Drew Brophy - in ICU w/ COVID fighting for his life

[maybe]

I've never met Drew, I find his art to be a pale comparison to Rick Griffin's, and I will never ride or own a ...lost board.

Just today on the radio there were stats read that you have a 15X greater chance of dying by not being vaxed.

We got side-tracked with all the weed talk on this thread - but I'm glad that Drew is on the mends... and I enjoyed the clip of him and Mason coloring his board.

Heal up Drew.

 

[r32]

I've never met Drew, I find his art to be a pale comparison to Rick Griffin's, and I will never ride or own a ...lost board.

Just today on the radio there were stats read that you have a 15X greater chance of dying by not being vaxed.

We got side-tracked with all the weed talk on this thread - but I'm glad that Drew is on the mends... and I enjoyed the clip of him and Mason coloring his board.

Heal up Drew.

Would you say it's unfair to compare anyone to Griffin? His stuff left a profound impact on so many, and it was an entirely different time/era. So tough to make a living as an artist these days. Even tougher than pre-internet probably.

 

[toPBk]

I probably missed a bunch of stuff here.

And for background I'm a pro-vaccine, covid believing, scientist (who's also vaxxed to the gills has been travelling a bunch to surf and compete in pajama wrestling events (BJJ) last 7 months)...

I have no connection to Drew.. other that we both surf and probably have many mutual acquaintances...

I don't get it why anybody, even us who are anti - anti-vax folks, would not be anything more than stoked to hear he is doing some degree better... I'm not overly sensitive but rooting against any non foil riding in regular lineup kook or even mocking them - or not celebrating their doing better seems like our politics and Covid opinions have trumped our basic decency.

(says the guy who laughed at Steamroller's post... but I think we should all celebrate)

 

[20W-50 and blood]

I probably missed a bunch of stuff here.

And for background I'm a pro-vaccine, covid believing, scientist (who's also vaxxed to the gills

mount up boys, let's get this SOB. for MURICA!!!!!!!!!! pinko scum

 

[santacruzin]

I suppose not. I'll have to buy one of his future Sacred Geometry paintings to gain insight on how EVERYTHING in the universe works, or at least how opportunistic art-speak marketing works.

Just smoke a bunch of dmt much cheaper hehe

 

[griffinsurfboard]

hes going to try a new experimental drug!?...

i wonder whats in it?

We got approval for an experimental drug called Aviptadil. It's very promising to quicken his healing. I've had to go through a lengthy process to get it approved; hours of research, paperwork and phone calls. Finally, it's been ordered and when they give it to him, his healing will be even faster.
✨

 

[JSC]

So Mr Brophy was in an induced coma - for weeks - and somehow acquired revelations as to "how EVERYTHING works" - ?

Bullsheet.

He probably doesn't remember a damn thing.

It's a long road back from a serious Covid 19 infection to a functional human being, he will need all the help he can get from medical science.

It wasn't thoughts and prayers to Sky Daddy that got him out of the ICU.

And just think - all of this, the time, the massive expense, the emotional drama, the weeks of induced coma, could have been avoided with a safe and effective FREE vaccine.

 

[casa_mugrienta]

So Mr Brophy was in an induced coma - for weeks - and somehow acquired revelations as to "how EVERYTHING works" - ?

Bullsheet.

I cringed.

This is called the pretty picture someone paints when their loved one is seriously fvcked.

And just think - all of this, the time, the massive expense, the emotional drama, the weeks of induced coma, could have been avoided with a safe and effective FREE vaccine.

It's not a guarantee.

But yeah, it must suck knowing that.

Anyway, I am glad to see it looks like he's going to make it and is apparently communicating.

 

[Haiku]

We got approval for an experimental drug called Aviptadil. It's very promising to quicken his healing. I've had to go through a lengthy process to get it approved; hours of research, paperwork and phone calls. Finally, it's been ordered and when they give it to him, his healing will be even faster.
✨

Now is a great time
for her to promote vaccines
But I bet she won't.

