Erik Rhodes dies of a Heart Attack at 30!

[dfiant]

Not a fan of porn, so never heard of this bloke. Sad that he chose the path that he did, a tragedy for his family, friends and partner.

No parent should have to bury their child so young.

[princealbertofb]

In his blog and I think something like two years earlier he writes that he's on some kind of new stuff, one of the side effects of which can be ... death. So it seems he was warned well in advance.

[Ind]

I just keep on thinking.. wow, this guy must have been really, really unhappy. And just to think that there are plenty of people like that.. is sort of depressing.

[Genersis]

What i think is sad is that most people will think of him as less of a person because of his profession and the fact he had a drug problem.

The former has no intrinsic negative impact on a persons life, and people should not be frowned upon for working in such a profession.

Drug use also shouldn't make people be thought of as less of a person.
It's sad that he had such a problem, but that problem was likely created as a means to escape others. It's no reason to think of him as less of a person. It's just a sign that he had problems in his life, and that he wasn't getting the help he needed.

I just wish everyone has happy lives.
I truly hope that he had some deservedly good times to balance out the bad.

I wish his family the best.
I wonder how close they were to him...

[BeautifulBlue]

How sad. I don't think I've been exposed to him heavily (I'm sure given the amount of [I'll be honest] porn I've watched, I've seen him before,) but it's sad to hear that drug use and depression took one of the men of our community.

It's so sad. I've slowly been learning through making the rounds through guys (dating, meeting, etc.) that drug use is such a prevalent part of our underground. It's like sex -- some people can't stay away from it. I know someone (wouldn't call him a friend, more of an acquaintance) who does/did meth and I just recently found out he's been diagnosed with HIV. Not the same as what's happened here, but the same sentiment rings -- drugs can do horrible, destructive things to people.

RIP Erik Rhodes.