Red Mosquito

Self wrote:

I am watching this now, it is incredible.

Has Eddie had an opportunity to drop his name yet?

Eddie was just scuba diving with him off the coast of Fiji, and he's really angry about the whole thing.

numbers wrote:

Self wrote:

I am watching this now, it is incredible.

My favorite bits were the one where he was talking back to his son in the manner the son was acting, the drunken pilot, and the foreign dignitary he opened with. Also, the indifferent Frenchman.

BurtReynolds wrote:Has Eddie had an opportunity to drop his name yet?

he'll be wearing rainbow suspenders at every show this fall

VinylGuy wrote:The Marc Maron podcast is really nice.

Listening to this right now. Maron's intro is pretty poignant. He starts crying. Shit.

Eddie Vedder: the Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson of musicians

Self wrote:

Kind of poignant to see him singing lines from Pagliacci. The tragic clown. La commedia è finita.

Unexpected and disappointing: http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/h ... g-suicide/

zeb wrote:Unexpected and disappointing: http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/h ... g-suicide/

at least he didn't call him a coward or selfish (directly)

zeb wrote:Unexpected and disappointing: http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/h ... g-suicide/

I get what he's saying and don't think he's completely wrong. But when there's a mental illness issue, such as depression, I'd say that's a bit of an extenuating circumstance.

I can't really find a fault with any of that logic. Especially...

I think as soon as you have children, you waive your right to take your own life.

Unfortunately, rationality and emotion are rarely on good speaking terms.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

zeb wrote:Unexpected and disappointing: http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/h ... g-suicide/

I get what he's saying and don't think he's completely wrong. But when there's a mental illness issue, such as depression, I'd say that's a bit of an extenuating circumstance.

That's exactly what it comes down to. Rollins comes across like someone who has absolutely no idea what depression and mental illness does to you.

well, its a sincere opinion.

Yeah, he has no idea of whats he is talking about.

He actually admits to never having felt depressed, which in theory would make him unable to empathize.

Although, I find his statement to be very hard to believe.

Mecca wrote:

zeb wrote:Unexpected and disappointing: http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/08/h ... g-suicide/

at least he didn't call him a coward or selfish (directly)

Suicide is unarguably profoundly selfish, surely?

I've struggled with thoughts of hopelessness more than I'd like to admit, and have lost dearly close friends to suicide, and I think Rollins is a great deal more right than he is wrong in that piece.

Link: 'Fuck Suicide.'

Rollins has made a career out of being a contrarian. No surprises he'd take this stance but I think he's a tool for doing so.

(Edited my post above with a link to the original piece.)

A guy I work with has a daughter who has tried to take her life a few times over the last decade. He now says to her that it the most selfish act she can do and that it is in effect killing a part of the ones who care for her. He also has said that no matter how bad a situation (even involving him) she can just cut the crap and talk with him. That he will suspend any argument etc to just talk. Almost like having a safe word.

He swears his way is right and she hasn't tried recently.