New video: Discovery Channel mishegas
Sep 28 2006 | Comment 1
Okay, let me explain. Many years ago the Discover Channel did a documentary about ECT, and because I’d written about it, they included me and my family. There are some kind of haunting images in this, including suicide notes I wrote, and drawings my dad did of me while I was having the treatments.
But most of all, I think these excerpts show that from way, way back, I’ve had problems choosing flattering eyeglasses. Now that I see it’s a pattern, I’m ready to ask for help.
liz | 4:38 PM | Uncategorized
LS,
This video almost brought me to tears. It’s so powerful and moving. Such arresting images — especially the suicide note. I’m sure I echo most (if not all) TTWS readers who count you as a personal hero of theirs. I certainly do.
And BW is a survivor.
In the 1990s, when he released a solo CD, I trained to New York City where he was signing copies at Tower Records in the Village — his first such signing in a very, very long time.
There was quite a crowd when I arrived, with the line snaking out from the store and onto the street. I vividly recall a huge Beach Boys fan who was first in line and who, after Brian signed his CD, lamented to us still in line that Brian would not remove his dark sunglasses for a photo and that he was very curt towards him. Others in line later echoed that sentiment.
I retorted (being a huge Brian fan) that I was so proud that he was actually able to greet people at all in such a setting after all he had been through. I don’t know if he was just shy or medicated or scared. I don’t know. But I still treasure that autograph for my guess is the signing was not the easiest thing for him to do.
Dennis
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