Rest In Peace "Grasshopper"...

We mourn the loss of a "KUNG FU" Master.

Growing up as a kid, I never wanted to be Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine (David Carradine), I always wanted to be Bruce Lee. All my friends had pictures of Bruce Lee on there walls, Bruce was a ripped mass of FURY and REVENGE, he would flex his back, crack his knuckles and jump on your rib cage. I don't think I knew a single person growing up that had a Kwai Chang Caine or David Carradine picture on there wall...Maybe the occasional Chuck Norris, but never David Carradine.

None the less...I always watched Kung Fu, whenever it was on TV, I even watched the "New" episodes of Kung Fu with Kwai Chang's son.

Kung Fu and David Carradine never had the ASS KICKING that Bruce Lee would handout, the moves were slow, the kicks and punches were never devastating and Kwai Chang maybe had a 2 pack...But I still watched. And although my friends and I would never admit to being big fans of Kung Fu, we would find ourselves trying to "take the pebble from my hand grasshopper".

David Carradine, who became a TV icon on the early 1970s western series "Kung Fu" and had a long career in the movies, has been found dead in Bangkok, Thailand. He was 72.

Carradine was found hanged in his hotel room yesterday, the Thai newspaper The Nation reported on its website, citing unidentified police sources. He was believed to have committed suicide.

The actor, who was in Bangkok to shoot a movie, could not be contacted after he failed to appear for a meal with the film crew on Wednesday, the newspaper said. His body was found by a hotel maid at 10 a.m. this morning.

REST IN PEACE David Carradie...

I can honestly say, in looking back at my childhood, you were one of heros...and right now I wish I had one of those posters.