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MagicBus Inner circle Kalamazoo, Michigan 2869 Posts |
Just shocked to learn of the death of "Parts Unknown" Anthony Bourdain of CNN. I just thoroughly enjoyed his program on West Virginia. Tragic and sad.
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts |
Such a huge loss.
To suicide makes it so much worse. 😞
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
I have “Richard Cory” running through my head.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
Very sad. I'm not much of a foodie, but I really enjoyed his Kitchen Confidential book, which was a very entertaining backstage look at the restaurant business.
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lynnef Inner circle 1407 Posts |
We loved his show on travel channel and on CNN. He introduced viewers to different cultures which included, but was not limited to, food. He had a lot of humor; and like many, I was shocked at his suicide. As unexpected as Robin Williams' death. Anthony will be missed. Lynn
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts |
I enjoyed what I saw of him, and that was that.
Still, I was shocked at the news. Suicide still shocks me to my core. I've never been suicidal, but have experienced the loss of others who made that choice. I once created a thread here to talk about it: the thread was deleted within three or four hours. Perhaps it was my fault for naming the thread poorly; perhaps it was my fault for posting it in this forum; but it was indeed my fault: we shouldn't be talking about suicide here in the "Not Very Magical, Still... forum." Yet these things affect us, move us, shake us, rattle our world--and Anthony Bourdain (as was the case with Robin Williams), shock us almost without us stopping to think about why they shock us. The Magic Café might not be the right place to talk about these things. But perhaps some of us NEED to talk about these things. Not here, but where? With all due respect to friends here and moderators here, let us come up with an idea (or a sticky, maybe?) to point to help. No one here could have saved Anthony Bourdain. Nor could we have saved Robin Williams. Nor could we have saved at least two Magic Café members who I well remember made the same choice. But maybe we could have a better plan about what to do when people show signs of extreme depression, anxiety, and suicidal tendencies--not in the world at large, but here in this green place. |
landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
Suicide rates dramatically increase in US since the new millennium:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/healt......ade.html
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Orville Smith New user 87 Posts |
My best buddy and longtime cribbage partner, Pete, committed suicide by drowning. My reaction was that I wanted to do suicide too, but what made me decide to stay alive was because I don't want to lose all the knowledge I've gained. Not so much book knowledge but more of what I have learned from my experiences. Life is both Joy and Pain. Besides-- Without rain, there would be No rainbows.
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NYCTwister Loyal user 267 Posts |
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On Jun 9, 2018, stoneunhinged wrote: I think that, despite the rancor, we're a pretty good bunch. When a member here posted recently about his troubles, we stood up as much as possible on an internet forum. I know of one member who figured out where he was and sent the authorities for a wellness check after one particularly troubling post. I get your point though - we should do more, especially to prevent the causes; and that's a GIANT can of worms. I've dealt it twice. My cousin Jon, who succeeded close to forty years ago; and my sister, who's tried three times in the last five years. Each time my reaction was always to ask why. To me, this life is all I'll ever have - so why shorten it? I still feel that way, but I've come to admit that there are certain situations that I wouldn't want to go on in. In any event, I think it's everyone's right to decide for themselves when enough is enough.
If you need fear to enforce your beliefs, then your beliefs are worthless.
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lynnef Inner circle 1407 Posts |
Point well taken by Twister that this subject (ie suicide) is well beyond the ability of Café members alone to properly deal with. What we should and can do is to offer condolences to all family and friends and otherwise aggrieved who were acquainted with Mr. Bourdain. I think it's also possible to feel a little bit of grief for folks we don't really know personally, whether it's Robin Williams (whom I saw on stage many times in his early days) or Daryl (whom I watched for hours on tape). I will indeed "miss" Anthony Bourdain, and offer condolences to all who miss him. Lynn
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