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yellowcanine

(35,699 posts) Wed May 9, 2012, 12:06 PM May 2012

Thomas Kinkade died of accidental overdose

http://www.freep.com/usatoday/article/54820746?odyssey=obinsite

Alcohol and Valium. Sad story. Apparently he struggled with alcoholism and recently relapsed.
I wasn't a fan of his paintings but a lot of people liked them and were willing to buy them.

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Thomas Kinkade died of accidental overdose (Original Post) yellowcanine May 2012 OP

A lot of people waste their money on a lot of junk when it's supposedly associated with God. Lint Head May 2012 #1

I don't think it has anything to do with God. People just like that crap. Like Elvis on velvet yellowcanine May 2012 #2

Kinkade was touted by evangelicals, particularily TBN, as having a gift from God for Lint Head May 2012 #3

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

1. A lot of people waste their money on a lot of junk when it's supposedly associated with God.

Reply to yellowcanine (Original post)

Wed May 9, 2012, 01:03 PM

May 2012

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)

2. I don't think it has anything to do with God. People just like that crap. Like Elvis on velvet

Reply to Lint Head (Reply #1)

Wed May 9, 2012, 03:07 PM

May 2012

paintings. People buy those also and they are crap as well. Of course it IS the KING.

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

3. Kinkade was touted by evangelicals, particularily TBN, as having a gift from God for

Reply to yellowcanine (Reply #2)

Wed May 9, 2012, 11:54 PM

May 2012

painting inspirational pictures of hope and light. It has everything to do with people's concept of God and Kinkade using that concept to make millions. He was a cynical bastard.

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