Laurie Woolever Remembers Anthony Bourdain 

I feel sad when I see Joe crying he is a really good guy, one of a few good hearted people in this field.

I saw Tony right when Cook’s Tour aired. He was walking down a street West Village NYC. I recognized him, it took a short while but I knew it was him. He didn’t look directly at me but I saw him smirk. Like he knew I recognized him. He was tall and his arms were long and he had on a leather jacket. I regret that I didn’t at least say hello and tell him that I really enjoyed watching Cook’s Tour. Then I started following and watching his shows. In a big way his shows encouraged me to travel and cook. Anthony Bourdain encouraged and inspired me to travel. Today, I live in Thailand and started a cooking channel on RU-vid. Thank you for the inspiration Anthony, Rest In Peace.

It's amazing how much AB affected people. I never met him and it hurt when he passed. I learned a lot from him through his show.

The best aspect of his shows was that each episode was a “love letter” to that particular location. He didn’t just hang out with rich people but also with the locals and gave them their flowers as well. He was snarky but also humble. Humble in a way that most celebrities aren’t, even those that claim to be humble.

I got to meet him at a book signing. In line outside a guy working there was handing out post it notes and said to write down on the note what you want Anthony to write in your book to save time. I knew Tony’s attitude and thought it would be cool for him to write “Go fuck yourself”. When I got to Tony, I handed him the note. He read it and looked up at me looking pissed. I said, “No! Anthony. I want you to write that to me!” He laughed and said, “Now, THAT I can do!”

Mr Bourdain was an amazing, authentic man. So interesting and inspiring. Inspired me early in my cooking career. I miss him!

My sister committed suicide…that feeling of what if never goes away it’s the hardest of all. 😭

as a depression sufferer..I can understand his passing because it's a very deep emotional pain. the sad part is that nobody really wants to die. just stop that bad feeling. get help before it consumes you!

I loved his show it was so interesting learning about the culture and the food. He is missed dearly.

One of the most touching posts I've seen. Both Joe and Laurie giving reverence in the sentiment of heroism is the finest compliment "Tony" could receive.

I love Anthony Bourdain so much, may he rest in peace. 🙏☮️

I genuinely feel the pain joe. He is one the reasons why I want to travel and it brings me great sadness to know he's gone. I remember that day I really just felt like giving my mom a hug. I didn't know him but he will always be in my memories.

I’ve watched some of his shows for the first time and there are many points I see that I at least recognize in myself as the signs of my struggling.

Next time you ask someone you care about "How are you?" Make sure you follow up their answer with more questions. Everyone is dealing with something and don't feel like they can ask for help.

Joe Rogan is human. Not anything more or anything less. This is what we love most about him.

i did an AB pilgrimage to Istanbul in 2012 before we lost him. i followed his footsteps and ate where he sat. i have the video on my channel. im proud to say i love him as a human being that opened my mind to another level of existence. his words were genuine and smile was real... but so was the darkness that enveloped him when he was on his own ( despite having millions of admirers). Thank You and sorry

So many talented people consumed by the very thing that defines or draws us to them. Robin Williams is a great example. I will forever cherish the time spent watching Tony. One of a kind. The world isn’t the same without him.

I remember the exact moment when I heard about it; I was driving over the Washington Baum Bridge in Nag's Head, NC. I never met Bourdain but his deep passion for culture and authenticity really resonated with me (and all of his fans, I'm sure); I knew we lost something huge, yet personal.

I couldn't watch a single episode of his show after he died. Parts Unknown was in the middle of the season and my tivo was already set to record every episode, but could never bring myself to watch it. I drive by a mural painting of him everyday on my way to work and always give it a glance and tip of the hat. He was more than just a cook or a travel guy. His show was more like a life journey with nuggets of wisdom sprinkled in. I never really revered "celebrities", but he was more like a crazy uncle that you loved to hang out with. I don't normally get choked up when I hear of a celebrity passing, but this one really got me.

RIP Anthony, miss your authenticity, honesty and humility. Grateful to have merit of learning, watching your shows, your insight and view points over a meal.

I still watch reruns of all his shows, still great!!

The 1st and 3rd act of the documentary are incredible and you learn a lot about Bourdain that most ppl didn’t know. The 2nd act was the most vanilla.

I never met Anthony but felt like I did after watching his shows. Didnt get past the first 30 seconds on the Doc before Tearing up. I can't imagine how hard his passing was for his friends

Anthony Bourdain & Robin Williams were probably the 2 hardest celebrity deaths for me.

I really enjoyed this podcast. Ms. Woolever was articulate and engaging while being open and humble. Nice bonus tip to read "Down and out in Paris and London" by Orwell, great read.

That was a great film. I watched it on my own because I didn't want to hold back my emotions. I planned on watching it a second time but ended up losing a best friend and couldn't find the strength to watch after that.

I watched him for years. Miss him and I never even met him. Genuine loss.

