Even Bibleman falls on hard times...

January 8, 2009 7:10 PM

Willie Aames (aka Bibleman) recently tried to kill himself over the holidays.
posted by flipyourwig (25 comments total)

"It got so bad, I put a knife to my throat and cut myself in six places."

"...what he's doing to carve out a new life for himself."

lol
posted by Johnny Porno at 7:13 PM on January 8, 2009

Yeah, this thread is going to go nowhere good.
posted by empath at 7:13 PM on January 8, 2009

I'd hit it.
posted by ageispolis at 7:13 PM on January 8, 2009

I don't call out many posts, but a crap link to a note on a cheesy magazine's lame website to "Pick up the Star" for more details doesn't a good post make.
posted by substrate at 7:18 PM on January 8, 2009

pretty obscure... not sure that this is fpp material..
posted by HuronBob at 7:18 PM on January 8, 2009

Well here's an article about it from The LA Times and Fox News and Radar.
posted by flipyourwig at 7:22 PM on January 8, 2009

HuronBob, and substrate, your attitude toward this post pretty clearly reflects your opinion of Willie Aames's past work, as artfully as you avoid directly saying so. The fact is, Aames is a major historical figure in cape-wearing bible heroes, etc, and has just tried to off himself. I think that makes this fpp important. So fuck off.
posted by gorgor_balabala at 7:25 PM on January 8, 2009 [3 favorites]

Oh I absolutely love you gorgor_balabala
posted by flipyourwig at 7:29 PM on January 8, 2009

This thread could go one of two ways: hurfdurf washedup star kills himself or toobadyoudidn'tsuccedfundyfascistblabla.... both would be kind of depressing frankly.
posted by jonmc at 7:29 PM on January 8, 2009 [2 favorites]

Does anyone else have "Charles in charge of our days, of our lives... I want Charles in charge of me!" going through their head over and over again?
posted by benk at 7:29 PM on January 8, 2009 [2 favorites]

The holidays can be rough on anyone.

Hell, I don't know what to say. Hope he gets his life together, I know things can look bleak sometimes.
posted by nola at 7:33 PM on January 8, 2009

I thought he was hilarious on Charles in Charges. I really did.
posted by Astro Zombie at 7:34 PM on January 8, 2009 [2 favorites]

Does anyone else have "Charles in charge of our days, of our lives... I want Charles in charge of me!" going through their head over and over again?

Well, I do now. Thanks, jerk.
posted by infinitywaltz at 7:35 PM on January 8, 2009

I thought he was hilarious on Charles in Charges. I really did.

Me too.

Also this is the dumbest post ever.
posted by Divine_Wino at 7:36 PM on January 8, 2009 [2 favorites]

Also this is the dumbest post ever.

Aw thanks. You flatter me.
posted by flipyourwig at 7:39 PM on January 8, 2009

No dude, this is the dumbest post ever. But you were a close second.
posted by nola at 7:40 PM on January 8, 2009

Celebrityfilter has hit a new low. Congratulations.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 7:42 PM on January 8, 2009

But you were a close second.

I aspire to write a post that bad... maybe someday my dreams will come true.
posted by flipyourwig at 7:43 PM on January 8, 2009

Actually reading some of the articles about his suicide attempt, I really can't help but feel very sorry for him. It's stuff like this that makes me glad I'll probably never be famous, even if for just 15 minutes.
posted by Bageena at 7:43 PM on January 8, 2009

Whenever I think of Willie Aames, I think of this picture

and these Speedo pictures

which I stumbled across as a very impressionable young gayster...

none of this has anything to do with anything, except that it makes it even less Bibleman than before and I thought it could help make this post even more ridiculous.

You're welcome.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 7:44 PM on January 8, 2009

Well, damn. That sucks a lot. For some weird reason, I always kinda like Bibleman. I mean... I actually own a bibleman outfit. It was a goofy gift from a while back - I was the token Xian in our little anarchist college coop. But the concept is so harmless - it wasn't like he was "gay-basher man" or "anti-choice man." He was just Bible Man.

I don't know why this is tearing me up so much. Aames just seemed like this goofy ass guy and a weird excuse for a super hero and I guess I didn't expect this.
posted by Baby_Balrog at 7:47 PM on January 8, 2009

What I never realized about Charles in Charge is it went on air with one family, got canceled and then came back on another network with a completely different family. Only the Charles and Buddy characters were the same. THEY NEVER EXPLAINED WHERE THE FIRST FAMILY WENT.
posted by birdherder at 7:47 PM on January 8, 2009

I was also taking antidepressants and antianxiety pills. It got so bad, I put a knife to my throat and cut myself in six places. The police came, put me in handcuffs and whisked me away.

Big deal, I do that every weekend.
posted by dead cousin ted at 7:50 PM on January 8, 2009

Following links from the Aames wikipedia entry, I learned that Ralph Macchio is 47 years old!

I'm going to lead myself off to the glue factory now.
posted by jonmc at 7:50 PM on January 8, 2009

One day, a couple of years ago, a large manila envelope arrived at my house. Inside, was an autographed poster of Willie Aames as Bibleman. No one has ever fessed up to doing the deed.
posted by kimdog at 7:51 PM on January 8, 2009