These things come in threes, you guys, and so here’s the second.
Isaac Hayes — who my generation perhaps knows best as the voice of Chef on South Park, but whom others may know as a legend of soul music and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee — has passed away at the age of 65.
His wife found him unconscious near a treadmill in their home. The treadmill was still running. Hayes was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead shortly after 2 pm. The cause of death has not been released, but foul play is not suspected.
Hayes stirred up controversy recently, when he left the cast of South Park after they persisted in mocking his religion, Scientology.
RIP, buddy.
It was because of scientology.
I think he is #3 (1st George C, 2nd Bernie M.) Either way it is very sad.
hot buttered soul man, Rest in Peace.
Kyle: Does poo go to heaven?
Chef: I kinda hope not.
me: sigh!
Scientology is not a religion, Beet. Please stop calling it so.
It is a money making pyramid scheme.
i always thought that was so ironic, that he was all aboard for the mocking of any and everything- but they wrote a show about scientology (which is SUPER mockable) and he was like “heck no, i draw the line.”
i suppose he’s in alien heaven now. weirdo.
but no disrespect- i did love chocolate salty balls. . .
re: joan’s quote; i suppose he’s in alien heaven now. weirdo.
to joan; there is no heaven joan. sorry to burst your bubble, but he could have followed any religion he wanted and it wouldn’t have mattered in the end. the dude just fell off his treadmill and the lights went out. for good.
Mr. Garrison: A ladder to heaven, that’s fuckin’ stupid
I’m the older generation who remembers Isaac in his prime. He WAS Shaft! I remember him at the WattStax festival. His early music was amazing! I loved him and will miss him. He and Bernie Mac will have a great time! RIP Isaac-love you!
RIP issac.
I used to not care if there was a heaven or hell, I just lived my life as I believed would make myself and others proud and neither pushed my beliefs nor mocked others…but when I hear people like “censorthis” who can take a nice quote and well wishes and use it as a platform to show their beliefs are, somehow, “superior” and push their atheists beliefs on others, then I do hope there is a hell and there is a place in that hell for those that mock the beliefs of others. Rest in peace Isaac…you funky, funny muthafucka and hopefully your mocking of the religion of others(while steadfastly protecting your own beliefs) doesn’t get you in eternal hot water, so to speak.
@censor: He probably didn’t “just fall off the treadmill”. He most likely had a heart attack. You don’t just fall off a treadmill and die. They would have mentioned a large pool of blood.
Hopefully you meant to come across as an ass with that bubble comment. Good job!
@DP: Two points to ponder. 1) If I make up my own set of beliefs, it’s still a religion, whether you agree it is or not. 2) Christianity has always involved giving craploads of money to the church, yeah? I’m just saying, maybe it’s BOTH.
You never respond to my arguments, so I’m going to stop there. I’m not pouting.
Aww, chef!
RIP, my friend, in that great cartoon kitchen in the sky.
@ Asta – Thank you. I personally believe we need to just say rest in peace to an awesome talent and leave it at that. I wasn’t even going to leave a comment here because the other ones here disgusted me so. Thanks for yours. Disrespect the living. Leave the dead alone. Damn.
@ Rob – thank you! You conveyed exactly what I wanted to say, but much classier. I was going to say something rude.
I’d much rather live my life believing that there is a Heaven and Hell, working my way toward Heaven, than to believe neither exists and one day find out I’m not fireproof.
it’s so funny how people came to this land in search of religous freedon and these idiots too it to heart. I mean really? scientology? and all these hollywood idiots fall for it. they worship aliens or something? they think they’re going to venus when they die? HI-larious
@ rob: god doesn’t like muthafucka, my friend. he hates white guys that try to act all ghetto and shit. you might want to apologize for that, and while you’re at it, turn your cap forward and pull your pants up whitey!
This is a sad day for music lovers
According to you,”censorthis”, there is no God, so what would you know what he likes and dislikes. I know my God likes and dislikes a person who would make Gods decisions on who he is to like and dislike. I say one word in jest and all of a sudden I’m a backward hat wearing, ghetto wannabe. And calling me “whitey”,who says that, who are you George Jefferson. It’s ignorant, arrogant fools like you who make the world a little harder to live in. My only apology is wasting so many words on an idiot like you.
@ rob; sorry for the miscommunication. wearing your baseball cap ghetto style is actually done with a slight cock to one side or the other. doing it completely backwards just makes you look like a cracker assed pigheaded white punk. hope this helps.
ps; if you really think isaac mocking the religion of others might get him in eternal hot water then you’re just a peabrained douche. if you were firing that blow in my direction then my response would be; ‘whatever’.
pps; there’s no easter bunny either!
I can’t inteliigently converse without resorting to childish namecalling…oh, wait, that’s “censorthis”. “cracker assed pigheaded white punk”…I hope you’re black or else you are the exact of what you are saying that I am. “Cracker”? Is tah you Chris Rock? Oh, and their is an Easter Bunny…who else brought me my Cadbury Cream Eggs…duh!!!
Nice post, keep up the excellent work