[FairfieldLife] Re: Sad News for Shemp
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcg...@... wrote: And now for a prediction. The article says she died of a heart attack. Well, if you recall, that's the same thing that happened to Karen Carpenter, the singer, who died at age 33 back in the '80s. But her heart attack was from complications from anorexia... More recent articles suggest she was taking medication for some kind of flu, and vomiting because of that. All I can say is, having spent the weekend kneeling at the porcelain throne myself as the result of a similar flu, at its worst vomiting sure *feels* as if it could provoke a heart attack. Or at the very least you wish you'd have one so that the upchucking would stop. Makes me happy that I don't get sick very often, if this is what it feels like. It did keep me from venturing into town to try to see Avatar, though, although I found out from friends who saw it that I wouldn't have been happy with the results anyway. No theater in Barcelona was showing it in its original English-language version, and the only one that was showing it in 3D had a version dubbed into Catalan. Sigh. Guess I'll have to pirate a copy and wait until I'm in a city that appreciates the joys of VO (version originale) movies and/or the latest tech to see it properly.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Sad News for Shemp
TurquoiseB wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcg...@... wrote: And now for a prediction. The article says she died of a heart attack. Well, if you recall, that's the same thing that happened to Karen Carpenter, the singer, who died at age 33 back in the '80s. But her heart attack was from complications from anorexia... More recent articles suggest she was taking medication for some kind of flu, and vomiting because of that. All I can say is, having spent the weekend kneeling at the porcelain throne myself as the result of a similar flu, at its worst vomiting sure *feels* as if it could provoke a heart attack. Or at the very least you wish you'd have one so that the upchucking would stop. Makes me happy that I don't get sick very often, if this is what it feels like. It did keep me from venturing into town to try to see Avatar, though, although I found out from friends who saw it that I wouldn't have been happy with the results anyway. No theater in Barcelona was showing it in its original English-language version, and the only one that was showing it in 3D had a version dubbed into Catalan. Sigh. Guess I'll have to pirate a copy and wait until I'm in a city that appreciates the joys of VO (version originale) movies and/or the latest tech to see it properly. I may venture up to the multiplex nearby and ask which auditoriums it is playing in before I buy a ticket (the phone is usually automated but may try it anyway). Auditoriums 1 and 2 are fine except 1 you have sit at the last row as the full wall is the screen and it is a small auditorium and that is fine with me since no exuberant teenager won't be kicking my chair. And 2 is their largest auditorium and I've sometimes sat at the back there. In fact I think the 3D movie I saw there with the Avatar 3D trailerwas in that auditorium. Number 5 is off my list because the center speaker is blown and the owner won't fix it. Perhaps I should post something about that in the local business online guides. I mean what would it cost him? $5K at the most (these are industrial strength speakers). I remember when my band bought two Altec Voice of the Theater boxes (standard for movie theaters) in 1967 for $600 or less. That included a horn and woofer on each. As for 3D all the auditoriums are DLP projection so any showing is 3D.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Sad News for Shemp
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcg...@... wrote: snip Anyway, I'll bet that's what happened to Murphy. If you remember her from her memorable roles in both Clueless and Freeway she was quite pudgy. And then all of a sudden she reappeared on the scene as thin as a rake. So I suspect a regiment of binging, throwing up, and massive weight gains resulting in anorexia led to complications that produced the heart attack. This has apparently become a major rumor: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/21/brittany-murphy-anorexia_n_399443.html http://tinyurl.com/ydhkdrn
[FairfieldLife] Re: Sad News for Shemp
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jst...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: snip Anyway, I'll bet that's what happened to Murphy. If you remember her from her memorable roles in both Clueless and Freeway she was quite pudgy. And then all of a sudden she reappeared on the scene as thin as a rake. So I suspect a regiment of binging, throwing up, and massive weight gains resulting in anorexia led to complications that produced the heart attack. This has apparently become a major rumor: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/21/brittany-murphy-anorexia_n_399443.html http://tinyurl.com/ydhkdrn ...and I noticed that at least one reader in the comments section invoked Karen Carpenter Syndrome.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Sad News for Shemp
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcg...@... wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcgurk@ wrote: snip Anyway, I'll bet that's what happened to Murphy. If you remember her from her memorable roles in both Clueless and Freeway she was quite pudgy. And then all of a sudden she reappeared on the scene as thin as a rake. So I suspect a regiment of binging, throwing up, and massive weight gains resulting in anorexia led to complications that produced the heart attack. This has apparently become a major rumor: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/21/brittany-murphy-anorexia_n_399443.html http://tinyurl.com/ydhkdrn ...and I noticed that at least one reader in the comments section invoked Karen Carpenter Syndrome. FWIW, cardiac arrest may or may not be due to a heart attack per se. A heart attack involves a blockage; cardiac arrest just means the heart stops beating, from any one of a number of different causes. People with anorexia, especially if they're also bulemic, can have severe electrolyte imbalance, which can cause cardiac arrest because nerve signals aren't being transmitted properly to keep the heart beating. If Murphy's electrolytes were already shaky and she had a severe bout of vomiting from whatever cause, that could bring on cardiac arrest by exacerbating the electrolyte imbalance.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Sad News for Shemp
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu noozg...@... wrote: One of his favorite actresses had died at a way too early age: Brittany Murphy, the actress who got her start in the sleeper hit Clueless and rose to stardom in 8 Mile, died Sunday in Los Angeles. She was 32. More here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34500671/ns/entertainment-celebrities/ That truly is sad. She was a great actress. I only hope that they filmed Sin City 2 so she had a chance to reprise her role. And now for a prediction. The article says she died of a heart attack. Well, if you recall, that's the same thing that happened to Karen Carpenter, the singer, who died at age 33 back in the '80s. But her heart attack was from complications from anorexia and, if I remember correctly, because she gained weight back too quickly from her incredibly thin weight that it became a strain on her heart (or perhaps it was the up-and-down see-sawing of weight loss and gain that created the strain?). Anyway, I'll bet that's what happened to Murphy. If you remember her from her memorable roles in both Clueless and Freeway she was quite pudgy. And then all of a sudden she reappeared on the scene as thin as a rake. So I suspect a regiment of binging, throwing up, and massive weight gains resulting in anorexia led to complications that produced the heart attack. Just a wild guess from a non-medical professional. We shall see.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Sad News for Shemp
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, ShempMcGurk shempmcg...@... wrote: snip Anyway, I'll bet that's what happened to Murphy. If you remember her from her memorable roles in both Clueless and Freeway she was quite pudgy. And then all of a sudden she reappeared on the scene as thin as a rake. So I suspect a regiment of binging, throwing up, and massive weight gains resulting in anorexia led to complications that produced the heart attack. Just a wild guess from a non-medical professional. We shall see. The one photo I saw of her must have been recent, because she was quite thin, bones sticking out. I know nothing about her, but anorexia was my first thought.
