RIP Anthony Bourdain
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 1:05 pm
I'm probably not the best person to eulogize Anthony Bourdain; I was "merely" a fan, there are many others who felt a much closer connection to him or a higher degree of fandom. But I am feeling especially sad about this for several reasons: In addition to his talent, Bourdain was a truly interesting indvidual, an exceedingly rare trait, and he was pretty much unique, an even more rare trait in this homogenized world. Mostly, though, I am channeling my son Bryan, who turned me on to Bourdain and was a big, big fan and admirer of Bourdain's. I am thinking back on the many hours Bryan and I spent watching Bourdain (and inevitably, also thinking about some of the shows on our "regular rotation") and it's an emotional gut punch. I think it's partly those memories but it's also feeling at a surprisingly deep level how upset Bryan would be to learn of Bourdain's death, especially by suicide. A sad, sad day. 
