OT: heath ledger dead at the age of 28.
for those who might care...the actor was found dead in nyc this afternoon. he was best known for his role in the movie brokeback mountain, and his current role as the joker in this summers new batman the dark knight movie. a shame that another young star is gone far too soon. from the preview clips of the dark knight, he did a fantastic job at being the joker. other films include the patriot with mel gibson and a knights tale, plus many others.
UPDATE [2008-1-22 17:33:22 by Al]: Changed this to note that it's off-topic -- I don't want a slew of this sort of diary here. Thanks.
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It's sad...
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 22, 2008 5:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
This is very sad...
by Kinky Reggae on Jan 22, 2008 5:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
sweet jebus
by mike on Jan 22, 2008 5:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Shot Dark Knight in Chicago
It's a real sad shame.
by ak123 on Jan 22, 2008 5:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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by ak123 on Jan 22, 2008 5:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
not to be callous, but...
to say he lost his life doesn't appear to be quite accurate, it may be that he took his life.
one who has lost their life, at a young age, would be someone like my father, who died of leukemia at the age of 37.
if ledger committed suicide i, for one, have no sympathy for his drastic actions.
by rm463 on Jan 22, 2008 7:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
True
by cubsfan25 on Jan 22, 2008 7:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
true
by rm463 on Jan 22, 2008 7:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably sad for his little girl either way.
by cwyers on Jan 22, 2008 7:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
very true!
further reason, if his death was self-imposed, why such an act is so cowardly and vainglorious.
by rm463 on Jan 22, 2008 7:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I feel bad for those he left behind....
by Walker71421 on Jan 22, 2008 7:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
While I am sorry for the loss of your father...
While you are correct that it is a drastic decision...you are so very presumptuous to state that it is cowardly. You clearly have no idea what the mentally ill deal with in day to day life because if you did, you would not make such an inconsiderate comment.
Something tells me you knew this though since you prefaced it with "not to seem callous".
Seems you saw a good opportunity to share your rather shallow views on suicide and didn't mind at all using this tragic scenario as your launching pad.
I for one do not appreciate your opinion and think that you ought to think twice before you choose to make such a strong statement at someones' expense.
Rather disturbing really...
by Kinky Reggae on Jan 22, 2008 9:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly this was directed at rjm...
by Kinky Reggae on Jan 22, 2008 9:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I completely agree w/ you azweber
by DTJchris on Jan 22, 2008 10:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You are all over the place.
"You clearly have no idea what the mentally ill deal with in day to day life because if you did, you would not make such an inconsiderate comment."
follwed by...
"Something tells me you knew this though since you prefaced it with "not to seem callous".
Do you think he has no idea or does something tell you he knows something?
Nevertheless, I don't think debating the psychology behind suicide is the right topic for this baseball blog anyway.
by santoswoodenlegs on Jan 22, 2008 10:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry to confuse you
by Kinky Reggae on Jan 23, 2008 8:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
azweber9...
good evening to you.
by rm463 on Jan 22, 2008 11:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Pompous and ignorant huh?
You showed no concern for the feelings of others when you posted such a disgusting response to the news of someone's death. I don;t care what religion you are or how conservative you are...I guarantee that if it were a member of your family who lost their life to suicide, you would not be so eager to bash their actions.
Turns out the claim is that it was accidental but this does not change the fact that your post was obnoxious and offensive.
You believe what you want, I will say again, suicide or not, it is tragic that someone has lost their life and I for one, wish that it could have been avoided.
You stay up on your high horse though, I'm sure that is where you have spent much of your selfish life.
Good day to you.
by Kinky Reggae on Jan 23, 2008 8:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No Offense
by ak123 on Jan 22, 2008 11:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i beg to differ...
attack??? way out of line?
are you certain that is the manner you wish to classify my response to your post? the last thing i intended to accomplish was to hold myself out as being in "attack" mode, i'm far too along in life to take that path.
you may want to consider my rebuttal as being nothing more than engaging in dialogue and integrity-based discussion. as shocking as it may be, one can disagree in a non-combative manner.
for the sake of everyone on this site, let us get back to the real reason we are all here...BASEBALL!!!
by rm463 on Jan 22, 2008 11:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Dark Knight Work Completed
http://aintitcool.com/node/35367
I'm also disappointed to see so many people here jump to conclusions about him taking his own life. Wait til the professionals do their investigations and find the truth.
Everything about this story from the start has been wrong, numerous things have been taken back by the big news companies who were resorting to tabloid sources for news on the story. For instance contrary to early reports, there were not pills strewn around his body. But there were pill bottles, including prescription sleeping medications in the room. His family also stated he had been suffering from pneumonia.
The autopsy was found to be inconclusive, so the world will have to wait for an examiner to find the true cause.
by McCarron on Jan 23, 2008 9:50 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Word!
by Kinky Reggae on Jan 23, 2008 11:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I've seen the Dark Knight trailers
by Jettero2112 on Jan 23, 2008 2:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sad news
by cubsfan25 on Jan 22, 2008 5:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
al you often do movie reviews,
by wheatfield mike on Jan 22, 2008 8:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
True...
I trust you can see the difference.
by Al on Jan 22, 2008 9:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

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