Re: (TV) Richard is in the hospital

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I also hope Richard gets some help w/ his problems, whatever they are.  I also feel sorry for Billy for the abuse it sounds like he's had to put up with.

--- On Wed, 6/13/12, Rex Broome <rexbroome@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Rex Broome <rexbroome@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: (TV) Richard is in the hospital
> To: tv@obbard.com
> Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 8:29 PM
> On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 3:32 PM,
> eRacerX <eracerx@verizon.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > Someone may remember my Richmond, VA of a few years
> ago... he was just
> > plain
> > miserable and a nasty... the second night.
> > I vote: hallucinogens. Have you
> > read his facebook posts? :)
> >
> 
> While that would certainly explain a post or two written
> under the
> influence, I think the overall picture (inasmuch as the
> seemingly surreal
> stuff he talks about seems to be his consistent worldview)
> is more
> indicative of the conditions others have cited above. 
> The one lengthy
> article I recall detailing the derailing of the
> Lloyd/Ficca/Smith tour in
> support of the Hendrix covers record seemed to use the term
> "bipolar" as if
> it were a somewhat definitive diagnosis.  I agree that
> such terms are less
> than precise, but it may give us at least a starting point
> toward
> understanding where Richard is often coming from.
> 
> I wish him the best.  I've lost my patience with
> Richard's behavior in the
> past, but I think this is the first time I've ever
> contemplated a world
> without him... that would be a tragedy.  I hope he has
> people in place who
> can truly help.
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