Amen, Kirby. Couldn't have put it better. Also, Hoffman's brilliance and
his ability to project inner suffering and a tragic tone onto the screen in
all his portrayals had everything to do with who he was and what he was up
against personally, and everything to do with his very sad and unfortunate
end. He was among the most gifted and endearing actors I've ever watched,
and I will sorely miss the decades of work I was looking forward to.
-Tom
On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Kirby McDaniel <movieartaus...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Phiip Seymour Hoffman has left behind a body of work that I cannot help
> but admire. That is separate from any admiration I might
> have for him personally - or not. I did not KNOW him. His drug addiction
> has robbed us of another artist. The profession of acting
> is diminished by his death. When he appeared in a film, I could go to
> that film, knowing that his performance would always be interesting.
>
> Drug addiction is everybody's problem. Incarceration is not the answer.
> Education is the first line of defense, as with most problems. And taking
> the profit out of dealing in illicit drugs by the legalization of most
> drugs is worth a serious consideration. This would not cure drug
> addiction, but
> it would change the nature of the problem. And what we have done for
> decades in the so-called "war on drugs" is an expensive ghastly flop.
>
> Kirby
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 3, 2014, at 8:18 AM, allen day <aday_5...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> A group of young people were playing ball in the back yard. Going after an
> errant throw, a young man hurdled a small fence, lost balance, and fell
> awkwardly. His neck met a small object on the ground, larynx crushed, he
> died. (True story that happened when I was a kid).
>
> I am sure that everyone may recall a similar or worse publicly tragic
> circumstance.
>
> Everyone is just 'one decision away' from unintended consequences.
>
> PSH was polite enough to keep his decisions private.
>
> ad
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Adrian Cowdry <jboh...@aol.com>
> *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> *Sent:* Monday, February 3, 2014 2:42 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] PSH RIP
>
> Sorry...
>
> I can't admire anyone who takes drugs and especially in this manner - he
> was a great actor but he should not be made heroic drug taking is in my
> opinion the worst kind of self abuse.
>
>
>
>
> *This Never Happened to the Other Fella....*
>
> Adrian Cowdry
> jboh...@aol.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> To: MoPo-L <MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>
> Sent: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 19:33
> Subject: [MOPO] PSH RIP
>
> A tragic loss.
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