"Chemo the Clown" > wrote in message
...
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14262237

She had a great voice! But sadly, those addictions.

Julie Bove > wrote:

>She had a great voice! But sadly, those addictions.

It's worse when you're that famous, you cannot just anonymously
go to AA meetings. There is more of a barrier to achieving
recovery, or different barriers anyway.


Steve

Steve Pope wrote:
> Julie Bove > wrote:
>
>> She had a great voice! But sadly, those addictions.
>
> It's worse when you're that famous, you cannot just anonymously
> go to AA meetings. There is more of a barrier to achieving
> recovery, or different barriers anyway.

True.

On 7/24/2011 3:18 AM, Steve Pope wrote:
> Julie > wrote:
>
>> She had a great voice! But sadly, those addictions.
>
> It's worse when you're that famous, you cannot just anonymously
> go to AA meetings. There is more of a barrier to achieving
> recovery, or different barriers anyway.
>
>
> Steve

Not necessarily, think of Betty Ford who just passed on recently.

Paul M. Cook > wrote:

>"Steve Pope" > wrote in message

...
>> Julie Bove > wrote:
>>
>>>She had a great voice! But sadly, those addictions.
>>
>> It's worse when you're that famous, you cannot just anonymously
>> go to AA meetings. There is more of a barrier to achieving
>> recovery, or different barriers anyway.
>
>Also everyone wants to be your "friend" aka enabler with of course ample
>remunerations so you have no end of people willing to bring you all the
>booze and drugs you could possibly shove into your body.

Yes, celebrities are simply at more risk of addiction-related
morbidity/mortality.

It is the tragedy of art.


Steve

George > wrote:

>On 7/24/2011 3:18 AM, Steve Pope wrote:
>> Julie > wrote:
>>
>>> She had a great voice! But sadly, those addictions.
>>
>> It's worse when you're that famous, you cannot just anonymously
>> go to AA meetings. There is more of a barrier to achieving
>> recovery, or different barriers anyway.
>>
>>
>> Steve
>
>Not necessarily, think of Betty Ford who just passed on recently.

Well, this proves my point -- you need special-purpose celebrity
recovery to deal with it. There is more of a barrier. And the result
is still imperfect. (Well, all recovery is imperfect, but it's more
imperfect for celebrities.)


Steve

On Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:26:53 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:

> "Steve Pope" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Julie Bove > wrote:
>>
>>>She had a great voice! But sadly, those addictions.
>>
>> It's worse when you're that famous, you cannot just anonymously
>> go to AA meetings. There is more of a barrier to achieving
>> recovery, or different barriers anyway.
>
> Also everyone wants to be your "friend" aka enabler with of course ample
> remunerations so you have no end of people willing to bring you all the
> booze and drugs you could possibly shove into your body.
>
> Paul

i think that would be a big part of the problem.

your pal,
blake

On 7/24/2011 10:18 PM, Omelet wrote:
> Who the hell is Amy Winehouse and who cares?

She was a songwriter and a singer, winning 5 Grammy awards one year. I
liked her work, but I worried about her addictions. Her talent will be
missed by her fans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tjNEK31O8E

Becca

ObFood: dinner tonight will be Pad Thai.