Comments on: Patrick Swazye, RIP

By: Vim

Vim — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:40:33 +0000

Rest in Peace, Patrick Swayze…

Hey Neatorama mods, you may want to edit the title. You misspelled Patrick’s surname.

By: D Bozko

D Bozko — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:45:44 +0000

@felixthecat, I guess the repercussions I’m talking about are people looking these jerks in the eye and telling them what jerks they are. People like this probably wouldn’t be so quick to say the things they say if they had to face criticism from their peers. That and someone slapping them upside their head.

By: Foreigner1

Foreigner1 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:48:17 +0000

Pity. RIP Mr. Swayze.
And bullox that he was Bad that he smoked till the end. So what? He had a lethal form of cancer that wouldn’t in any way, shape or form have been cured or even delayed if he did not smoke.
Who are we to judge or criticise him for that? That was nobodie’s business but his.

Okay, so smoking is bad for your health. No discussion there on my part- I stopped because I wanted my good health back and I got it when I stopped. So that works for me.
Yet I know several people that are by now over 90 y.o. and that are smoking happily since their early teen-years. And I had several close friends that died in their early 30′s while never having used any drugs, alcohol or tabacco. But we still had to bury them because of cancer, some brain-disease, some weird dna-defunction and some traffic-accidents.

Point is- You WILL die. That’s a fact.
In my mind there is much to say for “Live Fast- Die Young” rather than to live very slow and careful and to die old and completely freaked out because of all the fears that you had of getting sick.
To me- How you live is the main thing- You can live with all the worries in the world to stay healthy and clean and unpolluted. But what life did you have if you -because of all those worries did not get to live happily?
Mr. Swayze had a long faithful marriage that he enjoyed. So had his smoke and he made most of it the way he wanted to live and as long as he could.

Just make the most of it and appreciate life at best as you can- because before you know it you get a bad deal or you just die before you realised what gift life really was.

By: Wes

Wes — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:36:52 +0000

Could’ve at least spelled his name right.

By: Noelegy

Noelegy — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:05:20 +0000

I watched “To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar” in his honor today.

By: dooflotchie

dooflotchie — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:59:34 +0000

Aw.
RIP, Patrick.

I can’t say I was surprised to hear of this, though. As soon as I heard he’d been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer I knew he was not long for this world.

By: Kalel

Kalel — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:41:47 +0000

My favorite Patrick Swayze moment: Him dancing with his wife on Saturday Night Live… no jokes, no silliness, just two people in love sharing a dance.

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:39:00 +0000

Lots of people die from drugs, cancer or even just old age, but it’s just because that those that died from it this are mainly celebreties you actualy hear about it. Nothing has changed, it’s just life as usual.

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:17:43 +0000

@namowal: that’s what I was thinking, way too many people are dying in crazy short amounts of time. what’s going on?

By: namowal

namowal — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:35:45 +0000

Jim Carrol died? Holy crap! The “people who died” list is getting way too long.

By: OddNumber

OddNumber — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:35:00 +0000

“The anonymity of the internet allows the average jerk to make snide and offensive comments without any repercussions.”

I agree and it is another reason I cringe when I see neatorama post about celebrity deaths.

By: felixthecat

felixthecat — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:42:09 +0000

“The anonymity of the internet allows the average jerk to make snide and offensive comments without any repercussions.”

Though I do agree that we should not revile or otherwise insult the recently deceased, what, exactly, are the repercussions you would like to see befall those whose speech you find offensive? And who would carry out the “repercussions”?

As for Swayze, he was dying, he can take pleasure in whatever legal activity he wished to engage in. When I am old and dying, I’ll smoke and drink vodka and eat whatever I want.

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:28:25 +0000

@D.D.

Some people luck out, while 80% of marriages fail. Also, don’t focus on the trivial ritual, think about the widow he left behind.

By: D Bozko

D Bozko — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:44:47 +0000

Ted said, “…it’s sad to see how little respect some people have.”
Amen to that. The anonymity of the internet allows the average jerk to make snide and offensive comments without any repercussions.

As far as the death of Patrick Swayze goes, it’s sad when anyone dies, but sadder still when they die relatively young and yes 57 is relatively young. I haven’t heard any statistics as to smoking being linked to pancreatic cancer but alcoholism certainly is and Swayze admitted to having that particular battle in his life. Regardless, who among us doesn’t have some vice, even if it’s lack of excercise or eating right, that doctors tell us could shorten our lives? I say Mr. Swayze, you gave us some laughs, excitement and heartbreak through your skills as an actor. Thank you, and Rest In Peace.

By: ted

ted — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:24:38 +0000

The thing about the smoking is that he appeared not to be adopting a healthy attitude. Too bad he got crucified for it in the press.

This is sad news, and even though I wasn’t a big fan, it’s sad to see how little respect some people have.

By: hearsetrax

hearsetrax — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:18:10 +0000

he a real “GHOST” now …. ROFL

can’t say I’d miss him that much though

By: D.D.

D.D. — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:36:06 +0000

I really didn’t follow his career closely, but I found it very refreshing that he had been married to the wife of his youth till “death do us part”. Not your usual Hollywood behavior.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:13:44 +0000

Seriously, though regarding Swayze… I’ll always associate him with Daryl in The Outsiders, when I first witnessed his screen presence as that older brother I’d respect, had I ever had one. He followed through nicely in his career with Roadhouse (a guy favorite), Dirty Dancing (a gal favorite), and Ghost (another gal favorite). After that, the best thing he lent his talents to was his second best performance for me. Donnie Darko.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:55:55 +0000

Jim Carroll also died this weekend. He was the subject of The Basketball Diaries, and actually was famous for the punk song People Who Died.

By: Christophe

Christophe — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:43:51 +0000

@AnonymousIV : unfortunately when diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, there nothing much you can do, and the end is usually near.
Why bother, damage was already done… Sad, still.

By: Dirit

Dirit — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:25:30 +0000

May everyone have a Patrick Swayze Christmas this year

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZyJCV_dyug

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:57:22 +0000

@Manticore: Ouch!

By: Mouserz

Mouserz — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:37:36 +0000

Here I thought Clit Eastwood would hit the bucket first.

By: Manticore

Manticore — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:51:50 +0000

“YO PATRICK SWAYZE I KNOW U JUST DIED AND ALL AND IMMA LET U FINISH, BUT MICHAEL JACKSON’S DEATH WAS THE BEST ONE THIS YEAR!” -Kanye West
heh. Can’t lie. that’s funny.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:49:22 +0000

No one is perfect. Did smoking contribute to his cancer and kill Swayze? Maybe – but that still doesn’t make it any less sad. Name calling (of the dead, no less) only points out how rude you can be on the InterWeb while hiding behind anonymity.

By: AnonymousIV

AnonymousIV — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:29:36 +0000

I can’t say I’m sad. Smoking is stupid. He kept on smoking even after he heard he had cancer. Smokers are idiots, no matter if they’re famous.