but I could easily see the truth in Megan's words. This man seemed to have such a gentle heart. I remember his character in "Sling Blade"...ironic that after playing a fake gay man in the TV show he was forever known for that he should have his career best performance portraying a gay man. His sincerity really came out in that role...there was something in the look on his face when he expressed his concern for the mother and for "Carl" (Thornton's character) that couldn't be faked.
I lived in Santa Monica in the mid 70's for a while, and "Three's Company" is just as much of a memory for me as the waves at Venice Beach or my deceased sister's zucchini burgers. It was SO L.A.
"You just never fuckin' know!" Life is unpredictable, and any of us could be gone tomorrow. It's easy to become complacent in our lives, but tragedies like John Ritter's sudden death and the horrible incidents of 9/11 remind me of the transience of life. Rest in peace, John.
The thing is that most of us don't know when that time will come, Spec. Do we want to live as though there is no tomorrow? Do we do get so wrapped up in acheiving goals that we neglect to enjoy today?
Some people know about how long they have. I watched a fascinating and moving interview of Kirk Varnedoe, the late art historian, modern art expert, and former curator of MOMA, by Charlie Rose. When his cancer unexpectedly recurred, he knew he had only about a year to live, and he made some decisions about how to spend his remaining time on earth. He resigned as curator for MOMA and worked on preparing the Mellon Lectures, which he presented the following year to record crowds of adoring fans.
Most of us don't have any such idea of when we will die (thankfully, I think), so I guess we just have to go on with the awareness that it could all end tomorrow and the hope that it will not.
Sufi mystics instruct their disciples to do the following exercise: to sit down, medidate and write down what they would do with their life if they only had 1 year to live (it may've been 30 days i forget, but that's immaterial). they were then to return this list to their master and discuss its merits not so much in terms of what it meant to the disciples themselves but what it did for their fellow man or woman
after 911 a colleague of mine who had lost 2 family members in the towers gave me a book to read. ironically perhaps, he's Muslim by birth although not by practice (he's an atheist like me). i've included a link to it below. i have to confess even a godless infidel like me found it to be an informative and enlightening read (strangely enough it "lightened" up the load)
It is sad to see a great sitcom actor pass on. I still watch the reruns of 3's compant. Jack was indeed funny he mad that show what it is today Col Hogan
John Ritter's sudden death is similar to Daryl Kyle's (STL pitcher who died in his sleep of heart attack @33 last year) & Russian skater Sergi Grinkov who collapsed on ice & died of heart attack @28 years old back in 1995; examples of people dying so suddenly & way before there time....
Life is so very short...Unexpected illnesses, events like 9/11, etc. show that you really do need to live life to the fullest every day, as tommorow is not promised.....
but I could easily see the truth in Megan's words. This man seemed to have such a gentle heart. I remember his character in "Sling Blade"...ironic that after playing a fake gay man in the TV show he was forever known for that he should have his career best performance portraying a gay man. His sincerity really came out in that role...there was something in the look on his face when he expressed his concern for the mother and for "Carl" (Thornton's character) that couldn't be faked.
I lived in Santa Monica in the mid 70's for a while, and "Three's Company" is just as much of a memory for me as the waves at Venice Beach or my deceased sister's zucchini burgers. It was SO L.A.
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