And then they let you out of the Funny Farm, right?
Where were you when Stephen King was hurt.......
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Neesy
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Oh oh - you is in big trouble now Mister!And then they let you out of the Funny Farm, right?
I am just so glad he had his wife and family to help support him through his recovery. Must be that strong Scots Irish ancestry that helped him pull through!
Ahh, Flake knows I love her. She can smack me upside the head if she wants. I'll consider it a 'love' tap.
And then they let you out of the Funny Farm, right?
No, then they let me.... in.
It probably would have been more fun if I was in the Funny Farm at that time...
Don't worry, he'll get his.... 
It was during a break from reading him. Before I got back in to the beam.
I remember hearing about it, and finding myself weirdly satisfied the guy that hit him was mysteriously found dead.
Way bad of me, I know. But I had a wink towards Sai King. It was so him. to work out that way. KA
Pray for the guy. But I just could not help feeling that way
I remember hearing about it, and finding myself weirdly satisfied the guy that hit him was mysteriously found dead.
Way bad of me, I know. But I had a wink towards Sai King. It was so him. to work out that way. KA
Pray for the guy. But I just could not help feeling that way
I was 13 years old, an ADHD bully with bruises .... and I didn't even know him. I found about his accident when I read his "About reading" later when I grow up
I don't actually remember if I responded or just stared in horror at her.
Tiny
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I dont remember where I was, But im sure I was good and drunk when I heard the news. I went to reHab that year(1st time)
In fact .... it was summer when I went to rehab...I heard about it right before or right after I got out...Hhhmmm.
I remember my reaction WELL.....
....pure selfishness ....
I was only concerned with the DT series....
would he ever finish it ??? ...THAT was my reaction
I was a good drunk. in every way I was a good drunk.
(Stephen would understand)
In fact .... it was summer when I went to rehab...I heard about it right before or right after I got out...Hhhmmm.
I remember my reaction WELL.....
....pure selfishness ....
I was only concerned with the DT series....
would he ever finish it ??? ...THAT was my reaction
I was a good drunk. in every way I was a good drunk.
(Stephen would understand)
I felt the same way. Bad of me, but according to one of those quizzes that LeppLady posted, I act like I am 13 years old, so that my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
RIP Brian the van driver.
Ouch! Quit it! Ouch! Quit it! Ouch! Quit it! Ouch! Quit it! Ouch! Quit it! Ouch! Quit it! Ouch! Quit it! Hey, nice butt!No, then they let me.... in.
It probably would have been more fun if I was in the Funny Farm at that time...
I was home with a 3 year old and twin 1 year olds. Things were still pretty shaky in my world after the Columbine shootings, which hit especially hard because my husband and I had graduated from the same school district Columbine High School is in, less than 10 years earlier.
When the news first reported the accident, they made it sound much better than it was. We knew he'd been rushed into surgery, but the general tone was very optimistic. I remember thinking that it had to be worse than they were letting on. Human being + Van doesn't usually equal a happy ending for all involved.
I felt sorry for the driver, too. Sure, he was being less careful than he should, but it was the sort of thing that could happen 999 times and the only result would be realizing how close you were to really doing something awful. The 1000th time it was nearly a life-ender, and of an extremely well-loved person. (Why don't people ever drop their concentration and smack into someone we could do without, like Hitler?)
Not that I didn't blame the guy, but I got that squidgy feeling that something like that could happen to anyone.
And I thought about it a lot when I was doing all that walking to prepare for the 30 mile MS walk back in 2008. Even though I walked in my suburban area, there were a few places that if I'd been hit, I'd have flown down into a ravine and maybe no one would know I was there.
SK does that to me, though... I used to work in housekeeping at a major hotel, and you should have seen how much I had to psych myself up to pull open shower curtains that were pulled closed. Don't do that! Leave everything open so you don't freak out the poor cleaning lady!
I am incredibly grateful SK survived, and I'm glad he's not in as much pain as he could be. I'm sure he still feels it, but it sounds like it's better than it was. (((((SK and everyone who loves him)))))
When the news first reported the accident, they made it sound much better than it was. We knew he'd been rushed into surgery, but the general tone was very optimistic. I remember thinking that it had to be worse than they were letting on. Human being + Van doesn't usually equal a happy ending for all involved.
