Anthony Bourdain

[mallorys_camera]

Oh. My. God.

Anthony Bourdain.

Inconceivable.

He had such vitality. Such insouciance. He told all the right people to go fuck themselves, and in that way, he was helping me say, “Fuck you” too.

He told the truth.

In this country and at this time, that’s a revolutionary act.

He had utter disdain for your fancy restaurants and contrived plates.

He loved street food. And the dishes of grandmothers and aunts.

He knew a cocksucker when he saw one.

And he was a brilliant, brilliant writer.

He told the truth.

I am deeply deeply saddened.

Comments

[thisnewday]

I wasn't a reader, a viewer, a follower of his, but I recently watched a couple of clips, one a promo for an upcoming show and the other an excerpt of a conversation he'd had with Anderson Cooper, and my immediate impression was of an intrepid spirit wrapped in a genuinely likeable personality.

Another stunning loss in, what, less than a week? I won't say RIP, because that wouldn't be his way...

[mallorys_camera]

I kind of live on the outfringes of Foodie Culture here in Hyde Park. Many, many of the people I know are associated in one way or another with the Culinary Institute (Bourdain's alma mater.) So there is that connection for me.

But more than that, I just liked the guy.

Plus, you know, he seemed to have everything. Rich, talented, handsome, got to travel on somebody else's dime. If someone like Anthony Bourdain decides to kill himself, what hope is there for the rest of us? Almost a serious question.

[robby]

You read of third world people tenaciously surviving by picking through garbage, yet someone in the first world, with seemingly everything, hangs himself. He also left behind a young daughter.

[mallorys_camera]

Well. To tell you the truth, I do kinda wonder about auto-erotic asphyxiation with this one.

Suicide would be so much better than kinky sex for the brand.