2022-11-20 HEART BREAKING NEWS (Green Power Ranger Dies)

[0:00 - 0:02] Ooh.
[0:02 - 1:06] [Coughing]
[1:06 - 1:08] Do you know?
[1:08 - 1:10] [Coughing]
[1:10 - 1:12] It takes a lot to make me cry.
[1:12 - 1:14] It really does.
[1:14 - 1:20] But just a few minutes ago
[1:20 - 1:22] I got the tragic news that
[1:22 - 1:24] one of my childhood heroes that
[1:24 - 1:26] actually became a good friend of mine
[1:26 - 1:28] through me doing some fan art for him
[1:28 - 1:30] a few years ago.
[1:30 - 1:38] Who was literally the reason why
[1:38 - 1:40] I'm still alive.
[1:40 - 1:44] The reason why I didn't take
[1:44 - 1:46] my own life.
[1:46 - 1:50] The reason why I'm still here.
[1:50 - 2:00] It's with the heavy hearts that I have to say.
[2:00 - 2:06] The Jason David Franklin
[2:06 - 2:08] the Jason David Frank
[2:08 - 2:10] who played Tommy
[2:10 - 2:12] on Power Rangers
[2:12 - 2:14] as well as many other characters.
[2:14 - 2:18] Has unfortunately died this morning
[2:18 - 2:20] from suicide.
[2:20 - 2:30] He was only 49 years old.
[2:30 - 2:40] [Silence]
[2:40 - 2:42] And it fucking kills me because
[2:42 - 2:44] he was somebody that I grew up
[2:44 - 2:46] watching my whole life.
[2:46 - 2:50] And then one day I did some fan art
[2:50 - 2:52] for him for his character
[2:52 - 2:54] Bloodshot.
[2:54 - 2:56] And he actually went out of his way
[2:56 - 2:58] and like and commented.
[2:59 - 3:01] On my artwork.
[3:01 - 3:03] And I actually really enjoyed it.
[3:03 - 3:05] And it was through that artwork
[3:05 - 3:07] that I got to talk to him quite a bit.
[3:07 - 3:11] I got to talk to him through his
[3:11 - 3:13] livestreams a lot.
[3:13 - 3:15] He would always talk and stuff.
[3:15 - 3:17] Like I would comment.
[3:17 - 3:19] And he would treat all of us
[3:19 - 3:21] myself and all of his fans
[3:21 - 3:24] as if we were his own flesh and blood.
[3:24 - 3:27] He treated all of us like family.
[3:28 - 3:31] [Silence]
[3:31 - 3:33] And there's not many people out there
[3:33 - 3:35] like that in this world.
[3:35 - 3:39] And when
[3:39 - 3:42] when I came out on the livestream
[3:42 - 3:44] and told him what I was dealing with.
[3:44 - 3:49] And I told him how I wanted to take my own life.
[3:49 - 3:51] He told me to keep fighting
[3:51 - 3:53] and that things would get better.
[3:54 - 3:57] Him and his family are the reason
[3:57 - 3:59] why I'm still here.
[3:59 - 4:12] And it's sad to see somebody
[4:12 - 4:15] that was so gifted.
[4:15 - 4:17] Somebody that gave so much
[4:17 - 4:19] to this world.
[4:19 - 4:21] Not just to me but to
[4:21 - 4:23] everyone that he could.
[4:24 - 4:30] [Silence]
[4:30 - 4:32] He gave
[4:32 - 4:34] so much to a lot of people
[4:34 - 4:36] and helped out so many people.
[4:36 - 4:41] So to Jenna, Tammy,
[4:41 - 4:43] I just want to say that
[4:43 - 4:45] I'm sorry for your guys' loss.
[4:45 - 4:50] [Silence]
[4:50 - 4:53] When I think I speak on
[4:53 - 4:57] I think I speak for
[4:57 - 4:59] all of us that were fans of him.
[4:59 - 5:03] When I say that
[5:03 - 5:06] not only
[5:06 - 5:08] was he a hero,
[5:08 - 5:10] but he was family to a lot of people
[5:10 - 5:12] including myself.
