JACKASS star RYAN DUNN R.I.P.

Its odd. I woke up this morning and immediately in my head something said "check the news. Someone famous who you like is dead." Its odd that I am so in tune with whatever it is out there that I knew that ahead of time. Checked CNN, YAHOO and came up nothing. Thought I was crazy. and then Twitter gave me the news. Unreal.

I am a hardcore JACKASS fan. I have everything related to it. All the dvds and more. The wife and I drink and watch it all the time. Ryan Dunn was always one of my favorites of the boys. Its hard to see it come to such a sudden, tragic end for him like that. My heart goes out to Bam and his family as well. They grew up as childhood friends. They were wisked off on this magic carpet ride of a hell of a life that lasted well over a decade on MTV and in major motion pictures. An amazing life. A treacherous one. But man, you cannot say that those guys haven't LIVED. They lived a lifetime and beyond in the short years they have been with us. So young. Only 34 years old.

I can't get it out of my head. All day I've been flashing to skits and stunts he did in the movies and shows. Its odd too cause the wife and I just watched Jackass 3.5 the other night and were watching WILDBOYZ last night even. We're just hardcore fans. Devestated, doesn't cover it.

Its odd to attach such emotion on a person whom you never have and will never meet. I guess I am happy I was entertained by a person for so long. Its horrible when they are ripped away in the blink of an eye. And yeah, I know people are gonna say things like "he shoulda died a long time ago with all the shit they do!" and "Stupid to drive 100 mph in a car drunk!" Yeah, I see that. You gotta understand they live the life of no fear and now its this. Perhaps this will wake up them and their copycat fans that the hard life can take you down sometimes. It sucks. and it sucks that he might be a reminder of that. Cause he deserves better. He was one of the best of them. And if indeed JACKASS is over forever (as it looks to have been anyway after the intimate closing in part 3D), then I would be fine with that. But at least I got the memories. and hours and hours of footage to relive again and again. Its a gift that is left behind when someone I like goes. At least we have that.

Sorry this isn't a well thought out posting. I'm just bummed, pissed and a tad sick to the stomach. May not seem like a big deal to some of you, but to me it is. RIP Dunn. You were the best.