in getting started and the sound system sucked so bad, people got bored and started leaving...we kept moving up as seats opened up and soon we were in the 4th row and that is how I know it was a bottle of Wild Turkey....:lol:
Saw a lot of people over the years speak in the IMU--Tom Brokaw gave an amazing speech--turns out he started his college career at Iowa, but enjoyed the nightlife and the co-eds a bit too much and left school.
Speaking of party schools, saw where Iowa ranked 2nd on the US news and world report list of top party schools. :0074
Yeah, that was exactly where I pictured it. They never had anyone that cool when I was there. :sadwave:
