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DaytimeDilemmaDaytimeDilemma Posts: 2,008
edited December 2007 in All Encompassing Trip
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  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    I feel bad for the guy. Does he have substance abuse problems?

    brother is getting old.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    I'm not sure if I'm remembering this right, but wasn't his situation the reason behind that law which protects child actors from greedy parents?
    reigning champion

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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    sponger wrote:
    I'm not sure if I'm remembering this right, but wasn't his situation the reason behind that law which protects child actors from greedy parents?
    Child? He was like 25 when he played Arnold.
  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Child? He was like 25 when he played Arnold.


    He was born in 1968. Different Strokes aired from 1978-1986.
    In 1989, Coleman sued his parents and former manager over misappropriation of his $8.3 million trust fund.[2] He won a $1,280,000 ruling on February 23, 1993.[3] Coleman later filed for bankruptcy in 1999; he attributed his financial problems to mismanagement of his trust.[4]



    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Coleman
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  • chikevinchikevin Posts: 421
    at least he looked happy when he was signing his stuff away.
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    sponger wrote:
    He was born in 1968. Different Strokes aired from 1978-1986.





    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Coleman
    Doh!.. I thought he was much older, because of his disease.
  • culot4culot4 Posts: 775
    Maybe Willis needs crack money....or bail.
    Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
  • DaytimeDilemmaDaytimeDilemma Posts: 2,008
    chikevin wrote:
    at least he looked happy when he was signing his stuff away.


    yeah, real ashy.

































    oh wait, you said happy.
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Sucks when nobody wants you and that's how you need to survive.

    Different strokes came out on TV when I was a kid, and Arnold was just a few years older then me at the time. Yeah, he was just a kid, and he got screwed over pretty badly. I still remember the first episode when they first got adopted. Look at dana Plato (dead).,. Todd Bridges..huge substance abuse problems as well.

    great show...
    http://crackle.com/c/ScreenBites/Diff_rent_Strokes_Whatchoo_Talking_About_Willis_/1609793

    Hollywierd...chew em up spit em out..
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
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  • chikevinchikevin Posts: 421
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Hollywierd...chew em up spit em out..
    didn't read the article, but i can't help but thinking...'maybe if they just lived responsibily.'
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    chikevin wrote:
    didn't read the article, but i can't help but thinking...'maybe if they just lived responsibily.'

    When you're on top everyone loves you...when you're not...nobody knows your name....everyone want's to ride the wave and will sell out their own mother to ride it, so people get trampled on, lost and forgotten. It's hard to deal with psychologically and why so many develop substance abuse problems to escape reality.

    ...the nature of the biz.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    When you're on top everyone loves you...when you're not...nobody knows your name....everyone want's to ride the wave and will sell out their own mother to ride it, so people get trampled on, lost and forgotten. It's hard to deal with psychologically and why so many develop substance abuse problems to escape reality.

    ...the nature of the biz.

    also...crack is fun.
    reigning champion

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  • chikevinchikevin Posts: 421
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    When you're on top everyone loves you...when you're not...nobody knows your name....everyone want's to ride the wave and will sell out their own mother to ride it, so people get trampled on, lost and forgotten. It's hard to deal with psychologically and why so many develop substance abuse problems to escape reality.
    things are hard.
    people have to deal.
    so...he wasn't able to deal with mass amounts of money and fame.
    boo hoo. the system spit him out.
    if he had been responsible before the system spit him out...
    he wouldn't be where he is today.
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    sponger wrote:
    also...crack is fun.

    I suppose so...in a paranoid, brain damaging, contracting cancer, lose all your friends and family kind of way...hehe
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • chikevinchikevin Posts: 421
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    I suppose so...in a paranoid, brain damaging, contracting cancer, lose all your friends and family kind of way...hehe
    choice...crack and lose everything.
    choice...responsiblity...set yourself and your family up for life.

    choice.
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    chikevin wrote:
    choice...crack and lose everything.
    choice...responsiblity...set yourself and your family up for life.

    choice.

    I can;t speak to the every movie star on drugs, but unfortunately Arnold's family stole from him. The people he trusted the most screwed him over badly.

    That's gotta suck and affect you for life.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • chikevinchikevin Posts: 421
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    I can;t speak to the every movie star on drugs, but unfortunately Arnold's family stole from him. The people he trusted the most screwed him over badly.

    That's gotta suck and affect you for life.
    choice. sucker. choice.
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    chikevin wrote:
    choice. sucker. choice.

    I'll let wisdom and experience on the human condition provide my reality.

    Run that rollercoaster of an experience sometime and get back to me on choices and how perfect the armchair observations of choice are.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • chikevinchikevin Posts: 421
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    I'll let wisdom and experience on the human condition provide my reality.

    Run that rollercoaster of an experience sometime and get back to me on choices and how perfect the armchair observations of choice are.
    i'll run the rollercoaster as long as you play the sympathy card.
    could he have made better choices? yes.
    could he have learned from others before him? yes.
    did he let the 'good life' get the best of him? yes.

    would you feel bad for britney spears or lindsay lohan if they lost everything? my guess is no. i also guess you'd feel that way b/c they were irresponsible.

    for what it's worth, i think GC was irresponsible. he had a future set for him and he chose to gamble with it. for that, i don't sympothize.
  • spongersponger Posts: 3,159
    chikevin wrote:
    choice. sucker. choice.


    Also, the guy is a midget or something. That's gotta be hard enough as it is. And you thought it was tough having a small penis. Imagine if it was your whole body that was dwarfed. J/K. I'm sure you have a gigantic penis.
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  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    chikevin wrote:
    i'll run the rollercoaster as long as you play the sympathy card.
    could he have made better choices? yes.
    could he have learned from others before him? yes.
    did he let the 'good life' get the best of him? yes.

    would you feel bad for britney spears or lindsay lohan if they lost everything? my guess is no. i also guess you'd feel that way b/c they were irresponsible.

    for what it's worth, i think GC was irresponsible. he had a future set for him and he chose to gamble with it. for that, i don't sympothize.

    Tell me what, you get your own sitcom and become a child movie star at 10, then get screwed over mercilessly by your parents, then get older and lose your cute factor so nobody wants you anymore, then become washed up career wise before you're 20, and get back to me on how perfect and awesome you would be.

    You haven't any idea.
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
  • DaytimeDilemmaDaytimeDilemma Posts: 2,008
    Anyone see his other auctions on ebay?



    He is selling his car, autograph pics, and even a pair of his pants.


    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180200740749&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RCRX_Pr4_PcY_BID_IT&refitem=180175367243&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=CrossSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget
  • PearlJamaholicPearlJamaholic Posts: 2,018
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    Tell me what, you get your own sitcom and become a child movie star at 10, then get screwed over mercilessly by your parents, then get older and lose your cute factor so nobody wants you anymore, then become washed up career wise before you're 20, and get back to me on how perfect and awesome you would be.

    You haven't any idea.

    and you know exactly what its like?
    im sorry he is an adult and he did win some serious money in that lawsuit. its his fault he wasted that money. he could have went to college and became a lawyer or banker or anything. heck i know people that did crack when they were younger and now work lousy factory jobs but they can make a living still and were never given $1.2 million. they restarted their life with nothing. if he wants pity he will get it. if he wants to be something more than a washup he might have to do something with his life other than the old 'woe is me' stunt.
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  • dontloseyourheatdontloseyourheat Posts: 483
    I am so gonna bid on his pants
    "Don't lose your inner heat...ever" - EV 5/13/06
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