The Late Joan Rivers: 'Does this urn make my ash look fat?' — Page 14

Joan with fellow gay icons Miss Piggy, Liza Minnelli and Lucie Arnaz



This picture was shortly before the infamous schism developed between Joan and Miss Piggy.

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...and officiating at gay weddings.

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And we have our first bit of happy news...

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/joan-rivers-getting-better-after-being-brought-out-of-induced-coma

Updated On: 9/2/14 at 01:46 PM

So much for that hopeful Playbill article. The page has already been deleted, no doubt, in light of the statement released by the family this afternoon, stating that Joan remains on life support.

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Updated On: 9/2/14 at 02:40 PM

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/02/melissa-rivers-joan-rivers_n_5753704.html

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Can there at least be agreement that this is the most off the rails, spasmodically epic and bat**** crazy thread ever on these boards?

To all those looking for a property more intense than Gypsy to turn into a musical, look no further than Joan Rivers.

Her life makes what Rose and those kids had to do look like a walk in the park.

I think they wouldn't remove life support until after she is brought out of the coma. They are going to want to do an MRI to see what, if any, brain function was compromised. Then they will probably make a decision about life support.

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SNAFU-I'm thinking that's right. Also, as I've said-I have had a relative on life support purely to let their body heal. The less the body has to work the easier it is to get it healed. I have a grandmother who had all kinds of problems following brain surgery and was on life support (respirator, etc.) and it was to get her healed-and she's 7 years older than Joan Rivers. She's alive and lives on her own. I know no two cases are identical, but this is a reasonable comparison, I think.

Sabrelady-It is a gradual process. There is nothing to indicate they have tried and failed at taking her off the respirator. I tend to agree that's a benchmark test, though.

Updated On: 9/2/14 at 04:17 PM

'Can there at least be agreement that this is the most off the rails, spasmodically epic and bat**** crazy thread ever on these boards?'

Oh...I don't know. It's not 'Stupid Deer' or even 'The Brendan Stryker Memorial'. I've been watching from afar as I was on vacation last week and generally only post when I'm at work. I don't really have a dog in this fight (not that I'd actually call it a fight), so it's been really interesting to see people sort of read past each other or read into things that aren't necessarily there. I, like growl, thought the original post (and many of the Joan-like jokes thereafter) were very pointed satire. I got why they ruffled feathers, but they didn't ruffle mine. I have been really interested in the discussion that's come about regarding public v. private selves, as well as the responsibility performers have for the work they put into the world, especially when they are the creators of such work. And then there was the misread about Ms. Rivers being anti-lesbian cake and then people thought others were saying she was homophobic and then we had the 'St. Joan of the Queens' photo essay which was HILARIOUS...particularly the pic of her officiating at that gay wedding. What would she have said if she was dissecting the grooms' ensembles on Fashion Police!?

Ya know what...you're right. Batsh*t and wonderful!

^ The consensus seems to be that Ms. Rivers was a lovely woman off-stage. But when that Barbara Walters kicks it, I'll tell you all how I really feel about that gorgon.

I am with Robbie - I cringe at some of her humor, and think the threat started as a wee bit of satire, but that does not mean I wish the woman any pain, nor diminish her contribution to gay rights. She can be all things people contend she is on this threat - a great comic, a cruel comic, a public persona that is very different from her private self, a gracious woman, and a champion of gay rights. None of these qualities exclude the other.