 

[sussle]

Now is a great time
for her to promote vaccines
But I bet she won't.

i see what you did there.

 

[estreet]

So Mr Brophy was in an induced coma - for weeks - and somehow acquired revelations as to "how EVERYTHING works" - ?

Bullsheet.

Judging by these here flip-flops, Brophy is a Buddhist



So either he’ll start painting pictures of the twelve link chain of dependent origination or he’ll strike out on his own like L. Ron Hubbard and paint pictures of big bug-eyed aliens or some sh!t. Either way I wish him a speedy recovery and lucrative religious life.

 

[Autoprax]

I don't get the wishing of good health to a sick stranger online.

It seems like a virtue signal to me.

Kind of like, "I think hitler was a bad man" or "I think it's wrong to be cruel to dogs."

What I think doesn't matter.

So you don't think I am heartless, I am devastated by BI's ALS diagnosis.

And I only know him from what he posted here.

But it really bummed me out and I wish I could do something.

 

[bogusmedia]

like our politics and Covid opinions have trumped our basic decency.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

imagine if the vaccine, and belief in covid hadn't become political

its soul-crushing as a 31 year old, to see so many people in our society fight the collective intelligence and ability of the scientific world. to see fear and religion trump scientific and technological advancement and problem-solving. my generation already deals with enough mounting fiscal, political, environmental issues.

but lets donate to the kickstarter with a 150k goal for one person who needs treatment for a virus that has a proven vaccine... because Obamacare death panels or something.

 

[One-Off]

I don't get the wishing of good health to a sick stranger online.

It seems like a virtue signal to me.

Kind of like, "I think hitler was a bad man" or "I think it's wrong to be cruel to dogs."

What I think doesn't matter.

So you don't think I am heartless, I am devastated by BI's ALS diagnosis.

And I only know him from what he posted here.

But it really bummed me out and I wish I could do something.

I think what you think matters.

 

[Autoprax]

I think what you think matters.

 

[sussle]

does anybody here remember Lera Lynn?

 

[stringcheese]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

imagine if the vaccine, and belief in covid hadn't become political

its soul-crushing as a 31 year old, to see so many people in our society fight the collective intelligence and ability of the scientific world. to see fear and religion trump scientific and technological advancement and problem-solving. my generation already deals with enough mounting fiscal, political, environmental issues.

but lets donate to the kickstarter with a 150k goal for one person who needs treatment for a virus that has a proven vaccine... because Obamacare death panels or something.

Take that imagined scenario and end up with results the same, or worse. Sure, politics stopped some people from getting vaccinated. On the other hand, the politicization of the vaccine effort must have resulted in a number of people getting vaccinated that otherwise wouldn't have.

There must be people who made the decision "I don't know or understand, but I trust the people who don't trust or like Donald Trump, and I trust television news doctors implicitly, so I'll do anything they say" and just as many of them as there have been "I don't trust the liberals, they'll turn the frogs gay, I didn't get the shingles vaccine and I'm not getting this one, not tryina get autism"

political bullshlt game is played both ways, damn near evenly in the united states. The players are easy to identify by their "the people who don't come to the same conclusion as me are stupid or evil. It is not possible that what is best for them, and what is best for me, are different" attitude, and the coupled unwillingness to accept that the unknown is unknown, it is not their unrealized fear waiting to play out if everyone doesn't do what they say.

We are all guessing and gambling here. Some of us are just being honest about it.

 

[Autoprax]

How are the people who got the shot gambling?

Getting the shot is the opposite of gambling.

 

[sussle]

How are the people who got the shot gambling?

Getting the shot is the opposite of gambling.

Exactly. Getting the shot was not rolling the dice. Not getting the shot would be rolling the dice.

 

[crustBrother]

everything we do is a roll of the dice to some extent

the long term effects of the vax are unknown

same is true for covid

do your best