superman is dead.

[Weird Harold]

From AP via UASToday.com

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-10-11-reeve-obit_x.htm
'Superman' star Christopher Reeve dies at age 52
NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Reeve, the star of the Superman movies whose near-fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said. He was 52.

Reeve suffered cardiac arrest on Saturday, before lapsing into a coma. He died Sunday at 52.
AP file photo

Reeve fell into a coma Saturday after going into cardiac arrest while at his New York home, his publicist, Wesley Combs told The Associated Press by phone from Washington, D.C., on Sunday night.

Reeve was being treated at Northern Westchester Hospital for a pressure wound that he developed, a common complication for people living with paralysis. In the past week, the wound had become severely infected, resulting in a serious systemic infection.
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[KindaKinky]

Okay, now I believe it. And I'm saddened.

(No disrespect to the dead, but I think anything mentioned by Drudge is suspect. Not to mention that time NBC jumped the gun by saying that DiMaggio was dead.)

 

[RoryN]

(No disrespect to the dead, but I think anything mentioned by Drudge is suspect.)

As do I. Drudge is a tabloid.

 

[KindaKinky]

Still no mention on the east coast. My cable access is unavailable at the moment. (Bills. Don't ask. ) But I'm surprised there hasn't been a mention or a crawl at the bottom of the screen.

Oh well. They'll probably mention it on the Today show. I didn't find out about Cash and Ritter until 6am on the day they died.

 

[HeavyStick]

The local news is reporting it here. (San Diego)

 

[nasty1]

I just heard it, too. Bye Superman.

 

[RoryN]

From CNN:

'Superman' star Christopher Reeve dead at 52
Paralyzed actor was advocate for spinal cord research
Monday, October 11, 2004 Posted: 1:44 AM EDT (0544 GMT)

BEDFORD, New York (AP) -- Christopher Reeve, the star of the "Superman" movies whose near-fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said. He was 52.

Reeve fell into a coma Saturday after going into cardiac arrest while at his New York home, his publicist, Wesley Combs, told The Associated Press by phone from Washington, D.C., on Sunday night.

Reeve was being treated at Northern Westchester Hospital for a pressure wound that he developed, a common complication for people living with paralysis. In the past week, the wound had become severely infected, resulting in a serious systemic infection.

"On behalf of my entire family, I want to thank Northern Westchester Hospital for the excellent care they provided to my husband," Dana Reeve, Christopher's wife, said in a statement. "I also want to thank his personal staff of nurses and aides, as well as the millions of fans from around the world who have supported and loved my husband over the years."

Reeve broke his neck in May 1995 when he was thrown from his horse during an equestrian competition in Culpeper, Virginia.

Enduring months of therapy to allow him to breathe for longer and longer periods without a respirator, Reeve emerged to lobby Congress for better insurance protection against catastrophic injury and to move an Academy Award audience to tears with a call for more films about social issues.

He returned to directing, and even returned to acting in a 1998 production of "Rear Window," a modern update of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller about a man in a wheelchair who becomes convinced a neighbor has been murdered. Reeve won a Screen Actors Guild award for best actor in a television movie or miniseries.

"I was worried that only acting with my voice and my face, I might not be able to communicate effectively enough to tell the story," Reeve said. "But I was surprised to find that if I really concentrated, and just let the thoughts happen, that they would read on my face. With so many close-ups, I knew that my every thought would count."

In his public appearances, he was as handsome as ever, his blue eyes bright and his voice clear.

"Hollywood needs to do more," he said in the March 1996 Oscar awards appearance. "Let's continue to take risks. Let's tackle the issues. In many ways our film community can do it better than anyone else. There is no challenge, artistic or otherwise, that we can't meet."

In 2000, Reeve was able to move his index finger, and a specialized workout regimen has made his legs and arms stronger. He has also regained sensation in other parts of his body.

 

[chittylove]

tis a sad sad day......will miss superman

 

[KindaKinky]

<Whistles the Superman theme>

 

[Guest]

Superman

Five for Fighting

I can’t stand to fly
I’m not that naive
I’m just out to find
The better part of me

I’m more than a bird…I’m more than a plane
More than some pretty face beside a train
It’s not easy to be me

Wish that I could cry
Fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie
About a home I’ll never see

It may sound absurd…but don’t be naive
Even Heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed…but won’t you conceed
Even Heroes have the right to dream
It’s not easy to be me

Up, up and away…away from me
It’s all right…You can all sleep sound tonight
I’m not crazy…or anything…

I can’t stand to fly
I’m not that naive
Men weren’t meant to ride
With clouds between their knees

I’m only a man in a silly red sheet
Digging for kryptonite on this one way street
Only a man in a funny red sheet
Looking for special things inside of me

It’s not easy to be me.

