Lamar Odom fighting for life after overdosing at brothel

[Blondie in Spokane]

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When Lamar arrived at the Ranch, the girls were put in a lineup so Lamar could choose his partners. One of the hookers who was standing there told us management influenced Lamar into picking 2 girls who were known to tolerate drug use.

We’re told the girls who were left standing in the lineup complained bitterly that management should not have pushed a known addict into choosing women who would take him down a bad path … Several of the hookers quit in protest, including Tristen Lace, who says she’s convinced Lamar would not be in the hospital if he had chosen different, less ominous hookers.

http://uproxx.com/dimemag/2015/10/lamar-odom-reportedly-pushed-ominous-prostitutes/2/

http://perezhilton.com/2015-10-25-l...men-tolerate-drug-use/?from=post#.Vi1R4_mrTIU

Awaiting Mr Hof's response.....

 

[wendiesan]

This is a sports term. Riding the pine means sitting on the bench.
Not sure how they felt it applied to hookers...
But I'm sure it was because Lamar was in the NBA that they chose that terminology.
It just means they are suspended/not working for now.

A wood coffin? He's telling them to talk to him or die?

I think there are a couple of metaphors being mixed up here.
First sex workers have often been referred to in terms that relate to athletic events, probably because of the physical exertion involved on the part of the professionals for the titillation and entertainment of the customers. It has the effect of distancing their activities from being sordid or criminal or debasing to having some flare, or pizzazz, or value. My theory is that, in a sort of halo effect, borrowing the terminology gives sex workers a legitimacy and a humanity that is often denied them by the very people who use their services.

As an example, back in the Victorian period, one of the many terms used to describe sexual congress was "bed sport." In the early 20th century, brothels in the U.S. could be referred to as Sporting Houses. Such a reference is in the title of the brilliant Jelly Roll Morton's "Sporting House Rag" in 1923, and, to some extent the pseudonym by which we know him. Another example can be found in the name given to the drug dealing character of Sportin Life in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. This was a reference to his association with the seamier side of life. (A bit of contemporary insight into the relevance of the work from an opera singer who has sung the role in 150 productions can be found at http://www.chicagonow.com/rendezvou...orting-life-of-porgy-and-bess-jermaine-smith/ He details how his mother saved him from becoming a real life Sportin Life.)

So the association of the terms describing prostitution being taken from sports jargon is a very old one. It can be a logical progression to use the slang terminology associated with sports as a shortcut in describing scenarios dealing with prostitutes as though they were players participating in a game. Which, I guess, on some levels is how it can be viewed.

When a player is suspended from a game, that player often sits out the rest of the game on a bench. Sports reporters and team members and fans often say s/he is "riding the pine". which also refers to the assumption that most benches are made of wood, and frequently the wood is pine. Rather than being on the floor or on the ice or on the field, the player is forced to observe and to be seen as not measuring up to the rest of the team. The term strongly implies that the player was not performing well or was not following the coach's orders.

If IIRC, grabbing wood just refers to the players having to sit out. They may be called back into the game in the future if they measure up, but for now they grab those wooden benches and hope they don't get slivers. The two sex workers involved are out of the game at that brothel. They are probably not being paid while suspended. It appears that their boss is unhappy with their inability to follow the rules he has laid down and that he's made his dissatisfaction very clear. He's separating himself from their actions, and is going into a protection mode to save his own skin. And, after all these years of having his own "reality" series on his bunny ranch, he's undoubtedly smart enough to have customers sign documents saying that they've read his rules, agree to abide by them, and so on.

I don't think that in this case "grabbing wood" means anything more than that the two women have been suspended without pay until they come to him and give him all the information he wants from them. To threaten those women in an interview with national media outlets would be suicidal, and he's a survivor.

 

[Donna7777]

I think they should have toxicology reports back soon and maybe they can piece together a little more about what happened. I'm sure they can tell how the drugs got in his system .If it was ingested or injected into his hip,there's a pretty good chance he was drugged.

They also should have done some nasal swabs to see if the hookers are lying about him snorting.I also think internal affairs and the FBI should oversee that this is all being investigated fairly on Lamar's part.

