I was reading some brief obits for some dear departed music industrians in Paste, and found it interesting to see the cause of death listed in each case. You may have pioneered the use of somethingernother and been the first suchandsuch of your generation, but you'd better keep your passing simple in order to have room for information about the
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Last week a friend of mine killed himself. This is the first time that someone close to me has opted for that route. It's shocking, numbing and has me more than a little pissed off. We are all alone anyways, the gulf between seems to always be widening.
I have also been reading Nick Hornby's newest in paperback, A Long Way Down. It is about a group of four strangers that meet on a rooftop after they have all gone there on New Year's Eve to kill themselves. It is funny, dark, and a little too real for fiction. I hadn't read anything of his since High Fidelity besides his Believer articles. I have to recommend it highly.
I saw a preview before Clerks 2 yesterday for Zach Braff's new movie. A line rang true to me. It said that the important part of life is how we treat the people we love. Like Special Agent Cooper dictated to Diane as he laid in room 315 from three gunshot wounds, I wish I had treated people with more care.
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I'm sorry to hear about your friend. It's a terrible thing. It sounds like you are reflecting on isolation and the pull of connection after this. Peace to you, Josh. We'll be prayerfully caring for you.
I've only read Hornby's How to Be Good, but I associate the movie version of High Fidelity with making a decision about whether to buy a ring. I'm always afraid reading the book will make me think less of Cusak.
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