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Zulu Warrior
June-04-09, 09:20 AM
'Kung Fu' star David Carradine has been found dead in a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, according to his manager.

www.cnn.com
rajdet
June-04-09, 09:59 AM
RIP Grasshopper.
David Carradine and the show Kung Fu is partly the reason I train an hour and a half per day and take three classes per week, 30 years later.
gibran
June-04-09, 10:17 AM
RIP...yet another reason we start feeling older...I think his legacy inspired many of us to try Martial Arts ...always liked the humility in his persona in the series
ejames01
June-04-09, 11:26 AM
His telling of the Legend of Pai Mei in Kill Bill 2 was classic.
exdetroiter
June-04-09, 11:46 AM
He was found hanging by a rope, naked in the closet of his hotel room, but they say it was an accident. That doesn't make sense to me.:confused:
Alley
June-04-09, 12:12 PM
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble...

(no disrespect meant with that cheesy lyric!)


RIP. I always thought he was a good looking old guy. What strange circumstances, he did seem like a pretty intense person, if he did this himself. I never understand the 'naked' thing :(
Pam
June-04-09, 12:21 PM
Remember the singer from Inxs? Something I read on another board suggests that David may have died the same way.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hutchence#Death
Alley
June-04-09, 12:27 PM
Autoerotic asphixiation gone wrong? That's about the last cause of death I would expect to hear for a 72 year old man.
Not that it couldn't be the case...you NEVER know what people like!
ddaydetroit
June-04-09, 01:23 PM
rajdet (http://www.detroityes.com/mb/member.php?u=310) what style of Martial arts do you do ? and do follow MMA I am really excited to see Loyota Machida take the light weight division useing shotokan karate. Their are so many styles of martial arts and all ufc talks about is Mauy Tia and Brazilian ju jitsu
Flanders
June-04-09, 01:29 PM
Kung Fu was one of my favorite shows in the 70s, but the song "Kung Fu Fighting" was one of the most cheesiest in a decade known for more than it's fair share of cheesy songs. I liked the Kill Bill movies, but David did not have as big a role in Vol 1 as he did in Vol 2.
rajdet
June-04-09, 02:15 PM
rajdet (http://www.detroityes.com/mb/member.php?u=310) what style of Martial arts do you do ? and do follow MMA I am really excited to see Loyota Machida take the light weight division useing shotokan karate. Their are so many styles of martial arts and all ufc talks about is Mauy Tia and Brazilian ju jitsu

Yang Style Tai Chi. I'm not really into the MMA thing other than flipping through the channels. I do believe the Detroit area has one of the better teachers ( Han Hoong Wang ) in the country. http://www.michigantaichi.com/
LodgeDodger
June-04-09, 03:43 PM
Very sad news. Suicide--even sadder.

I've always considered him to be "hot".
Pam
June-04-09, 05:33 PM
I've always considered him to be "hot".

Was he ever in the "dudes we dig" thread? I don't remember.
ccbatson
June-04-09, 06:31 PM
Looks like foul play is possible
jcole
June-04-09, 06:56 PM
Looks like foul play is possible

Where did you read this?
ccbatson
June-04-09, 06:58 PM
Right there...I wrote it, then I read it.
jcole
June-04-09, 07:01 PM
Right there...I wrote it, then I read it.
OK, let's try again. What leads you to that conclusion?
ccbatson
June-04-09, 07:06 PM
Thailand, naked, hung.. How hard is it to set that up?
jcole
June-04-09, 07:13 PM
There hasn't been any talk of foul play according to news reports. It's as possible that it was auto-erotic asphyxiation as it was a murder. Thailand could also indicate opiate intoxication. Carradine was a recovering narcotic addict.
ccbatson
June-04-09, 07:20 PM
Taking a leaf out of Gannon's book is all
LodgeDodger
June-04-09, 08:15 PM
Was he ever in the "dudes we dig" thread? I don't remember.

IIRC, yes.
LodgeDodger
June-04-09, 08:17 PM
Taking a leaf out of Gannon's book is all

Leave Gannon out of this. You made an unsubstantiated comment--explain it or admit you were just speculating.
Jimaz
June-04-09, 09:41 PM
1554 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnqj31VPNoE&fmt=18)
One Night in Bangkok (CHESS) Murray Head
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnqj31VPNoE&fmt=18)In the opening shot they have the chessboard rotated 90° wrong.
reddog289
June-05-09, 12:08 AM
And to think we were talking about that show last week at work.I remember him more lately on Wild West Tech.As a kid him and that show{Kung Fu} gave me the creeps.
Trumpeteer
June-05-09, 09:52 AM
News reports now state that he was found naked in his hotel room closet by the housekeeper, hanging by the neck from a rope which was also wrapped around "Big Al and the Boys".:eek:
Alley
June-05-09, 12:18 PM
There hasn't been any talk of foul play according to news reports. It's as possible that it was auto-erotic asphyxiation as it was a murder.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525177,00.html

It seems like this was an autoerotic asphixiation mishap. Apparently, according to a Thai forensic scientist, Carradine's body was found with a rope around his neck, attached to a rope around his penis. It's sad and, seriously, you really should use 'the buddy system' if you're going to engage in practices like this.
ccbatson
June-05-09, 04:29 PM
I freely admit that I was speculated and never implied otherwise.....What do you think I menat when I said it "looked" like foul play might be a "possibility"?
ccbatson
June-06-09, 08:35 PM
And now the family is calling for an investigation (good luck in Thailand). Gannon...er, me imitating Gannon, may have gotten it right this time.