OT-David Carradine Dies

[Voyager]

Moral of the story:

Never choke yourself while choking your chicken.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_pmbJpltP4

[texafana]

Edit: It was "Crank 2" that he had a cameo in recently.

[Babyblue]

he was

He was talkin about you

I know

[Blueskies]

LATEST NEWS:


David Carradine could have died from suffocation or heart failure after an auto-erotic sex act went tragically wrong, Thai police said today.

The star of the iconic Seventies TV show Kung Fu, was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room yesterday in bizarre circumstances.
Police said the 72-year-old American actor had hanged himself, using cords from curtains in the room.
David Carradine, pictured in LA last month, was found dead in a hotel room

A hotel chambermaid discovered his naked body hanging in a wardrobe with a cord around his neck and genitals.

Thai police said they could not no longer treat the case as a simple suicide.
But police commander Lieutenant General Worapong Siewpreecha emphasised it still remained unclear whether he killed himself or died from suffocation or heart failure.

'There was a rope tied around his neck and another rope tied to his genitals, and the two ropes were tied together and they hung in the closet, ' he said.

'Under these circumstances we cannot be sure that he committed suicide.'
A post-mortem was carried out in Bangkok's Chulalongkorn Hospital is likely to reveal the cause of death as asphyxia.
Kill Bill co-star Uma Thurman, pictured with Arpad Busson, enjoyed a close working relationship with Carradine and is devastated by his death
Thai coroners have completed an autopsy, but are waiting on toxicology results before determining the exact cause of death.
His unexpected death sparked a raft of tributes across Hollywood as stars and friends insisted the star was full of life and didn't appear suicidal.
Quentin Tarantino, Michael Madsen and Rob Schneider all told U.S. talk show host Larry King there was no way the actor would have killed himself.
'I am still in a state shock. He was a dream to direct he was a fantastic actor, a great character actor and really one of Hollywood's great mad geniuses,' said Tarantino, who directed Carradine in Kill Bill.
'The thing I cannot get my head around is that there could have been a period of David's long life when he might have been suicidal, but this was not the time.'
Schneider said the star had everything going for him and was really on an 'upswing'.

'This was a guy that was alive. He was a living legend and really people were coming around and appreciating him.
'He could not do all the work that was being offered to him. I am convinced, there was no way that he would have killed himself.'
Madsen hosted Carradine's wedding in 2004 and said that his widow was 'very confused' by her late husband's death.

A Marylin Monroe impersonator stops at David Carradine's star on the Walk of Fame in Los Angeles

'I talked to Annie about that and she said the most important thing she wanted people to know was that David was not suicidal and he was not depressed.

'He was not about to do something like that, he had a job and he was working.'

If true then what a stupid way to die. Unfortunately people go with any strange whims that cross their mind and feel compelled to actually act on them. Lack of self control. An obviously dangerous desire to go with. An effort to heighten something that should be felt well enough and appreciated without needing to string oneself up...like I said...totally stupid way to die. Was a brief moment of pleasure worth the price? Idiot.

[JasonD]

If he had just gotten himself some KY Intense instead, he'd be alive today.

[Jana]

"Another woman from David Carradine's past is talking about the actor's penchant for auto-erotica -- claiming he would spend days planning to construct elaborate sexual devices.

Carradine's third ex-wife, Gail Jensen, dropped more personal bombshells in an interview with Patricia Towle this weekend, saying "David was pretty strange. He would like to get tied up. He would tie himself up and I would walk in and see him and say 'Oh my God, David, you got to be kidding me -- and I would (turn around and) walk out. I would leave him to his own devices."

Jensen added, "He liked to be tied up. And he could tie himself up ... He spent days planning a different feature. He would go to a hardware store and buy the stuff."

We spoke with Jensen, who told us although David liked tying himself up "it was never sexual." She says he liked bondage but never choked himself. Then again, they divorced in 1997.

Last week, TheSmokingGun.com published legal documents from Carradine's 4th wife, detailing David's "potentially deadly" sex habits.

Carradine died in a Bangkok hotel room early Thursday morning. Officials will conduct a second autopsy sometime in the next few days."

[artist4perry]

Thihgs I never wanted to know about any celebrity.............

[indigo]

David Carradine and Barbera Hershey were an item at one time. I remember that she changed her last name to Seagull, and they had a son named Free. Did they ever marry?

[sadie65]

David Carradine and Barbera Hershey were an item at one time. I remember that she changed her last name to Seagull, and they had a son named Free. Did they ever marry?