[5:12 - 5:25] [Silence]
[5:25 - 5:27] And to JDF,
[5:27 - 5:29] if you're somehow looking down
[5:29 - 5:31] and seeing this right now,
[5:31 - 5:33] I want to say thank you for saving my life.
[5:33 - 5:39] [Silence]
[5:39 - 5:41] I want to say thank you for
[5:41 - 5:43] one of your way of helping so many
[5:43 - 5:45] fucking people the way that you did.
[5:45 - 5:47] [Silence]
[5:47 - 5:49] You did so much for so many people.
[5:49 - 5:52] [Silence]
[5:52 - 5:54] And you were a hero to a lot of people
[5:54 - 5:55] including myself.
[5:55 - 5:59] [Silence]
[5:59 - 6:01] You taught me to never be spiteful,
[6:01 - 6:03] to never be hateful,
[6:03 - 6:05] to help out any chance that I got,
[6:05 - 6:07] and to help out anybody that I could
[6:07 - 6:08] in any way that I could.
[6:08 - 6:43] [Silence]
[6:43 - 6:45] You know, too many people are dying
[6:45 - 6:47] way too fucking soon, man.
[6:47 - 6:53] [Silence]
[6:53 - 6:56] Too many people are dying
[6:56 - 7:00] way too fucking soon, man.
[7:00 - 7:05] [Silence]
[7:05 - 7:07] And it's sickening.
[7:07 - 7:10] [Silence]
[7:10 - 7:12] It disgusts me that so many people
[7:12 - 7:15] are dying way too fucking soon like this.
[7:15 - 7:24] [Silence]
[7:24 - 7:26] You know, it wasn't even two weeks ago
[7:26 - 7:28] when Aaron Carter passed away.
[7:28 - 7:35] [Silence]
[7:35 - 7:38] It wasn't even two weeks
[7:38 - 7:40] that Aaron Carter passed away
[7:40 - 7:42] and now we lost Jason Davis Frank.
[7:42 - 7:50] [Silence]
[7:50 - 7:52] Like, who's next?
[7:52 - 7:54] [Silence]
[7:54 - 7:56] Who the fuck is next?
[7:56 - 8:02] [Silence]
[8:02 - 8:06] You see, this is why I go against suicide.
[8:06 - 8:11] [Silence]
[8:11 - 8:14] This is why I fight so hard to help people
[8:14 - 8:17] because I'm tired of seeing so many good people
[8:17 - 8:20] lose their lives because of fucking suicide.
[8:20 - 8:23] I fucking hate suicide.
[8:23 - 8:25] I hate it.
[8:25 - 8:27] Too many people are gone a year
[8:27 - 8:30] by fucking suicide.
[8:30 - 8:32] And it's sickening.
[8:32 - 9:13] [Silence]
[9:13 - 9:16] Like, when does the fucking suicide end?
[9:16 - 9:25] [Silence]
[9:25 - 9:28] When do we step up and say that enough is enough?
[9:28 - 9:31] [Silence]
[9:31 - 9:33] When do we as people step up
[9:33 - 9:35] and start fucking doing something?
[9:35 - 9:41] [Silence]
[9:41 - 9:43] How many people is it going to take
[9:43 - 9:45] dying before someone finally steps up
[9:45 - 9:48] and says, "Hey, let's fucking stop this suicide"?
[9:48 - 10:05] [Silence]
[10:05 - 10:07] You know, too many people are gone
[10:07 - 10:09] too soon every day because of suicide,
[10:09 - 10:12] and it's sickening to me.
[10:12 - 10:19] Too many good people are losing their lives every day
[10:19 - 10:23] because of people committing suicide,
[10:23 - 10:43] taking their own lives.
[10:43 - 10:56] [Silence]
[10:56 - 10:58] Here's the thing, though, Shepard.
[10:58 - 11:01] Marty's a fucking bully.
[11:01 - 11:04] He's one of the reasons why I tried to take him out of my life,
[11:04 - 11:07] so you can shut the fuck up with that crap.
