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Sad news this morning, David Carradine has been found dead in a hotel in Bangkok Thailand.
David Carradine played the starring role in the 1970’s Kung Fu TV series, It was one of my favorite shows that I regularly watched. A while back I rented the entire series and watched them again just to introduce some old school stuff to my kids, unfortunately it could not hold their attention for long, it’s a shame cause I loved it as a kid.

David Carradine was 73 and it appears from the first news reports that came in that he died of natural causes, but now news agencies are reporting that he was believed to have committed suicide by hanging himself in his hotel room. Either way it is still sad to see him pass.

There is a lot of information about David Carradine and the all time popular TV series that he starred in on the wikipedia page here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fu_(TV_series)

Also here are some of the news stories about David Carradine’s death.

RIP David Carradine aka Kwai Chang Caine – Grasshopper

AS APNewsAlert The Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — US Embassy says ‘Kill Bill’ star David Carradine found dead in Thai capital.

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BBC Berkshire

Actor David Carradine Dead at 73 FOXNews “Kill Bill” star David Carradine was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room Wednesday, his manager told FOX News Thursday. His manager told FOX News that it is believed the actor died of natural causes. Carradine, 73, was staying in Bangkok while shooting … David Carradine Dies in Bangkok TMZ.com David Carradine found dead in Thailand hotel msnbc.com Actor David Carradine found dead in Bangkok The Associated Press BBC News - Radar Online all 17 news articles

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‘Crank: High Voltage’ WQAD, IL The presumed-dead Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) has survived the last film’s fall from a helicopter, only to have Chinese gangsters harvest his heart for their aged leader ( David Carradine, unrecognizable under makeup). Saddled with an artificial heart …

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I found the complete series here, I may buy it in memorium of one of David Carradine’s excellent works.

Kung Fu – The Complete Series Collection

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In a world where movies are being churned out of Hollywood like cars rolling off a production line, the movie slumdog millionaire is one that stands out from the everyday, and tells a wonderful story of hope and love.  Hope that anyone that is in the most destitute of situations, still has hope and a chance for a new life. This story places integrity back in a place where it rightfully belongs. If there is one movie worth watching this year it is slumdog millionaire. Inspiring and gives you an appreciation for the life we have, and the feeling that maybe your situation, whatever it may be, really is not that bad. Never give up, and remember love always endures.

I can tell you, if you walk away from this movie not feeling good, you may want to go see a shrink.

Slumdog Millionaire

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I seem to be a bit late to getting around to watching the latest movies, and I practically have to be drug to the movies. The last movie theater that I visited was when my Wife and I went to see Mama Mia, I was reluctant to go see a movie with a name like that, I knew nothing about the movie, then after the first few minutes my Wife informed me, “Oh by the way this is a Musical” as she laughed at the look on my face.
Well needless to say Mama Mia seems to be one of those movies that you start out hating, then all of the sudden it grows on you. We now have the DVD and did a family movie night, my daughters ended up hating it too, then ended up saying it was a good move. It is one of those movies that gives you a good feeling once it is finished with it.

So again with Twilight the movie, I am sort of late here as well. My daughters have been reading all the Stephenie Meyer Twilight series books way before the movie was made, of course while watching the move they informed me several times that the book was way better than the movie. And they kept saying something about “is robert pattison’s married? They googled it, the answer is no.

I have to say the movie was pretty entertaining, I doubt if I will ever get around to reading even a chapter of one of the books. I am more of a technical reader that a pleasure non-fiction reader, I need to change that I’m told.

Now I am looking  forward to the release of the next movie, New Moon.

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