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Homeless Man w/ golden radio voice (pg. 5)
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| smuncky |
| good ol' jay back at it again. |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by smuncky
good ol' jay back at it again. |
i never stopped :P |
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| Mach X |
http://content.usatoday.com/communi...r-rehab-today/1
| quote: | Golden-voiced Ohio homeless man-turned-celeb Ted Williams, 53, is on his way to rehab.
During a taping of the Dr. Phil Show today in Los Angeles, Ted Williams -- with his family's support -- said he has decided to enter a private rehabilitation treatment facility for his alcohol and drug dependency, a show spokeswoman says. Williams came to the conclusion following a lengthy one-on-one conversation with Dr. Phil, which will air tomorrow.
According to the show, the decision was made due in part to Williams' strange behavior over the past several days, which culminated in a physical altercation with one of his daughters at a Hollywood hotel. He was briefly detained by police and later released.
Williams' ex-wife Patricia and five family members also appear on Thursday's episode to share their version of the incident and why they feel Williams is ill-equipped to handle his sudden fame. Although Williams had claimed that he was sober for more than two years, he admitted to Dr. Phil that was not the case. He he has been drinking daily.
"If Ted is ever going to get better, he's got to be honest with himself and admit he's addicted to drugs and alcohol," said Dr. Phil. "I've told him it's not going to be easy and it's going to take a lot of hard work. It might be a long journey for him, but this is a big step in the right direction." |
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/01/ted-williams-rehab-dr-phil-homeless-man-still-drinking.html
| quote: | Ted Williams, the homeless man with the golden voice, will enter rehab after a decision that sprung from a taping of "Dr. Phil," the show said Wednesday.
Williams, his family members and psychologist-turned-TV-host Phil McGraw discussed the YouTube sensation's physical altercation Monday with one of his daughters. Williams' admission that he was still drinking led to his decision -- after what the host called a "lengthy one-on-one conversation" -- to enter a rehab facility.
"If Ted is ever going to get better, he's got to be honest with himself and admit he's addicted to drugs and alcohol," McGraw said in a statement.
"I've told him it's not going to be easy and it's going to take a lot of hard work. It might be a long journey for him, but this is a big step in the right direction."
Williams and daughter Janey were detained Monday night by police who responded to a disturbance report at the Hollywood Renaissance, but no charges were filed.
The family members were staying at the hotel ahead of their TV appearance, during which relatives declared the instant celebrity had been drinking daily. In interviews last week, Williams said he had been sober for two years after struggling with alcohol and crack cocaine addiction.
Segments of the syndicated show featuring Williams, his ex-wife Patricia and five family members, were set to air Wednesday and Thursday. |
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/ted-williams-golden-voice-enters-rehab-drinking/story?id=12602177
| quote: | Ted Williams, the homeless man turned MSNBC announcer, is checking himself into rehab, a rep for the "Dr. Phil" television show confirmed.
Williams, who quickly became a YouTube sensation after a video showcasing his golden voice went viral, admitted on "Dr. Phil" that he had begun drinking again. Dr. Phil suggested to the Ohio man, off-camera, that he should enter rehab, GossipCop.com reported. The episode will air on Thursday.
Williams' announcement came less than a day after he was briefly detained by police in Hollywood. A disturbance report was made after Williams and his daughter, Janey, got into a heated argument Monday night at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel and Spa, according to the Associated Press.
"It was minor. Both parties were angry but there were no signs of visible abuse," Los Angeles police Officer Catherine Massey said Tuesday. She said the two "were brought in, calmed down, talked to and released" and she did not know the nature of the argument. |
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| geroin |
| no matter how you look at it, it's pretty crazy mentally to digest what is happening to him, he's still in a state of shock and needs to gradually adjust back to normal society. |
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| Jayx1 |
I blame big banks, big oil and Dr Phil for his altercation and drinking!
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| PivotTechno |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
I think that people should be accountable for their own actions |
Incorrect. You think people should be accountable for their own actions when it's convenient for you. Otherwise, we'd hear equal rumblings from you against corporate exploitation, with which you seem to have little issue. Your mind somehow bypasses the fact that much of said exploitation keeps you cozy and comfy in the 'burbs, gives you your cars that you drive to and from the core each day, and keeps them "they could have it too if they really wanted it" po' folk from getting a piece of what you feel is rightfully yours. Your version of libertarianism is essentially right-leaning opportunism with a superficial bow on the packaging.
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
Just to footnote this. You dont know me, you dont know my history and you dont know my current field of work and involvement in the community (outside clubs) ;) |
You're right, I don't - but I do have a good idea of your mentality from what I read on this board. And I will reiterate that you can not possibly know poverty until you have experienced it firsthand yourself. You can do all the social work in the world, hand out as many blankets as you please, collect all the cans of tuna in the world for the food bank, but if at the end of the day, you go home to your safe and warm, fixed address abode, you can't possibly understand what it means to live in poverty.