 

[Donjeta]

I understand Lamar has had drug problems for years, so until proven otherwise I'd be inclined to think he took the drugs himself rather than have to be forced to do so. I'm not seeing how anyone at the brothel benefits from drugging him against his will. But I'm taking whatever the brothel owner says with a grain of salt, because of the possibility that he was aware of drug use on his premises. He'd be concerned about his licence to operate his business, if it came out and it would be in his interests to blame the working girls for everything.

http://www.nchrc.org/harm-reduction/safer-injection-drug-use/
Injection into the hip is one of the recommendations. (Don't use drugs, but if you must use drugs, choose safer injection sites and methods.)

 

[JerseyGirl]

Odom’s medical bills are in millions and he is on the health insurance policy of the Kardashians.

http://www.ibtimes.com/lamar-odom-u...-odom-if-he-looks-drugs-again-brothel-2155809

 

[ILikeToBendPages]

I understand Lamar has had drug problems for years, so until proven otherwise I'd be inclined to think he took the drugs himself rather than have to be forced to do so. I'm not seeing how anyone at the brothel benefits from drugging him against his will. But I'm taking whatever the brothel owner says with a grain of salt, because of the possibility that he was aware of drug use on his premises. He'd be concerned about his licence to operate his business, if it came out and it would be in his interests to blame the working girls for everything.

http://www.nchrc.org/harm-reduction/safer-injection-drug-use/
Injection into the hip is one of the recommendations. (Don't use drugs, but if you must use drugs, choose safer injection sites and methods.)

If Lamar came with a baggie full drugs , as one hooker said, where is that bag? I don't think LE has it because we would've heard about it. So which hooker saw Lamar and that baggy? And who destroyed evidence? I think Lamar was supplied drugs during his stay. He might of brought some coke, and that may of been the white capsule, the rest I think was supplied to him by one or both of the women.

 

[Donjeta]

If Lamar came with a baggie full drugs , as one hooker said, where is that bag? I don't think LE has it because we would've heard about it. So which hooker saw Lamar and that baggy? And who destroyed evidence? I think Lamar was supplied drugs during his stay. He might of brought some coke, and that may of been the white capsule, the rest I think was supplied to him by one or both of the women.

Yeah, getting drugs supplied might have been part of what he paid for but so far I don't see a reason to believe that anybody forcefully drugged him against his will.

 

[MsFacetious]

We're told Khloe knows better than anyone about Lamar's battle with drugs. Feelings aside, she's game to drop the divorce partly because Lamar has no one else in his life to help him recover. And, by the way, we're told Lamar is on the Kardashian health insurance policy and he needs to stay on.

Lamar's medical bills will total in the many millions, and our sources say he doesn't have the financial wherewithal to handle it on his own.

http://www.tmz.com/2015/10/26/khloe-kardashian-lamar-odom-divorce-drugs/#ixzz3phTs9DP5

 

[wgram]

If Lamar came with a baggie full drugs , as one hooker said, where is that bag? I don't think LE has it because we would've heard about it. So which hooker saw Lamar and that baggy? And who destroyed evidence? I think Lamar was supplied drugs during his stay. He might of brought some coke, and that may of been the white capsule, the rest I think was supplied to him by one or both of the women.

Maybe the one that disappeared her name is Bunny Lain (google her) ? that now later they say is home with her family? One that wasn't mentioned early on? That sounded suspicious to me. I haven't heard much about this one. Just seen something the other day about her. Wondering why she is being kept secret? If she is real?
He only said there there were two with Lamar but supposedly there's another one? Anyone know of this?

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Hospital staff who cared for Lamar Odom while he was fighting for his life are fired after trying to sneak pictures of him as he lay in a coma

Staff caring for Lamar Odom reportedly tried to sneak pictures of him

Came as he fought for his life in a coma at Sunrise Hospital, Las Vegas

Some hospital workers also tried to access the medical records of Odom

It is understood that those involved have been fired by the hospital


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ng-sneak-pictures-lay-coma.html#ixzz3phb7HqON
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[LaborDayRN]

Hospital staff who cared for Lamar Odom while he was fighting for his life are fired after trying to sneak pictures of him as he lay in a coma

Staff caring for Lamar Odom reportedly tried to sneak pictures of him

Came as he fought for his life in a coma at Sunrise Hospital, Las Vegas

Some hospital workers also tried to access the medical records of Odom

It is understood that those involved have been fired by the hospital


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ng-sneak-pictures-lay-coma.html#ixzz3phb7HqON
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I'm glad they've been fired. That's a HUGE violation of privacy laws, not to mention very unethical.

 

[jjenny]

I'm glad they've been fired. That's a HUGE violation of privacy laws, not to mention very unethical.