I appreciate this clip. I miss Bourdain all the time. When I found out he passed I booked a trip to Vietnam as a tribute as it was his favourite place in the world

Last two times I cried in the past 3 years. For Tony and Kobe. RIP legends.

Much love to Anthony Bourdain. Got to meet him in person once, and he was such a genuine, humble dude. I still do a double take every time I hear legendary chef Jonathan Waxman speak on a show like Master Chef, because his voice is SO similar to Bourdain's! I kind of like it, almost like Bourdain is still alive in some way.

And on that starry starry night when no hope was left in sight you took your life as lovers often do I could have told you, tony, this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you

I grew up watching him since I was a kid. He made me love food, travel, and learning about other cultures. He was an amazing guy and his humanness is what really made him stand out. Plus as I began my own struggles with addiction finding out about that with him and hearing him speak on it truly helped me keep going. His is a light that will always be missed.

I can't watch anything with Anthony in it. It still just crushes me. As a chef and lover of travel, he was a hero to me. Such a loss.

One of my best and oldest friends took his own life in 2018. Today we have been friends for 22 years. He would give anyone the shirt off his back and never let you down even when you would have let yourself down. We spent almost every day together and of course as we grew up we grew apart. Girlfriends, school, kids etc. It was the holidays of 2017 when he reached out me. I had a missed call and a text saying it was him and to call him back. It was a hectic time that year and I was having a hard time from my father passing away unexpectedly just a few months before in September. I never made the time to call or even text him back and just a few months later he was gone.. I honestly believe if we could have spoken things would have been different. I wish they were. I’m sorry I let you down bro I love and miss you

Heard about Bourdain from being mentioned a lot on the JRE, and ofc the David Choe episode. Since then me and my gf started watching Parts Unknown and we love Anthony but we're sad he is gone.

I'm struggling to decide to watch it. I loved Anthony...I had just finished rewatching "Layover" and felt like I had just spent time with him. So when he took his life, I, like millions was stunned, bowled over, couldn't believe it. So now when I see anything I feel that loss all over again...I feel so overwhelming sad...and I didn't even know the man!

Loved the doc. Excellent

The most charismatic people often struggle the most as well. Experiencing a wide range of deep emotions can help you relate with almost anybody. Rest peacefully AB

The best thing about Bourdain is that we can watch him visit the world for generations

To be honest I think I’m only just recovering from the documentary I’m still devastated! Made me cry rivers! Rest easy Mr Bourdain hope you are finally happy! A special soul & man after my own heart ❤️ ✌️😋✌️

I was born in 2002 and learned about AB when I started watching the travel channel where he went around the world tasting food and ever since there I was fascinated by the guy. I recently took up a job working the line at a restaurant and his Documentarys stuck with me. It was such a bummer we lost a good soul. Long Live AB.

Anthony was the man! He was so laid back, had a great smile and truly liked people and made them at ease regardless of social standing. We all miss him RIP !

Everyone who is struggling watching this... Everything will be fine. Tomorrow is another day. Stay positive 🙂

One of my friend took his life as well, and it is hard. I have several other friends passed away due to illness or accidents, but the taking one's own life, It felt like I could have done more, and to this day it is hard to understand, and it is always sad.

I watched his show on The Travel Channel for so long. He was awesome at what he did.

I remember the day he passed. I was at the beach with my buddy early in the morning saving a spot for the rest of my friends and I got the notification on my phone. It felt so surreal cause I had been watching his videos recently up until that point.

The documentary was amazing.

Really do miss hearing his unique perspective of the world.

I loved watching Anthony Bordain. He was a great story teller. Just wish I would've watched him in the earlier days. I didn't grasp a full appreciation until he was gone. R.I.P Tony.

I cried watching the doc too

I didn’t know Joe cared that much about Anthony Bourdain. Sucks to lose someone you care about so much.

I could ugly cry quickly on only prolonged mention of Anthony Bourdain. The immense humility and genuineness of someone as creatively talented and articulate as him.

All other videos are less important. I miss him so much him and mac Miller 2 people I actually love their work and personal side sad to lose both but I will always appreciate the content and energy left with us still

Old school JRE guest. Love it

Inremember the girl i was dating started crying when she heard the news. We were teenagers yet Tony spoke to our soul with his art. RIP brother. Wherever you are I hope you are in peace. God bless.

Man, it sucks every time I think about it. I'm sure that watching Roadrunner is going to be tough. It's comforting to know that he's still very much missed by many, including Joe. RIP Chef!!

3:56 Joe you can get rid of that phone bud. Just transfer your texts lmao

I didn't know Anthony Bourdain personally but through watching his different shows it felt like I knew him more than any other celebrity. He is truly missed by all who knew him or knew of him!

