RIP Anthony Bourdain

[Michchamp]

suicide in Paris, at 61.

He lived, what seemed like, a pretty rowdy first half of life, and a second half that seemed like paradise... getting paid a lot of money to basically travel the world, eat and drink with a TV camera there.

Ya never know, I guess.

Maybe he figured there was nothing left to do?

 

[Michchamp]

I put this here, because he really became a celebrity by writing Kitchen Confidential.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Holy fuck.

That is some weird shit.

My wife loved his show on CNN.

She's a big Jewish Lib who loves fake news.

 

[Michchamp]

Bourdain was one of the good ones:

Once you?ve been to Cambodia, you?ll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands. You will never again be able to open a newspaper and read about that treacherous, prevaricating, murderous scumbag sitting down for a nice chat with Charlie Rose or attending some black-tie affair for a new glossy magazine without choking. Witness what Henry did in Cambodia ? the fruits of his genius for statesmanship ? and you will never understand why he?s not sitting in the dock at The Hague next to Milo?ević.​

Yet, Kissinger continues on, apparently untroubled by the hundreds of thousands - if not millions - of innocent people dead because of his decisions, while Bourdain kills himself at 61.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Bourdain was one of the good ones:

Once you?ve been to Cambodia, you?ll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands. You will never again be able to open a newspaper and read about that treacherous, prevaricating, murderous scumbag sitting down for a nice chat with Charlie Rose or attending some black-tie affair for a new glossy magazine without choking. Witness what Henry did in Cambodia ? the fruits of his genius for statesmanship ? and you will never understand why he?s not sitting in the dock at The Hague next to Milo?ević.​

Yet, Kissinger continues on, apparently untroubled by the hundreds of thousands - if not millions - of innocent people dead because of his decisions, while Bourdain kills himself at 61.

Thing is...heroin addicts who continue to drink nevertheless...are likely gonna end up with problems.

 

[biggunsbob]

Didn’t really watch him much . I did watch some of his one episode when he was in Detroit.
RIP AB.

 

[sggatecl]

Cooking/culture shows aside, I really enjoyed his mini web series 'Raw Craft'. If you're interested in craftspeople/special trades give it a Google/Youtube search. 13-14 episodes, between 6-12 minutes each. Good stuff.