[11:07 - 11:53] [Silence]
[11:53 - 11:54] And you know what, Steve?
[11:54 - 11:57] That's actually what I'm going to be doing,
[11:57 - 12:00] not just a show, but I am going to try to start up an organization
[12:00 - 12:11] to try to stop suicide.
[12:11 - 12:16] That's why I would like to start some sort of foundation.
[12:16 - 12:19] If anybody can help point me in the right direction,
[12:19 - 12:29] I would love to start a foundation to battle this shit.
[12:29 - 12:33] I would love to start a foundation to help prevent suicide.
[12:33 - 12:36] I would love to battle this shit.
[12:36 - 12:40] I really would, because I'm standing in that position,
[12:40 - 12:44] and no one deserves that, no one.
[12:44 - 12:55] I've watched friends die growing up from suicide,
[12:55 - 12:59] I've had friends that have killed themselves,
[12:59 - 13:04] personal friends that I grew up with, have taken their lives before.
[13:04 - 13:10] I've lost friends to overdoses on drugs.
[13:10 - 13:19] I've had friends that I've lost to alcohol.
[13:19 - 13:23] But suicide is the one thing that hits me the fucking most,
[13:23 - 13:26] that I have fucking been there.
[13:26 - 13:29] I've been on the fucking edge.
[13:29 - 13:34] I know how bad that shit can get.
[13:34 - 13:39] And it's not a place I would wish anyone to fucking be at all.
[13:39 - 14:06] No one deserves to be on the edge of suicide like that.
[14:06 - 14:18] And that's why I'm starting today.
[14:18 - 14:20] That's why I'm starting today.
[14:20 - 14:28] I'm going to be looking into what is the starting of foundation for suicide prevention.
[14:28 - 14:33] Because no one deserves that.
[14:33 - 14:53] No one.
[14:53 - 14:58] Because I want to help battle this in any way that I fucking can.
[14:58 - 15:07] I want to battle this shit. I want to fight this and try to stop it any way that I fucking can.
[15:07 - 15:10] It makes me sick.
[15:10 - 15:15] It makes me fucking sick.
[15:15 - 15:21] That suicide claims so many lives, so many times.
[15:21 - 15:30] So much. It's sad. And it's fucking sickening.
[15:30 - 15:35] And that's why I'm starting today. I'm going to be working.
[15:35 - 15:39] I'm going to be working on some stuff for anti-suicide.
[15:39 - 15:43] Not just merchandise, but other things as well.
[15:43 - 15:51] Because I want to start something to try to stop suicide and try to help those that have been in my position.
[15:51 - 15:54] I want to try to help those that have been on the edge.
[15:54 - 16:00] I want to try to help those that are on the edge of suicide or thinking about it or have been there.
[16:00 - 16:14] I want to try to help as many people as I can.
[16:14 - 16:30] With that being said, I will not be on today because I'll be trying to set something up.
[16:30 - 16:42] I just wanted to come on here and say to Jenna, Tammy, I'm sorry for your guys' loss.
[16:42 - 16:50] I am so sorry for you guys.
[16:50 - 16:58] And Jenna, I want you to know that your dad was a hero to me and to a lot of people.
[16:58 - 17:13] Your dad was a true fighter. He was a true fucking warrior. He was the fucking reason why I'm still alive.
[17:13 - 17:19] Your dad saved my life and your dad helped me through a lot of stuff.
[17:19 - 17:25] And I want to say thank you to your family for that.
[17:25 - 17:38] Thank you for saving my life and thank you for saving so many other people's lives and changing their lives as well.
[17:38 - 17:56] So, Jason, thank you, brother. Thank you for being such a good friend to so many people and thank you for all the lives that you've touched and all the lives that you've saved, including my own.
[17:56 - 18:04] You've done so much for so many people.
[18:04 - 18:09] And now it's time we give back.
[18:09 - 18:14] Thank you, Jason, for everything.
[18:14 - 18:17] Rest in peace, my friend.
[18:17 - 18:21] Rest easy.
[18:21 - 18:28] And may the power protect you.