I just got the book I can’t open it for some reason I’m just waiting for the right time. I miss you Anthony I wish it hadn’t ended the way it did. Rest In Peace

A friend of mine took his own life after finding out his wife cheated on him with another guy. They had 2 kids together. The son found him hanging in his bedroom. He was a handsome talented dude that could of had any women he wanted. I’ll never understand it.

it still airs on cable where I'm at Every time I watch it it's so sad

I loved Anthony Bourdain. He was so genuine to me and I felt like he was representing us normal guys. When I heard about his death I was floored. He was a great man even if he didn't believe it.

I’m not crying ...you are 🥺

Anthony can never be replaced. But his shows were amazing life lessons, there is a void that needs to be filled.

The passion 💪🏾

Feel better joe! Rip Anthony Bourdain

I feel ya Joe, it's hard to lose friends way too early

I miss Anthony's No Reservations show! 😓

Weird seeing Joe so emotional at the start, just remember that suicide is never the answer. You don't end the pain just move it onto your family and friends. Much love everybody x

This is the first episode I cried My fiancé took her life 3 years ago I miss you Carole, I’ll never get over our love for each other. I’ll see you again

Last "contact" I had with Mr B was watching him smoke a jay on his show. I was so very happy because he had broke through somehow and I took a pic of my TV with him with a jay. And then he passed on. This interview is the first and probably only time that I actually wanted to be open to words about him. Wow, rest in peace mang.

Sad. Anthony Bourdain seemed like a great guy and was a fantastic story teller. RIP brother! 😢

One of the few pieces of feedback I received from someone when dealing with a friend's suicide that stuck with me: "You're looking for a logical explination for an illogical act. There isn't one."

It took me till this spring to watch any Tony Bourdain content. I watched the perfect answer with Anderson Cooper and I now watch some.

I feel the same way about my sisters passing last year

I watched all his shows loved his personality. I was definitely really upset when he died.

When he passed away honestly I think alot of people were so devastated and still 💔 total shock this life ain't fair at all.

Joe wipes a tear and in the next breath says "you know Maynard Keenan".

I tried watching that and it put me in a seriously depressed state, I could only see half of it. I couldn't sleep for two days after that.

It's a real tragedy we lost him! Such a humble and down to earth guy.for me he was one the best culinary's who ever set foot on this planet. But as many people who are working in that industry he struggled so hard deep inside.makes me very sad, that i always been watching him and never noticed a small thing about it. RIP

Oh Joe how I love you. Wish I could hear your voice when I am thinking of going ...just waiting now to leave as I am ill.

I grew up idolizing Tony and he's one of the very few celebs whose passing hit me hard. I suppose there's no much we can do but live the way he advocated for - openness to everyone and everything, regardless of origin. His death was horrible but he stood for something extremely positive.

After watching the documentary, I got the feeling that when Asia Argento cheated on him, it pushed Bourdain over the edge. He couldn't bear the thought of another failed relationship.

We lost a great man. Loved his shows.

"What a shame" is exactly right. I was hesitant to see the documentary too. I wound up going with a BATH TOWEL in my purse to cry into. It was somewhat cathartic but nowhere near being "over" his sudden demise. AB was truly an original.

I miss his show alot. Is there anything else out there like No Reservations/Layover?

Such a nice man to go so early

I started watching parts unknown for the first time last year , if it wasn’t for Bourdain and his way of making myself open up to life , I would not got through a tough time

I still watch No Reservations all the time. Tony had such a unique and compelling talent for narration. Not just in the literal sense, but in how he brought depth to the surface and helped us see the layers of meaning behind the food of a region. The social context, the history, both political and geographical, the cultural landscape and how it influenced the local food scene, he explored way beneath the surface and nobody could ever do it quite like him again. He was such a deep person in every regard, and people like that do have a tendency to be plagued with the burden of their own consciousness and tend to become very cynical about life. I have the same problem and struggle to find hope and optimism. I identify a lot with Tony. I recognized and understood his silent despair. If you've suffered from depression sufficiently, you can see it in other people. It's like being in a really horrible members only club. You can just see the cloak certain people have over them. People like him need to know though, that they're not alone and that their existence here matters and the world needs them. Depression is enthusiasm that gets poisoned amd perverted and turned inside out over time. It usually starts from a place of such purity of heart. That's why some of the nicest, most genuine and caring people are the ones that have it the worst. God rest your soul Anthony, you are missed.

'And while your pain is over Mine has just begun'

Where is this documentary streaming?

We lost a friend to suicide a few years ago. I have had the same thoughts, Joe. You're not alone. We're not alone. I miss my friend every day.

So how do you level up in Ghost Recon after you get past the black syndicate boss on level 5?

RIP tony we miss your greatness.

We will always miss you Tony!

ived been binge watching parts unknown this week and then joe release this and he cries.... :( damn damn damn...

Please do more podcast on Grief

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His private life was very very dark. Can't look at him the same now. When I watch his shows I can now see the torment in his eyes

I completely understand. I lost a good friend to an O.D. that was totally unexpected! Friends for 40 years and I was with him the day before!!