RIP 2019
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RIP 2019:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in RIP 2019:
@Machpants said in RIP 2019:
The last BR was so flipping awesome, so very clever
And yes Rachel was.
It was obvious Gosling was when he overpowered Batista like he did. ( incidentally the latter has to surely be THE best wrestler turned actor ever ? )
Hulk, Andre, Rowdy Roddy Piper
Legendary role but he didn't even do his own stunts.
Turns out lugging a 200kg frame with three added people was beyond him and if there's anything your old mate @MN5 knows it's how to climb ropes.
He couldn't do anything at that stage. Couldn't even catch the woman at the end. She was on wires.
Yeah but.....
How Much Alcohol Could Andre the Giant Really Drink?
Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall would only give him a buzz.
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@MiketheSnow said in RIP 2019:
From another forum
"It is an odd bit of synchronicity that Roy Batty, his character in Blade Runner, also died in 2019 (per the movie)."
Not sure if I've spoken on this forum or another ( yes I am a sad lonely geek ) but fucken Blade Runner and Dune both give me the screaming shits because I CANNOT decide if I really like them as movies or not ?
Talking RH so will discuss the former......
Am I too dumb to get it ? was I pissed off at Harrison Ford playing such a fallible character ? ( actually Han Solo and Indiana Jones fucked up loads so scratch that )
Was I annoyed at Roy for killing himself ? Was Rachel a replicant ?I'm a bit like you, I'm not a huge fan of the original, I much prefer the more recent one. I watched the original before the recent one came out with a mate who hadn't seen it and he thought it was utter garbage whereas I think I still have some residual love for it due to 80s video watching.
And I'll get this out of the way, I agree with @Rancid-Schnitzel, I love Blind Fury, also The Salute of the Jugger etc and RH's performance in them ... but I actually find the tears in the rain speech in BR to be pretty laughable when watching the movie.
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Died yesterday. RIP.
Harley Race Was Harder Than Hell
The eight-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion died at age 76, even though it seemed like he was way too tough to die
Harley Race Was Harder Than Hell
The eight-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion died at age 76, even though it seemed like he was way too tough to die
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@Salacious-Crumb said in RIP 2019:
Died yesterday. RIP.
Harley Race Was Harder Than Hell
The eight-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion died at age 76, even though it seemed like he was way too tough to die
The eight-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion died at age 76, even though it seemed like he was way too tough to die
Apparently even Andre the Giant was scared of him.....
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Peter Fonda has died aged 79 of lung cancer
Peter Fonda, celebrated actor known for Easy Rider, dies aged 79
Son of Henry Fonda and brother of Jane Fonda died after battling lung cancer, family says
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Never watched Home and Away but this guy was only 41 and judging by the phone numbers at the bottom of the story you can guess what happened and thats fucking sad.
My mate Paul took his life three weeks ago, he was 49 and took his wife leaving him very badly . He left behind a lot of sad angry people who loved him.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/115154234/home--away-actor-ben-unwin-dies
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@jegga what @Paekakboyz said
Cheers, is anyone else noticing in their extended circle that this seems to be happening amongst middle aged men more often these days?
Yeah man sorry to hear that.
I don't know if it's happening more now or if we're just more aware? I had a couple of cousin's commit suicide in the mid 90s and a couple of (adult) family friends committed suicide in the early 90s, plus I knew a girl at high school and one at uni that had their stomachs pumped after ingesting pills., I'm not 100% certain but I think the uni one succeeded a few years later. So I guess personally, I was always aware back then.
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@jegga in a really shitty way it's like 21st's, weddings, kids, divorces etc. Had a couple of people go in my 30's but only recently into my 40's. I know our rates have been high for a long time, especially with young men. But we are far more aware of it now.
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@Paekakboyz said in RIP 2019:
@jegga in a really shitty way it's like 21st's, weddings, kids, divorces etc. Had a couple of people go in my 30's but only recently into my 40's. I know our rates have been high for a long time, especially with young men. But we are far more aware of it now.
Yeah when I was a teenager I knew of a couple of people that tried or succeeded. I thought it was more of a younger persons thing but it seems like older guys are doing it too or maybe I'm just noticing it because I'm the same age?
