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Spalding Gray found, dead, in East River
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Posted on 03/08/2004 1:04:37 PM PST by dep
Monologist Spalding Gray, known to most normal people chiefly for his appearance in David Byrne's 1986 True Stories, has been found dead in the East River at lower Manhattan. Gray disappeared two months ago; speculation at the time was that he was a suicide and had leapt from the Staten Island Ferry.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2004obituaries; 2004obituary; actor; monologist; movie; movies; obituary; spaldinggray; writer
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that's all that's around at present.
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posted on
03/08/2004 1:04:37 PM PST
by
dep
To: dep
Swimming to Cambodia?
2
posted on
03/08/2004 1:05:44 PM PST
by
Martin Tell
(I will not be terrified or Kerrified.)
To: dep
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posted on
03/08/2004 1:06:34 PM PST
by
South40
(My vote helped defeat cruz bustamante; did yours?)
To: South40
Whoa....!
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posted on
03/08/2004 1:07:13 PM PST
by
ConservativeMan55
(You...You sit down! You've had your say and now I'll have mine!!!!)
To: South40
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posted on
03/08/2004 1:07:24 PM PST
by
Slicksadick
(Go out on a limb.....................It's where the fruit is.)
To: dep
He sure had everything going for him. Depression kills.
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posted on
03/08/2004 1:07:49 PM PST
by
Petronski
(John Kerry looks like . . . like . . . weakness.)
To: dep
The mob? ; }
To: dep
Poor Spalding.
In memoriam, I'd like to submit this old Genesis song:
Harold The Barrel
News:
A well-known Bognor restaurant-owner disappeared
early this morning.
Last seen in a mouse-brown overcoat,
suitably camouflaged,
they saw him catch a train.
Man-in-the-street:
"Father of three its disgusting"
"Such a horrible thing to do"
Harold the Barrel cut off his toes and he served them all
for tea
"Can't go far", "He can't go far".
"Hasn't got a leg to stand on"
"He can't go far".
Man-on-the-spot:
I'm standing in a doorway on the main square
tension is mounting
There's a restless crowd of angry people
Man-on-the-council:
"More than we've ever seen.
- had to tighten up security"
Over to the scene at the town hall
The Lord Mayor's ready to speak
Lord Mayor:
"Man of suspicion, you can't last long, the British Public
is on our side"
British Public:
"Can't last long", "You can't last long".
"Said you couldn't trust him, his brother was just the same"
"You can't last long".
Harold:
If I was many miles from here,
I'd be sailing in an open boat on the sea
Instead I'm on this window ledge,
With the whole world below
Up at the window
Look at the window...
Mr.Plod:
"We can help you"
Plod's Chorus:
"We can help you"
Mr. Plod:
"We're all your friends, if you come on down
and talk to us son"
Harold:
You must be joking
Take a running jump
The crowd was getting stronger and our Harold
getting weaker;
Forwards, backwards, swaying side to side
Fearing the very worst
They called his mother to the sight
Upon the ledge beside him
His mother made a last request.
67-yr-old Mrs Barrel:
"Come off the ledge if your father were alive he'd be very,
very, very upset.
"Just can't jump, you just can't jump"
"Your shirt's all dirty, there's a man here from
the B.B.C."
"You just can't jump"
Mr. Plod:
"We can help you"
Plod's Chorus:
"We can help you"
Mr. Plod:
"We're all your friends, if you come on down
and talk to us Harry"
Harold:
You must be joking.
Take a running jump......
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posted on
03/08/2004 1:11:45 PM PST
by
P.O.E.
To: dep
WHAT is a monologist?
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posted on
03/08/2004 1:12:38 PM PST
by
Born Conservative
(conservative click Guerilla extraordinare)
To: dep
what is a monologist?
To: dep
1. Who is Spalding Grey?
2. What is a monologist?
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posted on
03/08/2004 1:13:43 PM PST
by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along)
To: Born Conservative
Someone who delivers (performs) monologues.
To: Rodney King
Spalding Grey was an actor, a writer and a monologist. He was pretty well known.
A monologist is someone who performs a solo play of monologues. He was very good, this is a shame, a really horrible shame. He left behind a wife and two small children.
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posted on
03/08/2004 1:15:59 PM PST
by
Hillary's Lovely Legs
(I got some new underwear the other day. Well, new to me.)
To: Born Conservative; Nonstatist; Rodney King
One who does a monologue. And he did it so well ...
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posted on
03/08/2004 1:16:55 PM PST
by
BunnySlippers
(Help Bring Colly-fornia Back ...)
To: Rodney King
1. currently, a dead guy.
2. someone who performs monologues; in his case, sitting at a desk, with a glass of water. a fellow whose whole hope of theatrical success was that the audience would be interested in listening to him speak. he was very good at it.
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posted on
03/08/2004 1:17:48 PM PST
by
dep
(Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Qvietem)
To: dep
OMG. I'm shocked....
To: dep
He was the worlds master ranter.
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posted on
03/08/2004 1:18:52 PM PST
by
Dinsdale
To: stands2reason
one thing about him was that after having listened to his work, if asked to make a prediction about him one near the top of the list would be that he would become a suicide. supposedly his depression set in after an automobile accident a few years ago, but it always seemed to me that he would end up orchestrating his own death. there is something just so consistent about it.
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posted on
03/08/2004 1:22:16 PM PST
by
dep
(Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Qvietem)
To: dep
Bummer. I liked the stuff he did.
To: dep
RIP
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posted on
03/08/2004 1:24:05 PM PST
by
woofie
( 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.)
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