It sure is a violation of HIPAA. The employees certainly had training on that and should have known better. I guess if there is an opportunity to make a quick $, integrity goes out the window.

 

[waltzingmatilda]

Speaking of the hookers.....

I remember reading early on (there is a link somewhere in this thread) of a hooker who was seen meeting someone in a car at the ranch. I can't recall if it was seen on video or by a witness. Then there was the transexual? hooker that LO wanted to meet while there. IIRC he had met her in Vegas. It makes me wonder if it's the same person. I have no idea if it's the same hooker who went missing but it makes me go hmmmm.

Consider this rumor since I don't have links. Anybody else remember this?

 

[Bravo]

Speaking of the hookers.....

I remember reading early on (there is a link somewhere in this thread) of a hooker who was seen meeting someone in a car at the ranch. I can't recall if it was seen on video or by a witness. Then there was the transexual? hooker that LO wanted to meet while there. IIRC he had met her in Vegas. It makes me wonder if it's the same person. I have no idea if it's the same hooker who went missing but it makes me go hmmmm.

Consider this rumor since I don't have links. Anybody else remember this?

Yes I do but cant remember where?

 

[shana]

"Ryder Cherry" is the one who reportedly walked-out of the Ranch during Lamar's stay and spoke to a female friend in the car.

Daily Mail Online can also reveal that a member of staff says she saw the second girl, Ryder – real name Kortnie Cannon, 25 – walk out of the Ranch during Lamar's stay and speak to a female friend in a car.


Daily Mail Online reached out to Ryder about the alleged meeting early on Tuesday but a friend who answered her phone said she was unable to answer questions.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...lence-revealed-living-fear.html#ixzz3pisn7ra7
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ious-breaks-silence-revealed-living-fear.html

 

[Bravo]

I am hard pressed to believe a Brothel is running an "upstanding biz". Speaking to beyond abiding the laws of the State. This time they had a high profile client with an addiction with a very bad outcome. IMO

 

[shana]

Maybe the one that disappeared her name is Bunny Lain (google her) ? that now later they say is home with her family? One that wasn't mentioned early on? That sounded suspicious to me. I haven't heard much about this one. Just seen something the other day about her. Wondering why she is being kept secret? If she is real?
He only said there there were two with Lamar but supposedly there's another one? Anyone know of this?

I remember seeing Bunny Lain's name on a form as one of the workers at the Ranch.

The names of the two who supposedly were Lamar's picks and found him unresponsive were originally reported as Ryder Cherry and Madison Montag. Montag is allegedly the "Kim lookalike" who is transsexual.

Then Hof changed his story and said the two were Ryder and Monica Monroe.

Who knows?

One source article (which I just barely skimmed):

https://movietvtechgeeks.com/lamar-odom-madison-montag/

 

[ILikeToBendPages]

Maybe the one that disappeared her name is Bunny Lain (google her) ? that now later they say is home with her family? One that wasn't mentioned early on? That sounded suspicious to me. I haven't heard much about this one. Just seen something the other day about her. Wondering why she is being kept secret? If she is real?
He only said there there were two with Lamar but supposedly there's another one? Anyone know of this?

I thought there was one that favored Khloe, and I thought early chatter was to see her, and maybe he was, but had the two pushed off on him? I think her name was Nina?

 

[ILikeToBendPages]

"Ryder Cherry" is the one who reportedly walked-out of the Ranch during Lamar's stay and spoke to a female friend in the car.

Daily Mail Online can also reveal that a member of staff says she saw the second girl, Ryder – real name Kortnie Cannon, 25 – walk out of the Ranch during Lamar's stay and speak to a female friend in a car.


Daily Mail Online reached out to Ryder about the alleged meeting early on Tuesday but a friend who answered her phone said she was unable to answer questions.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...lence-revealed-living-fear.html#ixzz3pisn7ra7
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ious-breaks-silence-revealed-living-fear.html

I wonder if she was buying drugs to give Lamar, and he overdosed on them. Maybe that was where the baggie filled with drugs came from, and if it did, someone took it, and they won't be talking anytime soon. I also question the photo of Lamar passed out. Why, What was the point in taking that photo.

 

[shana]

I thought there was one that favored Khloe, and I thought early chatter was to see her, and maybe he was, but had the two pushed off on him? I think her name was Nina?

That sounds familiar to me also! She had another name than Madison Montag, that much I recall; however, I think she was supposedly a Kim lookalike which was an ewwww moment for me.

~jmo~