Hum Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Dave Freeman, co-author of ?100 Things to Do Before You Die,? a travel guide and ode to odd adventures that inspired readers and imitators, died after hitting his head in a fall at his home. He was 47. Freeman died Aug. 17 after the fall at his Venice home, his father, Roy Freeman, told the Los Angeles Times on Monday. An advertising agency executive, Freeman co-wrote the 1999 book subtitled ?Travel Events You Just Can't Miss? with Neil Teplica. It was based on the Web site whatsgoingon.com, which the pair ran together from 1996 to 2001. ?This life is a short journey,? the book says. ?How can you make sure you fill it with the most fun and that you visit all the coolest places on earth before you pack those bags for the very last time?? Freeman's relatives said he visited about half the places on his list before he died, and either he or Teplica had been to nearly all of them. ?He didn't have enough days, but he lived them like he should have,? Teplica said. The book's recommendations ranged from the obvious ? attending the Academy Awards and running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain ? to the more obscure ? taking a voodoo pilgrimage in Haiti and ?land diving? on the Island of Vanuatu, which Freeman once called ?the original bungee jumping.? It included goofy graphics with each entry, indicating that some activities were ?down and dirty,? and others ?grandma friendly.? The success of ?100 Things? inspired dozens of like-minded books, with titles such as ?100 Things Project Managers Should Do Before They Die? and ?100 Things Cowboys Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die.? Freeman graduated from the University of Southern California in 1983, briefly working for an ad agency in Newport Beach before moving to New York to work for Grey Advertising. On Sept. 11, 2001, Freeman watched the second plane hit the World Trade Center from his apartment just blocks away. He moved back to Southern California to be closer to his family. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 I guess he left a long list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Gil Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 #100 - Bang your head after a fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webeagle12 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 #100 - Bang your head after a fall I gust book should be renamed to "56 things to do before you die" :p but seriously RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoneAvail Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Damn that sucks, he couldn't do most of the stuff he planned out. **** never works out the way you plan it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 I guess the other half of the list will have to wait for his next incarnation. ;) Pleasant journey Dave ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted August 27, 2008 Veteran Share Posted August 27, 2008 May he rest in peace. It leaves me wondering how he fell hard enough to actually die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted August 27, 2008 Veteran Share Posted August 27, 2008 May he rest in peace. It leaves me wondering how he fell hard enough to actually die. While the force is important, how you fall matters too. I broke my arm years ago just by tripping on my shoe. It wasn't the force that did it, it was how I fell on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsheron Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 On Sept. 11, 2001, Freeman watched the second plane hit the World Trade Center from his apartment just blocks away. He moved back to Southern California to be closer to his family. Hmmm.... and the significance of that in relation to his death is what exactly?...... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webeagle12 Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Hmmm.... and the significance of that in relation to his death is what exactly?...... :rolleyes: well you know media, they like a stir up a bowl of bs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WastedJoker Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 #47 - buy and wear a crash helmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cuban Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Poor Guy, Although he atleast got some things done hopefully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scirwode Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 At least he did quite a few things on his list. My list, however, is another matter... Scirwode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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