Spalding Gray Found Decayed In River - GoFuckYourself.com

hottoddy · 03-08-2004, 02:48 PM

Anyone remember him? He was famous for rambling monologues like ?Swimming to Cambodia.?

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4481072/

Vic Lagina · 03-08-2004, 02:51 PM

Decayed?

hottoddy · 03-08-2004, 02:53 PM

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Originally posted by Vic Lagina
Decayed?

I inferred that part. He'd been missing for 2 months, was pulled from the river and identified from dental records. Probably a gooey mess.

liquidmoe · 03-08-2004, 02:56 PM

I caught parts of his monologue on IFC I think about a month or two ago, he's a weird character thats for sure. Link isn't coming up for me, any mention of possible suicide? I know he was depressed.

hottoddy · 03-08-2004, 02:59 PM

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Originally posted by liquidmoe
... any mention of possible suicide? I know he was depressed.

Yeah, the article strongly alluded to that by saying he was known to be "deeply troubled."

Furious_Male · 03-08-2004, 02:59 PM

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Spalding Gray, shown in 2000, was known to have been deeply troubled and had attempted suicide in the past.

This attempt worked. sad.

titmowse · 03-08-2004, 03:00 PM

i really hoped he had jumped into the water and turned into a big fish.

tony286 · 03-08-2004, 03:07 PM

Very talented , its very sad.

Mishi · 03-08-2004, 03:30 PM

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Originally posted by titmowse
i really hoped he had jumped into the water and turned into a big fish.

If anyone could do it, he could.

I'm gonna miss that guy. An amazing talent and a fascinating person.

Mutt · 03-08-2004, 03:34 PM

fuck that sucks. only thing i ever saw him in was Swimming to Cambodia and a few Letterman appearances. Very talented writer, to write a monologue and deliver it so it sounds like you're just talking to the audience can't be easy. To get people to go to a movie theater to watch that is almost impossible, in fact he's the only one i can think of that did it who isn't a standup comedian.

sometimes being smart is a bitch, he probably outthought himself into depressions his whole life. like a Woody Allen.

Mr.Fiction · 03-08-2004, 03:41 PM

Not only was he a talented writer and actor, but he was also a porn star in the 70's.

R.I.P.

Axeman · 03-08-2004, 03:44 PM

Shame to see the super smart self destruct like that.

wdsguy · 03-08-2004, 03:44 PM

who??

eroswebmaster · 03-08-2004, 03:45 PM

Yeah I remember he went missing that's a damn shame.

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