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04 June 2009
Expect the Unexpected Damn.→[More:] I loved that show (Kung Fu) and was disappointed to find that the hollywood screen writers responsible for it considered it mostly trite catch phrases and mumbo-jumbo.
I assumed accident. Having been to scuicide funerals and one of this type accident funeral (the deceased was an adult), I find the accident scenario easier to deal with, but that's a complex one for everybody, especially family.
It's too bad. His career was one of the frustrating ones, when he was usually much better than the material he was in probably deserved. When the stars aligned correctly and he had good material and a good director, he could really shine.
From the BBC: "Thai police told the BBC a hotel maid found the 72-year-old naked in a wardrobe with a cord around his neck and other parts of his body."
Yeah. Either in a very bad frame of mind, or a very good one. For his sake, I hope it was the latter; for his family's, I... really don't know, and I'm sorry for them either way.
This is a wonderful, wonderful photo (from the Daily Mail article: "Carradine and Brandon Lee practice a fighting for the sequel to 'Kung Fu' in 1985")
photo by splunge
photo by TheophileEscargot
photo by Kronos_to_Earth
photo by ethylene
