December 12, 200520 yr QUOTE(WSFAN35 @ Dec 12, 2005 -> 12:54 PM) that was a rumor, you're terribly mistaken That should be green, right? Or is this a part of his joke or something?
December 12, 200520 yr QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Dec 12, 2005 -> 01:16 PM) That should be green, right? Or is this a part of his joke or something? no, he didnt get burnt from freebasing cocaine. he tried to kill himself by lighting himself on fire June 8, 1980 Edited December 12, 200520 yr by WSFAN35
December 12, 200520 yr If you guys only know his stuff from movies and seeing him on a few talk shows, it doesn't at all represent his comedic genius. See if you can find some of his really early stuff on wax, you might even find it on CD. FUNNIEST MAN EVER. RIP.
December 13, 200520 yr That should be green, right? Or is this a part of his joke or something? The initial reports of June 9, 1980 were that the comedian accidentally set himself on fire while freebasing cocaine. Pryor finally revealed the truth in his autobiography "Pryor Convictions and Other Life Sentences" (Pantheon, 1995 and co-written with Todd Gold): "After freebasing without interruption for several days in a row, I wasn't able to discern one from the next . . . Imagining relief was nearby, I reached for the cognac bottle on the table in front of me and poured it all over me. Real natural. Methodical . . . I picked up my lighter . . . I was engulfed in flame. I was in a place that wasn't heaven or earth. I must've gone into shock because I didn't feel anything." http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/la-me...mostemailedlink
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