I felt sorry for the driver, too. Sure, he was being less careful than he should, but it was the sort of thing that could happen 999 times and the only result would be realizing how close you were to really doing something awful. The 1000th time it was nearly a life-ender, and of an extremely well-loved person. (Why don't people ever drop their concentration and smack into someone we could do without, like Hitler?)
Not that I didn't blame the guy, but I got that squidgy feeling that something like that could happen to anyone.
And I thought about it a lot when I was doing all that walking to prepare for the 30 mile MS walk back in 2008. Even though I walked in my suburban area, there were a few places that if I'd been hit, I'd have flown down into a ravine and maybe no one would know I was there.
SK does that to me, though... I used to work in housekeeping at a major hotel, and you should have seen how much I had to psych myself up to pull open shower curtains that were pulled closed. Don't do that! Leave everything open so you don't freak out the poor cleaning lady!
I am incredibly grateful SK survived, and I'm glad he's not in as much pain as he could be. I'm sure he still feels it, but it sounds like it's better than it was. (((((SK and everyone who loves him)))))
I must not have initially heard the driver was distracted with his dogs. I remember feeling a bit bad for the guy. Accidents happen and sometimes they are nobody's fault. Bad enough when you are the driver and someone gets hurt. But when it's someone famous you are suddenly the centre of attention in a way nobody wants. After finding out why it happened the driver got no more pity from me.
I don't recall what I was doing, but I remember I was really mad at the driver.
Wish I could "like" your post more than once.
I can so relate. My motto in life is: " when things go wrong, there's always Stephen King".
Whaddaya mean, where was I? You tryin' to pin this on me, copper? 'Cos it wasn't me, see. It might'a been ten other guys or even a one-armed man, but it wasn't me.
What?...Oh, you know that? OK. Right.
(I was at work and a co-worker/friend walked past and said, 'Hey, did you hear Stephen King's been killed?'
I wasn't particularly a fan in those days - though I was in the process, being about 1/3rd of the way through Bag of Bones for the first time - but I was a reader and wannabe-writer so of course I knew his reputation (for sales, etc; I didn't give a monkey's that people dismissed his work as 'trashy horror'). So I just gaped at my friend and said something like 'fracking sullbit!' ()
Suffice it to say that I was a) relieved to learn the truth (terrible though it was for what it was), and b) words were had about my mate's slackness in ascertaining the facts before passing on the news.)
What?...Oh, you know that? OK. Right.
(I was at work and a co-worker/friend walked past and said, 'Hey, did you hear Stephen King's been killed?'
I wasn't particularly a fan in those days - though I was in the process, being about 1/3rd of the way through Bag of Bones for the first time - but I was a reader and wannabe-writer so of course I knew his reputation (for sales, etc; I didn't give a monkey's that people dismissed his work as 'trashy horror'). So I just gaped at my friend and said something like 'fracking sullbit!' (
)Suffice it to say that I was a) relieved to learn the truth (terrible though it was for what it was), and b) words were had about my mate's slackness in ascertaining the facts before passing on the news.)
I was 9 years old at the time and I wasn't even aware that he had been in an accident or even who he was at the time. I didn't discover Stephen King until 2005 or thereabouts and the first time I discovered his accident was when I read books like The Dark Tower VII, On Writing, and Dreamcatcher. Glad he's alive today. Certainly. He's my favorite writer and probably always will be.
However, I found it odd that the guy who did it was named Bryan Smith. It's a common enough name, but Bryan Smith is also the name of one of my other favorite writers, too. For a little bit I thought the author and the guy who ran into Stephen King were the same guy until I found out that the driver guy had died. But a lot of times I'll catch myself saying "I love Bryan Smith" and get an odd stare or two from another Stephen King fan (a rare sight in my neck of the woods, but they exist) and then I've gotta say something like, "Not that Bryan Smith. The other one."
However, I found it odd that the guy who did it was named Bryan Smith. It's a common enough name, but Bryan Smith is also the name of one of my other favorite writers, too. For a little bit I thought the author and the guy who ran into Stephen King were the same guy until I found out that the driver guy had died. But a lot of times I'll catch myself saying "I love Bryan Smith" and get an odd stare or two from another Stephen King fan (a rare sight in my neck of the woods, but they exist) and then I've gotta say something like, "Not that Bryan Smith. The other one."
My kids have a similar saying. "When things go wrong, check out Stephen King's alibi."
You can always send money!!!!