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‘The Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams found dead in NYC apartment
ny post ^ | 9/6/2021 | celona and moore

Posted on 09/06/2021 1:56:06 PM PDT by RummyChick

“The Wire’’ actor Michael K. Williams was found dead of a suspected drug overdose in his Brooklyn penthouse Monday afternoon, law-enforcement sources told The Post.

Drug paraphernalia was found in the five-time Emmy nominee’s apartment, suggesting the acclaimed 54-year-old actor may have fatally OD’d, possibly from heroin or fentanyl, sources said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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KEYWORDS: chalkylittle; china; dopefiend; emmy; fentanyl; michaelkwilliams; obit; omarlittle; omarwhite; thewire; wire
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To: StAnDeliver

He said it regarding motorcycle riding. Your mileage may vary if you take it as allegory.


61 posted on 09/06/2021 3:38:24 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Bubba Ho-Tep

Williams was 55-ish. You’d think a person would outgrow hard drugs or die by 40.


62 posted on 09/06/2021 3:43:16 PM PDT by ARW
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To: RummyChick
Gay Omar was Obama's favorite character what a surprise.

How many people are dead from this show now? This druggie, Melvin Williams, Reg Cathey, Robert Hogan, Wire co-creator Robert Colesberry, also Nathan Barksdale, who inspired some of the characters died in prison.

And if you count #1 fanboy Anthony Bourdain, The Wire's death count is fast approaching a dozen.

63 posted on 09/06/2021 3:46:24 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (Each of you have at least ONE of these in your 401k: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson)
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To: x

the middle guy in the back was on Bosch as his partner. I dont think he is in the spin off.


64 posted on 09/06/2021 3:47:12 PM PDT by RummyChick (Bagram was the most logical exit point. Stand up and justify your decision (hat tip Larrytown))
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Just watched the third to the last episode of the last season two nights ago and saw the shocking, unexpected event that he was involved with. Talk about weird timing.

Tonight is the series finale. I’ll definitely be watching this show again. One of the best — right up there with Breaking Bad, Sopranos, Deadwood, and Boardwalk Empire.

Michael K. Williams was one of the best. What a loss.


65 posted on 09/06/2021 3:50:19 PM PDT by Magnatron
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To: StAnDeliver
How many people are dead from this show now?

Sonja Sohn Was just arrested in 2019 on drug-related charges. Hopefully, she’ll overcome the monster and not be the next casualty of the show.

66 posted on 09/06/2021 3:53:36 PM PDT by Magnatron
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To: dfwgator

I agree. We shouldnt forget that other entities want us dead too.


67 posted on 09/06/2021 3:54:56 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: Magnatron

I never watched Deadwood.

The final Season of Boardwalk Empire was simply horrific. They totally rushed it all. Likely the few ‘Stars’ were becoming impatient with the time commitments. Worst final Season ever.

Sopranos and Breaking Bad were by far the best that HBO has ever done. Well, Breaking Bad was not HBO, but it was still great.


68 posted on 09/06/2021 3:56:08 PM PDT by Radix (Natural Born Citizens have Citizen parents.)
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To: StAnDeliver
The first episode of The Wire I ever saw, the girl who played Snoop was obviously a crack baby/fetal alcohol syndrome. After The Wire, she was busted in 2011 on a huge DEA raid and because of her infamy, got off with a 7-year suspended prison term. Suspended. 7 years.

Can those of us long-timers with long memories even recall a suspended sentence longer than one year? My corner of paradise, the common sentence for a druggie like Ms. "Snoop" was 3 years on "The Farm" with 1 year suspended IF compliance was met, and 5 years probation afterwards, with upwards of 90% recidivism, and then a full 15-year imprisonment upon the inevitable relapse into dealing.

Flash forward to the Brave New Century and all a DEA bust does is give this nutter street cred. No, sorry, there are plenty of stories that don't need to be told but rather need to be buried under a large body of water or atomized by a meteor, and The Wire was one of those "stories".

69 posted on 09/06/2021 3:57:00 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (Each of you have at least ONE of these in your 401k: Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson)
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To: RummyChick

He “Floyd’ed himself”


70 posted on 09/06/2021 3:58:19 PM PDT by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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To: Gen.Blather

“you are an idiot if you do fentanyl”

Apparently, fentanyl is something that gets added to other drugs to make it seem like they’re better, or more pure, than they really are. The problem is, people mixing cheap, poor value drugs with fentanyl have no idea how strong the fentanyl is or how much of it to mix. I gather just inhaling the dust from strong fentanyl can cause an overdose. So, how much do you add and with what kind of measure? The amount that would cover the head of a pin can be fatal...or, a lot more if it’s diluted can barely have any effect. The people doing this are often barely literate, so expecting any kind of quality control is optimistic. Then there’s the problem with how do you mix it in so that the user doesn’t run into a bit that’s almost pure fentanyl?

Long Story Short: Don’t do drugs kids!

If you DO do drugs, stuck with alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine!


71 posted on 09/06/2021 3:59:24 PM PDT by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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To: Magnatron
And he never even got to eat them.


72 posted on 09/06/2021 3:59:44 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
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To: Radix

“..
The final Season of Boardwalk Empire was simply horrific. They totally rushed it all. Likely the few ‘Stars’ were becoming impatient with the time commitments. Worst final Season ever.
.....”

That seemed to be the rule for multiyear TV series now !
Great couple of years, final year a train wreck.


73 posted on 09/06/2021 4:01:57 PM PDT by Reily
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To: Fido969

May I suggest an amendment?

“You are an idiot if you use recreational drugs.”


74 posted on 09/06/2021 4:02:43 PM PDT by Persevero (I am afraid propriety has been set at naught. - Jane Austen )
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To: StAnDeliver
Omar was a lot of people's favorite character. He was more individualized and fully drawn than others and had a more dramatic arc.

The show used a lot of actors from the real life drug and crime worlds, so the surprise may be that more of them haven't died, but before today the deaths were from cancer, heart disease and pneumonia.

75 posted on 09/06/2021 4:05:00 PM PDT by x
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To: Persevero
May I suggest an amendment?

“You are an idiot if you use recreational drugs.”

Yeah, that'll work.

76 posted on 09/06/2021 4:06:50 PM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: RummyChick

China’s fentanyl assault on America is working!


77 posted on 09/06/2021 4:08:43 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
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To: Persevero

Being an addict is more like a job, though I guess it does start out as recreational.


78 posted on 09/06/2021 4:08:44 PM PDT by x
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To: RummyChick
Easy come, easy go. Taking out the trash.

79 posted on 09/06/2021 4:08:54 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Radix

I know. I guess they felt they had to end it with you know who killing you know who and with a moral lesson, but it was all botched and unsatisfying.


80 posted on 09/06/2021 4:12:44 PM PDT by x
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