No they never married, and their son, now grown, goes by Tom.

While his death is no way I would want to go, who among us has not done something we didn't want our family or loved ones to know about? Who hasn't made decisions that they knew to be risky under the impression that no one would find out about. Perhaps it is a delusion of protection, but I doubt anyone does these kinds of things thinking they will die. Again, I don't get the appeal, but I also don't care about his personal choices. They don't preclude me from enjoying his acting.

[Laydee]

One of our TV channel is having a tribute to David Carradine tonight. Right now The Long Riders is on. One of my favorites of all time.

[Maui Tom]

One of our TV channel is having a tribute to David Carradine tonight. Right now The Long Riders is on. One of my favorites of all time.

too bad he didn't make Hang Em High....

[Maui Tom]

Like David...they are taking this hard....

[RedWingFan]

Kung Fu was fucking stupid (even though I did watch it ) and those mindless Kill Bill movies blew horse cock. He should have been killed for those stupid fucking movies. I hope Bruce Lee is whipping his ass.

You didn't like the "Kill Bill" movies? Not every movie can have a Manilow song in the soundtrack dude!!!

[RedWingFan]

It's really strange that he would have agreed to do a film and traveled there and then decided to commit suicide there.

The rumor now is that it was auto-erotica....much the same way Michael Hutchenson (sp?) of INXS supposedly died.

It's Hutchence - and that rumor was not supported by the coroner's report - it was officially ruled suicide.

If he was hanging there nude (literally) then screw the coroner's report!!!

[verslibre]

One of our TV channel is having a tribute to David Carradine tonight. Right now The Long Riders is on. One of my favorites of all time.

Same here. That movie is freakin' AWESOME.

[The Sushi Hunter]

Who would have ever thought grasshopper would end up doing some shit like this with himself. Thai chicks over there are so friggin hot, he should have just paid a hot young 20 some year old's bar fine, brought her back to his room and made love to her all night. But no....he had to tie a rope around his neck and genitals in the closet. This is wacked!

[verslibre]

Who would have ever thought grasshopper would end up doing some shit like this with himself. Thai chicks over there are so friggin hot, he should have just paid a hot young 20 some year old's bar fine, brought her back to his room and made love to her all night. But no....he had to tie a rope around his neck and genitals in the closet. This is wacked!

His hands were obviously bound by somebody else, who is unknown at this time. Keith Carradine has asked the FBI to observe (assist, if possible) the Thai police investigation.

[Triple S]

It's really strange that he would have agreed to do a film and traveled there and then decided to commit suicide there.

The rumor now is that it was auto-erotica....much the same way Michael Hutchenson (sp?) of INXS supposedly died.

It's Hutchence - and that rumor was not supported by the coroner's report - it was officially ruled suicide.

If he was hanging there nude (literally) then screw the coroner's report!!!

Right - I guess people always get dressed before they kill themselves. (And actually he was found on the floor - not hanging). Just conveying what the official reports said.

[Jana]

Who would have ever thought grasshopper would end up doing some shit like this with himself. Thai chicks over there are so friggin hot, he should have just paid a hot young 20 some year old's bar fine, brought her back to his room and made love to her all night. But no....he had to tie a rope around his neck and genitals in the closet. This is wacked!

His hands were obviously bound by somebody else, who is unknown at this time. Keith Carradine has asked the FBI to observe (assist, if possible) the Thai police investigation.

There was another article today by some expert and says it's very easy to tie your own hands and it's done often in the auto-erotic world, and very easy to slip out of.

[verslibre]

Did the name of this "expert" rhyme with your own?

[StoneCold]

An ego as large as Carradine musta had, if this was not intentional suicide, I highly doubt he was alone. More to this story as usual. Fishnet black stockings? Too weird.

[yulog]

Kung Fu was fucking stupid (even though I did watch it ) and those mindless Kill Bill movies blew horse cock. He should have been killed for those stupid fucking movies. I hope Bruce Lee is whipping his ass.

You didn't like the "Kill Bill" movies? Not every movie can have a Manilow song in the soundtrack dude!!!

That deserves the:

[Jana]

Did the name of this "expert" rhyme with your own?

Sorry, no first-hand knowledge.

"David Carradine's hands were tied above his head when he died -- turns out, in the world of auto-erotic suspension, it's an easy task to master.

Brent Turvey, a forensic scientist and criminal profiler who has studied auto-erotic asphyxiation, has examined the photo of Carradine's body published in a Thai newspaper. The photo shows the body with a rope around his neck hanging in a closet ... Carradine's hands were tied above his head.

