Cazzie
SOH-CM-2024
Of course it's not just alcohol that may contribute to Mel's lack of self control. He's done some of his own stunts for years, and that could have caused some permanent damage to his brain... or disease may have taken it's toll.
I know a few souls that have brain damage, and a few with Alzheimer's or stroke issues. You wouldn't believe what comes out of their mouths... or believe these nice people even have such disturbing or horrible thoughts. For these unfortunates, odd, fleeting thoughts become verbalized before the speaker is aware of the content. It's almost the same as Tourette's Syndrome. And put under a bit of stress, the condition intensifies. In that his outbursts seem so inappropriate and oddly extreme, I suspect there is a physical problem, not necessarily a moral problem.
It is a shock when icons of our world fall so short of our expectations... but we all miss the mark at times. Fortunately, the news media keeps us aware of these important events.
Dick
More truth to that than you and I care to say Dick. I am sure glad I am not a celebrity and the press never caught some of the vitriol that has flown from my lips at times, in particular toward people of high positions of government or authority. And I have under and above my breath uttered some of the most profane epitaphs toward the stupid, fat, and slothful than I'd ever care to admit.
Caz