Because its the fern I should point out that he was a complete and utter sports nut and he used to arrange his weekend around the Skysport schedule and the last thing he watched was the cricket world cup final. There were a few jokes about that understandably tipping him over the edge.
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@jegga sorry to hear you have had to deal with a recent suicide. There is a lot in the media recently about men and mental health, especially over here in Western Oz where there is a lot of the workforce doing fly in fly out rosters, so spending a lot of time away from their families. I know of only one suicide in our extended circle which was actually a middle aged woman and now that we think about it there may have been some warning signs there. That is the thing that shits me though, we are the ones left behind to pick up the pieces or to feel the guilt because we didn't do anything to help when it may have been needed.
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@jegga luckily, I have not experienced anything in my family/friends circle (dont want to say yet...) although one of my clients attempted suicide, on the surface, seemed to have it all; mid-30s, successful business, new home, wife, kids, the full deal...
Left NZ, unsure if that will solve the issues or not, but I guess in alot of cases the attempt is just the cry for help.
Shes a tough old world out there for some.
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@jegga I was only saying that the other day at work. There appears to have been a run of suicides the last couple of months, way more than usual. The ones I know some detail about were all male aged between about 40 to 75.
Thinking back over the years the vast majority of suicides, and to a lesser extent sudden deaths, I have responded to have been males. Society seems to be very slow in facing up to the problem of male suicide, and male sudden death generally.
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@Crazy-Horse said in RIP 2019:
@jegga I was only saying that the other day at work. There appears to have been a run of suicides the last couple of months, way more than usual. The ones I know some detail about were all male aged between about 40 to 75.
Thinking back over the years the vast majority of suicides, and to a lesser extent sudden deaths, I have responded to have been males. Society seems to be very slow in facing up to the problem of male suicide, and male sudden death generally.
Another guy I knew took his own life last year, early 60s history of depression, relationship breakup and ripped off by one of his clients. He'd been through all that before about 20 years ago and I think the thought of starting over again at his age must have been too hard to deal with . A couple of the speeches were his mates pleading with the people at the funeral to just pick up the phone if they ever feel like theres no hope.
The suicide rate in the farming community is apparently appalling too.
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I lost a mate three weeks ago, while we were all working on our beer bellies this crazy bastard was climbing the Matterhorn, details are sketchy but he fell nearly a kilometer. Funeral is tomorrow, the delay apparently due to where the body was and having to wait for dental records etc to identify formally.
As tragic and horrific that is it still pales in comparison to losing someone from suicide, at least with an accident you can kind of put the whole thing in a box you know? No one really you could look to blame, act of god, just one of those things, nothing you could do, went out like a frucken champ. But suicide, man that is just questions upon questions, could we have done more? Could I have seen it coming? It's messed up, that's pain that just keeps on going. Best thing I've read on suicide was on that Blokes Advice page, killing yourself doesn't end the pain, it just passes it on to the people you most care about. Another good quote related to that is 'Don't be so sure that your life is actually yours to end'.
I've said this a few times but if anyone wants to get on to the Blokes Advice group hit me up via pm, it's without doubt the best thing I've seen to help counter this epidemic every day you hear from other guys on the edge and then hundreds of brothers lending kinds words, an ear to listen to or even jumping in their car to pay a visit to help out. Incidentally the bloke with the crate over that terrorist a few days back, he's a BA member.
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A couple of the speeches were his mates pleading with the people at the funeral to just pick up the phone if they ever feel like theres no hope.
Why? What is the problem with suicide? If you don't want to go on with life, then don't.
I understand that it leaves a mess behind for the living, but if I decide to end it tomorrow surely that is my choice?
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@jegga it's sad to see the devastation they leave behind. A lot of the time loved ones find them, how the hell do you get past finding something like that?
Hearing some stories from those that knew the deceased, a thread I have heard a number of times for elderley people who suicide is how happy they looked in their last few days or hours before they killed themselves. It's almost as though they had made the decision and a great weight came off their shoulders. In circumstances like that I often think of the prison guard in The Green Mile when he is old and has out-lived those around him. He said something along the lines of "I haven't lived longer, it's just taken me longer to die."
