01-11-2011, 11:27 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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Ted Williams, the Ohio homeless man whose golden voice made him a YouTube sensation and brought him offers of work, was detained by the Los Angeles Police Department Monday night at a Hollywood hotel.
According to law enforcement sources, Williams and a unidentified family member were
detained after police were called to the Renaissance Hotel on a disturbance call.
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http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-te...,7966433.story
great start....
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01-11-2011, 11:31 PM
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Norm!
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I don't know what people are going to expect from this guy. There is no such thing as a feel good story, you take a guy who's been living off of the street and suddenly throw him into the lime light, somethings going to happen.
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01-11-2011, 11:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Calgary
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I wish him the best. Cant even begin to imagine how hard it would be to go from where he was a couple weeks ago to where he is now and the transitions one would have to make.
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01-12-2011, 07:46 AM
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#44
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I like to see people getting second chances and I hope he makes the most of his.
However, I'm not holding my breath that he'll be able to sustain this new found success and keep his life on track. Sometimes people can change but most of the time we are who we are. He hit hard times, turned to drugs and abandoned his family. Hopefully he makes amends but there's probably just as good a chance that having more money and more success just makes it easier to pursue his vices.
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01-12-2011, 08:57 AM
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#45
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First Line Centre
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I would love to see him start dating Susan Boyle
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01-12-2011, 03:37 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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And into rehab....
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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.
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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktl...,7965923.story
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01-12-2011, 04:27 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
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Good for him, even if he was largely clean for the last couple of years I can't imagine that it was done in a way that would allow him to resist temptation now that he has a bit of fame and fortune (or at least a paycheck). Nothing good was going to come from lavishing money and attention on someone with serious issues if those issues weren't actually dealt with.
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01-12-2011, 04:44 PM
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FFS, "Dr" Phil is annoying. What a fun-robber.
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01-12-2011, 04:48 PM
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A Fiddler Crab
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chicago
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01-13-2011, 01:56 AM
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All I can get
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While I appreciate the sentimental pull a rags-to-riches story provides, I'm not sure why it shouldn't have been, oh... say instead the sonorious stylings of Grant Farhall going viral.
I'm quite sure Grant loves Mac 'n' Cheese.
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01-25-2011, 10:00 PM
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First Line Centre
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Yep, what an idiot the guys homeless and gets the break of a lifetime where people are bending over to help him and set himself up for nothing but a bright future and he chooses the bottle over the future. Nice.
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01-25-2011, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Gundo
Yep, what an idiot the guys homeless and gets the break of a lifetime where people are bending over to help him and set himself up for nothing but a bright future and he chooses the bottle over the future. Nice.
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Obviously you have no idea what you are talking about. He is addicted to booze/drugs. Did you really expect a Cinderella story here?
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01-25-2011, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Jets4Life
Obviously you have no idea what you are talking about. He is addicted to booze/drugs. Did you really expect a Cinderella story here?
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Oh Im well aware of what Im talking about, I pretty much expected this would happen with ol' Ted but 95% of people seemed to expect a Cinderella story.
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01-26-2011, 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Gundo
Oh Im well aware of what Im talking about, I pretty much expected this would happen with ol' Ted but 95% of people seemed to expect a Cinderella story.
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On the contrary, anyone who has had an addiction, or has a loved one with addiction problems knew this story would not end happily. It's ultimately up to the addict to take accountability for his actions, and get help. Sadly, this does not happen overnight.
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