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| Sex, Drugs, & Rock 'n Roll is the battle cry of our parent's generation...and ours too? |
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| Drugs and drink, WHEW! We love Amy but her doc's a downer (dailysanctuary.com). |
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Amy addicted to alcohol, drugs, anorexia
(Channel 5) With fans all over the world still struggling to come to terms with her
death, a Channel 5 documentary reveals the full shocking truth about Amy
Winehouse's tortured private life. Now a newer documentary, "Amy," also examines her short life.
The Untold Story of Amy
Fame, fortune, beauty, youth, influence -- and it was not enough?
Delinquents forced to watch Winehouse movie
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| Giant guardians protect entrance to one of Thailand's many temples (Kai Kardd). |
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| These darn kids today, venerable! |
(Sep Singer Amy Winehouse, bedeviled by addictions to drugs
and alcohol before her death in 2011 at the age of 27, was the subject of
a well-received documentary/cautionary tale this year, "Amy." (See trailer above).
[Thailand is one of the most Buddhist countries in the world, with more than 90% of the population being Theravada Buddhists, but there are modern problems in paradise.] The Thai Health Promotion
Foundation and the Stop Drink Network arranged for nearly 100 boys from
a juvenile detention center, together with dozens of university
students and members of various youth groups, to watch the film on
Wednesday, saying they hope it inspires them to overcome their own
problems.
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| The inside of temples is even more glorious than their heavenly exteriors (Kai Kardd). |
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| What did the Buddha say about drugs, drink? |
The film documents Amy Winehouse's talent, how
she tried to cope with the pressures of fame, and her death of
accidental alcohol poisoning. "I think Amy's story is a real story that
reflects real problems in the society, especially among teenagers. When
Amy felt too much pressure, she acted out and started drinking, but she
was gifted and she found that gift. It's not too late for the students
to find their gifts and learn from her mistakes," said Kamron Chudecha
of the Stop Drink Network.
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| The talented jazz singer Jewish beauty and drug addicted waste case Amy Winehouse (AP) |
Even though Winehouse was a celebrity with
fans around the world, Kamron said he sees a lot of similarities
between her problems and those of juveniles in detention centers. "These
kids think the society labels them as drug addicts, alcohol addicts, and
criminals. When one hits rock bottom, it takes a lot of courage to
fight the loneliness and criticism, like when Amy has to fight the media
attention and people around her. Amy lost the battle, but these kids
still have a chance," he said.
The juvenile detention center outside
Bangkok houses youths sent there for serious crimes such as murder and
drug-related crimes with sentences of five years or more. Books and
movies are shown and discussed as part of effort to rehabilitate them. More
Amy eventually performs "Back to Black" during her failed comeback due to drugs and alcohol. She's just like Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, said by investigator Tom Grant to have been murdered by his wife Courtney Love.
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