Smoking Astronaut...

Closet Racist · 11-09-2004, 08:04 PM

...is dead. Found so today with no apparrent cause. I'm not sure his wife even knows yet, as SA's aunt says that Debbie is in Georgia on a business trip.

He had been battling poor health from a drinking problem and I can only assume his body just gave out or he accidentally overdosed.

Bean · 11-09-2004, 09:04 PM

I don't even know what to say...

Cymro · 11-09-2004, 09:11 PM

"Fuck" would be a good place to start.

I don't know what else to say.

Closet Racist · 11-09-2004, 09:32 PM

He worked for Cox-Internet (heavy accent on "cocks") for several years and couldn't "smoke up" three times a day so he took up drinking and it almost ruined his marriage. He went in the hospital twice and had a coma induced to get through the dt's twice. He quit that job and got one at Barnes & Noble so he could quit drinking and start smoking again. Never called me much except for the one time he frantically called looking for a quarter because his town was dry, and I live almost 150 miles away.

Supposedly he had quit except that I kept bumping into friends of the family that said he'd wind up at ther doorstep completely sauced.

I knew this guy from 8th grade on. Drinking killed his grandmother decades back.

He was never really in good shape, never ate right, never exercised. All week long I thought about nagging him to stop living on Taco bell and potatoes...

Fuckety fuck.

Here's a link to some of his work: http://users2.ev1.net/~jimbobwan/gijfa05.htm

Gitch · 11-09-2004, 09:53 PM

Oh Jesus.

And I was teasing him only yesterday at TW to come back and join us at the Astrobar because his recent posts made me remember how much we missed him. A little selfish perhaps, but it would be nice to think he read my post before he died and realised how popular he was.

Please pass on my condolences.

Cymro · 11-09-2004, 10:07 PM

I'm just fucking shocked. I remember him telling me about his frustration over not being able to smoke with his job, and having a conversation with him at 4AM while he made his wy through a bottle of Vodka. Of course, I'd have never thought he was an alcoholic from the way he spoke.

I also find this kinda disturbing too in the way that he and I had a lot in common.

Brikar · 11-09-2004, 10:43 PM

Shitty.

Arik · 11-10-2004, 12:08 AM

Damn shame.

Stag · 11-10-2004, 01:03 PM

This is really sad. Very fucked up actually.

Chronic Harlot · 11-10-2004, 05:23 PM

This cant be true. I'm speechless. I'm heart-broken. Please, no.

11-09-2004, 08:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Closet Racist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With a side of fava beans and a nice chianti... Posts: 1,203	Smoking Astronaut... ...is dead. Found so today with no apparrent cause. I'm not sure his wife even knows yet, as SA's aunt says that Debbie is in Georgia on a business trip. He had been battling poor health from a drinking problem and I can only assume his body just gave out or he accidentally overdosed. __________________

11-09-2004, 09:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bean The Awesome One Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Canada eh! Posts: 5,055	I don't even know what to say... __________________ "I haven't faced death. I've cheated death. I've tricked my way out of death and patted myself on the back for my ingenuity. I know nothing." --James T. Kirk

11-09-2004, 09:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cymro Religious Fanatic Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Shitsville, CF63 Posts: 4,921	"Fuck" would be a good place to start. I don't know what else to say. __________________ "Let me tell you something about humans, nephew: They're a wonderful, friendly people - as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. "But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those friendly, intelligent, wonderful people...will become as nasty and as violent as the most blood-thirsty klingon."

11-09-2004, 09:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Closet Racist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: With a side of fava beans and a nice chianti... Posts: 1,203	He worked for Cox-Internet (heavy accent on "cocks") for several years and couldn't "smoke up" three times a day so he took up drinking and it almost ruined his marriage. He went in the hospital twice and had a coma induced to get through the dt's twice. He quit that job and got one at Barnes & Noble so he could quit drinking and start smoking again. Never called me much except for the one time he frantically called looking for a quarter because his town was dry, and I live almost 150 miles away. Supposedly he had quit except that I kept bumping into friends of the family that said he'd wind up at ther doorstep completely sauced. I knew this guy from 8th grade on. Drinking killed his grandmother decades back. He was never really in good shape, never ate right, never exercised. All week long I thought about nagging him to stop living on Taco bell and potatoes... Fuckety fuck. Here's a link to some of his work: http://users2.ev1.net/~jimbobwan/gijfa05.htm __________________

11-09-2004, 09:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gitch Consultant Fellationist Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: God's own country merry England Posts: 435	Oh Jesus. And I was teasing him only yesterday at TW to come back and join us at the Astrobar because his recent posts made me remember how much we missed him. A little selfish perhaps, but it would be nice to think he read my post before he died and realised how popular he was. Please pass on my condolences. __________________ If masturbation is self-abuse - you are obviously doing it wrong.

11-09-2004, 10:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cymro Religious Fanatic Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Shitsville, CF63 Posts: 4,921	I'm just fucking shocked. I remember him telling me about his frustration over not being able to smoke with his job, and having a conversation with him at 4AM while he made his wy through a bottle of Vodka. Of course, I'd have never thought he was an alcoholic from the way he spoke. I also find this kinda disturbing too in the way that he and I had a lot in common. __________________ "Let me tell you something about humans, nephew: They're a wonderful, friendly people - as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. "But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those friendly, intelligent, wonderful people...will become as nasty and as violent as the most blood-thirsty klingon."

11-09-2004, 10:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Brikar The Dude Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,606	Shitty. __________________ "A million monkeys typing until the end of time will produce the complete works of William Shakespeare. Ten thousand monkeys typing for ten thousand years will write a Hemingway. Ten monkeys typing over Columbus Day weekend will give you a Dan Brown." http://olympusmans.blogspot.com http://benforrealz.blogspot.com

11-10-2004, 12:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
Arik Astro-Monkey Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Here, dumbfuck! Posts: 2,304	Damn shame. __________________ The writers of this post apologize for you being too stupid to understand it.

11-10-2004, 01:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
Stag It's me again Join Date: Jan 1970 Location: Florida Posts: 3,286	This is really sad. Very fucked up actually. __________________ "I want to do a motorboat on Shatner's manboobs" - Sam Cogley

11-10-2004, 05:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
Chronic Harlot Pornstar Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Chicago Posts: 65	This cant be true. I'm speechless. I'm heart-broken. Please, no. __________________ The autumn days swung soft around me, like cotton on my skin. But as the embers of the summer lost their breath and disappeared, my heart went cold, and only hollow rhythms resounded from within.

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