Originally Posted By DlandDug Sad news. Charles Rocket, who died on Oct. 7 apparently committed suicide. <a href="http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/ae/3399742" target="_blank">http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ss istory.mpl/ae/3399742</a> Who was Charles Rocket? A footnote in show business, really. His biggest claim to fame was appearing as a member of the Saturday Night Live cast in the infamous 1980-81 season. The show was villified by the fans and critics that year. (It followed the immensely popular original cast.) Rocket famously uttered the "Queen Mother of dirty words" live on the show one night. Shortly after, there was a huge shake up, with even the producer (Jean Doumanian) and most of the cast (including Rocket) getting the boot. It must have been difficult to have been that close to huge success, and never experienced it. (Here is an on line tribute piece that includes background of which I was unaware: <a href="http://www.providencephoenix.com/features/p_and_j/documents/05030762.asp" target="_blank">http://www.providencephoenix.c om/features/p_and_j/documents/05030762.asp</a> )
Originally Posted By TheBellCaptain That is so sad. I knew Charles Rocket back in 1992 when he did some guest work on "Quantum Leap." He was such a nice guy, y'know? Always upbeat and cheerful. That is just so sad....
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder What gives me the chills is that he committed suicide by cutting his own throat. It was almost as of killing himself wasn't enough, he had to punish himself for something as well.
Originally Posted By Ursula I feel so bad because I don't even recognize the guy. I looked his picture up on Google images, too. And what a way to go, too. How sad.
Originally Posted By TheBellCaptain RE: Post #3 Yeah...I feel the same way. I wonder why he would hate himself so much to torture his own body like that. And he was such a sweetheart, too....I truly hope he finds peace.
