Conductor Kills Himself in LA Cathedral

[DudeAsInCool]

The longtime conductor of the Crystal Cathedral Orchestra - a composer and arranger who worked with Celine Dion and John Tesh - shot himself to death at the soaring glass-and-steel church Friday after a nine-hour standoff that started just before a Christmas pageant was to begin.

Johnnie Carl, 57, got into argument Thursday evening with another employee, went back to his office and fired four shots, then barricaded himself in a bathroom and committed suicide as police officers tried to talk to him, authorities said.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041218/D871OT4O0.html

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

...and committed suicide as police officers tried to talk to him, authorities said.

Not much on suicide prevention, are they?

[method77]

not much you can do in these situations

[KiwiCoromandel]

seems like the music business is pretty high risk these days..... :( <_>

[cjules13]

suicide in church eh? Somehow I think the big buy is going to frown on that... <_>

[the70mphshit]

maybe he got sick of people asking him "You worked with Celine Dion?"

only joking......

[MxRob]

maybe he got sick of people asking him "You worked with Celine Dion?"

:rotfl: :rotfl:

[Wolfie]

Kinda off topic but that is wickedly cool looking building.

[MxRob]

Its definitely a marvel of art, thats for sure. I used to see it everyday when I worked in Anaheim. You dont wanna break a window there unless you have a fat wallet

[Wolfie]

You dont wanna break a window there unless you have a fat wallet laugh.gif

For sure. The bill would prolly hurt more than an thunderbolt from Heaven.