 

[bluespoke]

Sad but inevitable.

 

[Nawtee]

RIP Superman.

 

[wetangel]

*sniff, sniff* Bye Superman, you will be missed!

 

[Guest]

Artist: Crash Test Dummies
Album: The Ghosts That Haunt Me
Title: Superman's Song


tarzan wasn't a ladies' man
He'd just come along and scoop 'em up under his arm
Like that, quick as a cat in the jungle
But clark kent, now there was a real gent
He would not be caught sittin' around in no
Junglescape, dumb as an ape doing nothing

Superman never made any money
For saving the world from solomon grundy
And sometimes i despair the world will never see
Another man like him

Hey bob, supe had a straight job
Even though he could have smashed through any bank
In the united states, he had the strength, but he would not
Folks said his family were all dead
Their planet crumbled but superman, he forced himself
To carry on, forget krypton, and keep going

Superman never made any money


For saving the world from solomon grundy
And sometimes i despair the world will never see
Another man like him

Tarzan was king of the jungle and lord over all the apes
But he could hardly string together four words: "i tarzan, you jane."

Sometimes when supe was stopping crimes
I'll bet that he was tempted to just quit and turn his back
On man, join tarzan in the forest
But he stayed in the city, and kept on changing clothes
In dirty old phonebooths till his work was through
And nothing to do but go on home

Superman never made any money
For saving the world from solomon grundy
And sometimes i despair the world will never see
Another man like him

 

[Romial]

 

[Dionysian Beast]

Just being an ass...

I'd rather be sad for the death of the individual than be mourning over the loss of a ridiculous character written for 10 year old kids. Btw, I'd say Superman died like 40 years ago.

 

[babydoll2u]

*wiping away the tears*

rest in peace Christopher... you'll be greatly missed

 

[Daedalus77]

Yep. Stem cell research will now be in the news for several days. Unless we get a new terror alert, of course.

Your condolences are noted. Chris Reeves you will be missed.

 

[Lust Engine]

I still remember seeing the first Superman movie at the local HUGE theater. It wasn't one of these modern day megaplexes where they run 15-20 movies. It was THE movie theater of choice for first run and big cinematic movies. The screen was as big as the sky and the sound system in there was one of the first Dolby systems. It was magical when I saw that movie.

I really did believe a man could fly after seeing that movie.

Looking back, the special effects weren't that great compared to what they can do now but it still had enough in the imagery and story to make me a believer.

What Christopher Reeve brought to the movie was to give Superman a sense of humanity. He kept his sense of reality in life too. It was sad when he had the accident and now that he's gone, I think I'll always treasure the movie and the way he fought his own personal tragedy.

He made me believe.

 

[P. B. Walker]

RIP Mr. Reeves.

 

[DevilishTexan]

That sucks. Really wanted to see the man walk again.







Honey, send pics to make up in some small way for this tragedy. I need to be comforted. Veggies of your choice.

 

[babydoll2u]

That sucks. Really wanted to see the man walk again.

yeah, so did I.

 

[DevilishTexan]

Damn this bothers me, I really liked that guy. I had hoped so much to see him get out of that chair. He always seemed to be the man you saw. So non-Hollyweird. Just a nice guy. I think he probably just got tired of living like that. And I can't blame him a bit. You mofo's best pray for his journey.

 

[babydoll2u]

Damn this bothers me, I really liked that guy. I had hoped so much to see him get out of that chair. He always seemed to be the man you saw. So non-Hollyweird. Just a nice guy. I think he probably just got tired of living like that. And I can't blame him a bit. You mofo's best pray for his journey.

yep same here. After he was able to move a finger and there was some limited leg movement... I thought for sure he was on his way...

too sad for words

 

[paganangel]

funny, i had no hope for him. that's why i liked him. in the face of a truly hopeless situiation, he never gave up. man do i need to change my life.