So Jay, at any time in your (and not your parents') life have you ever been poor? |
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| Intangible |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
I blame Dr Phil
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for all of societies problems |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by PivotTechno
Incorrect. You think people should be accountable for their own actions when it's convenient for you. |
Thank you for putting words in my mouth! | quote: | | Otherwise, we'd hear equal rumblings from you against corporate exploitation, with which you seem to have little issue. |
I love the assumption here. I do have issue with all forms of corruption. But i happen to believe that there are more checks and balances when you have competitors in the private sector than when you have just one entity controlling things, namely the government. The government is even worse as it exploits its own people while telling them it's for their own good!
| quote: | | Your mind somehow bypasses the fact that much of said exploitation keeps you cozy and comfy in the 'burbs, gives you your cars that you drive to and from the core each day, and keeps them "they could have it too if they really wanted it" po' folk from getting a piece of what you feel is rightfully yours. |
i didnt realize that this is what i do and is the lifestyle i lead. Thank you for another assumption. We are all guilty of a "cozy and comfy" lifestyle. Your summary applies to yourself as well. | quote: | | Your version of libertarianism is essentially right-leaning opportunism with a superficial bow on the packaging. |
My version of libertarianism is that the government has a very limited role to play in our lives, that we are usually the makers of our own destiny (in bonefide cases where one truly needs a hand up, they should get one).
| quote: | | You're right, I don't - but I do have a good idea of your mentality from what I read on this board. |
Do you? I only post what i want to reveal here. Assume (Ass U Me). | quote: | | And I will reiterate that you can not possibly know poverty until you have experienced it firsthand yourself. |
we cannot possible know firsthand ANYTHING until we experience it ourselves. But does that or should it stop people from having a discussion about it and god forbid, an opinion about it? Even people who are or were poor all have different opinions about it based on their experience, and you can bet that a lot of them wouldnt agree with you.
| quote: | | You can do all the social work in the world, hand out as many blankets as you please, collect all the cans of tuna in the world for the food bank, but if at the end of the day, you go home to your safe and warm, fixed address abode, you can't possibly understand what it means to live in poverty. |
and i wouldnt want anyone to have to in the first person.
| quote: | | So Jay, at any time in your (and not your parents') life have you ever been poor? |
this is a loaded question and i was expecting this to be honest. First, "poor" is a subjective word. What is poor? Because what is poor here is not poor compared to what i have seen overseas.
If having an opinion about something means you should live it i pose these questions. Have you ever been an executive for a large company or been in charge of a large company's business model? Have you ever been responsible for the jobs and lives of thousands of people who work for you?
Fair question considering how you bash big corporate entities and state that you cannot possibly know a situation until you have lived it.
Not that its any of your business, but I do know what it's like to fall on hard times. Which only reinforces my belief that you are the maker of your own destiny. And thats all you need to know. |
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| Jeff Button |
| Working from home yesterday, caught a bit of him on Dr. Phil - was interesting to say the least. Actually, pissed I didn't PVR today's episode - looking more like a Jerry Spring episode. lol - tune in if you can, his daughter accuses him of punching her in the face in a drunken rage! |
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| The Potter |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
What a fantastic instrument this guy has! I wonder what took so long for him to get into voice-work?
I suspect he smokes (smoked?) a ton to get this voice. |
Yeah, crack cocaine!
| quote: | Originally posted by Jeff Button
Working from home yesterday, caught a bit of him on Dr. Phil - was interesting to say the least. Actually, pissed I didn't PVR today's episode - looking more like a Jerry Spring episode. lol - tune in if you can, his daughter accuses him of punching her in the face in a drunken rage! |
I was about to mention this. It is one of the few times that I have made a note to watch a daytime TV episode. His family seem as though they will also get the blow-dryer treatment from Dr. Phil (as if the son and daughter did not royally up enough yesterday, when they were drinking Grey Goose in the same room as their dad! :crazy: ) |
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| PivotTechno |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
Thank you for putting words in my mouth! |
Little need for me to do so, people tend to reveal themselves as much by what they don't say as by what they do.
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
I only post what i want to reveal here. |
See above.
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
But i happen to believe that there are more checks and balances when you have competitors in the private sector than when you have just one entity controlling things, namely the government. |
Hey, there's a little country called the United States, and they deregulated a tonne of stuff there. I wonder how that's panning out for everyone? Or how about those lucky Argentinians? I hear mass privatization worked wonders for them, too!
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
What is poor? Because what is poor here is not poor compared to what i have seen overseas. |
Poor as in: no fixed address (therefore, none of the social assistance you so despise), no money or food, not sure where you're going to end up sleeping each night, no one to really turn to for assistance.
That sort of poor. |
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