Turvey says it's simple for someone to tie rope around his/her hands, by loosely tying the hands in front -- then raising them up to tighten.

Turvey says undoing the knot is easy as well, allowing for a quick escape.

Turvey says, "By tying his hands above his head, and bending his knees in a sitting position, he can easily stand up and untie his hands with his teeth. Choking in this position is an accident that usually results from the rope being left on the neck a few seconds too long."

Since we first reported Friday that Carradine's hands may have been tied, there has been a lot of speculation it's evidence of foul play. But apparently it's actually consistent with accidental death."

[Jana]

Oh, no. TOO MUCH INFORMATION:

"Kung Fu star David Carradine was dressed in a woman's wig and fishnet stockings when he was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room, it has been revealed.
Red lingerie was also folded on the bed and an erotic photograph pinned to the wall - supporting theories that he accidentally killed himself during an act of auto-erotic asphyxiation.
The fresh revelations about the four-times-married 72-year-old's passing will further disturb the Kill Bill star's family.
They were shocked yesterday by the publication of what appears to be a crime scene photo showing his body in a Thai newspaper."

I guess, to look on the bright side for his wife, he wasn't with another woman.

ANOTHER ARTICLE:

"One of David Carradine's ex-wives tells us David's obsession with auto-erotica went so far, it involved Jesus.

Gail Jensen -- Carradine's third wife -- says she came home one day and -- starting at the door -- there were post-it notes with arrows leading into the basement.

Jensen says she followed the notes and found Carradine hanging from a rope, emulating Jesus Christ in body position. Jensen asked him what he was doing. David's response: "I really would like a sandwich."

Jensen says they were having people over, but David stayed in the basement while the guests ate upstairs. Gail says she went down to the basement several times to give him food and wine. Several hours later, he untied himself and joined the party."

[The Sushi Hunter]

It's a dark day when one of your childhood hero's turns out to be a sexual weirdo. I always thought it would have been Mr. Rogers who would end up getting caught doing some shit like this. Oh well.....wrong again.

[NealIsGod]

Wow, who knew the real-life Carradine was a character right out of a Tarantino flick?

[JasonD]

Who would have ever thought grasshopper would end up doing some shit like this with himself. Thai chicks over there are so friggin hot, he should have just paid a hot young 20 some year old's bar fine, brought her back to his room and made love to her all night. But no....he had to tie a rope around his neck and genitals in the closet. This is wacked!

His hands were obviously bound by somebody else, who is unknown at this time. Keith Carradine has asked the FBI to observe (assist, if possible) the Thai police investigation.

There was another article today by some expert and says it's very easy to tie your own hands and it's done often in the auto-erotic world, and very easy to slip out of.

Yep, it's a shame he couldn't get out of the bondage. He coulda used an easier knot. He coulda just used a Highwayman’s Hitch, an Alpine Butterfly or a Half Bow Slipped Reef Knot ‘cause they all come equipped with a quick release mechanism. Poor man. Looks like he may have went with either an Offshore Swivel or a Double Fisherman’s Knot, both of which want to make me scream, “OUCH, you’re cutting off my jewels!!!”

But I’m just saying.....
It’s not like I would know firsthand or anything.
Don’t look at me that way.
You have SUCH a dirty mind!!!
What can I say?
I was a Boy Scout.

[Jubilee]

Who would have ever thought grasshopper would end up doing some shit like this with himself. Thai chicks over there are so friggin hot, he should have just paid a hot young 20 some year old's bar fine, brought her back to his room and made love to her all night. But no....he had to tie a rope around his neck and genitals in the closet. This is wacked!

His hands were obviously bound by somebody else, who is unknown at this time. Keith Carradine has asked the FBI to observe (assist, if possible) the Thai police investigation.

There was another article today by some expert and says it's very easy to tie your own hands and it's done often in the auto-erotic world, and very easy to slip out of.

Yep, it's a shame he couldn't get out of the bondage. He coulda used an easier knot. He coulda just used a Highwayman’s Hitch, an Alpine Butterfly or a Half Bow Slipped Reef Knot ‘cause they all come equipped with a quick release mechanism. Poor man. Looks like he may have went with either an Offshore Swivel or a Double Fisherman’s Knot, both of which want to make me scream, “OUCH, you’re cutting off my jewels!!!”

But I’m just saying.....
It’s not like I would know firsthand or anything.
Don’t look at me that way.
You have SUCH a dirty mind!!!
What can I say?
I was a Boy Scout.

...uh-huh...riiiight.