American war protester kills himself

[GlasgowKiss]

Originally Posted by Despite

His death has got people talking about his beliefs

I advise you to look at this thread and rethink that.

[Despite]

Well it certainly drew attention to them and I'm sure it is being talked about more than on an sp message board.

[GlasgowKiss]

People arent talking about his beliefs though. People are talking about how in awe they are at this mans mental incompetence.

Even you havent spoken about the war. All thats been noted here in this thread is 'well i guess he really cared'.

[Effloresce]

I don't really respect the guy, but I can't believe some will actually push themselves to this point. It's just sad and depressing that the current state of affairs can really have this kind of impact on some people.

[Despite]

Well I'm pissed off paying towards a war I don't believe in and I too feel ashamed about my country’s involvement with the war.

[Future Boy]

You know what you have to do.

[candycane]

You know what?
Those Monks In Vietnam were so much cooler than that guy. I mean, they really knew how to do it right.

See picture posted by "The Juerto"

Those guys made sure there were cameras around when they did it

[D.]

Originally Posted by **********

He videotaped it.

damn i wanna see that.

[candycane]

Oh yeah me too then, but I'll laugh when I watch it

What a dumb asshole!

[Shawn Osmond]

Originally Posted by **********

Why would you jump to this conclusion based on the fact that he was an experimental musician? If you read anything about him, he was "invaluable" to Chicago's avant garde/free jazz scene, running a record label and going to shows 5-6 times a week to document and record artists for free. Someone said he was pretty much the single documentarian of that genre of music in Chicago for the last 20+ years. I guess 'constructive' depends on what you consider to be worthwhile acts. I'd say thats pretty selfless and awesome.

This freelancing stuff that some people do is usually (and i say not ALWAYS but USUALLY) completely worthless and is just an excuse to avoid starting a real career. I think most freelancers and "experimental" types just eventually get lonely and bored, and eventually depressed, and then do stuff like commit suicide. Poor guy probably never got any ass because women want guys who have something going for them.

[Olivier]

Originally Posted by MrPantyFAce

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061126/...ti_war_suicide


He described himself as a renaissance man who'd amassed a collection of more than 2,000 musical recordings from clubs in Chicago. He was a writer, philosopher and photographer. He was an alcoholic who collected fossils, glass eyes, light bulbs and snare drums. He paid $25 to become an ordained minister with the Missionaries of the New Truth and operated a handful of Web sites protesting the Iraq war.

I saw this thread a while ago and none of you mentioned that. Anyone for the possibility that he had pumpkins shows that aren't circulating?