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RockRaven

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2. One especially sad things about the world losing Bourdain during Trump's time as POTUS

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2018, 01:14 AM

Sep 2018

is that he was in many, many ways the polar opposite of Trump. Just having him in the world was a little tonic against many things that Trump is as avatar of.

He was at least half-way comfortable with his own faults, VERY comfortable around other people, willing to acknowledge in the most public of ways when he doesn't know what the heck he's dealing with, enthusiastic in his embracing of new things, curious about others just for their own sake, empathetic by default not by exception...

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I miss Anthony Bourdain, watching some of his CNN specials now [View all] steve2470 Sep 2018 OP

yeah we started watching him bdtrppr6 Sep 2018 #1

I don't think he left a note nt steve2470 Sep 2018 #3

"i can't put the guy on screen with one who would kill himself" LiberalLovinLug Sep 2018 #5

One especially sad things about the world losing Bourdain during Trump's time as POTUS RockRaven Sep 2018 #2

Been watching for hours tonight, reruns I mostly remember; elleng Sep 2018 #4

haven't been able to watch since he died... IcyPeas Sep 2018 #6

He is sorely missed Docreed2003 Sep 2018 #7

He was in a dark place PDittie Sep 2018 #8

thanks for those articles nt steve2470 Sep 2018 #9