Tue Feb 19, 2013, 02:22 AM

Mindy McCready Worked On Video About Suicide The Day Before Her Death

A few days before her death, Mindy McCready enlisted the help of her friend Danno Hanks to make a video. Her late boyfriend David Wilson produced a song prior to his death with an up-and-coming artist named Courtney Dashe. The two women had since met and bonded over the song, and Mindy was hoping to put together something special that would help those who lost a loved one to suicide. At the time, Hanks thought the project was a tribute to Wilson, who recently took his own life, but after McCready shot herself and the family dog yesterday, he’s now convinced the video was some kind of macabre suicide note.

Here’s a portion of the actual quote he gave to E! News…

"I thought she was talking about sending a message about suicide for David's death but this is unbelievable. She was sending me a message. I wish I had been more alert to what it was. Everybody wants to reach out after the fact but nobody wants to be there when it is happening. I just didn't think she would do this. She had two kids to live for. I still can't fathom the whole thing."

The song in question is entitled “I’ll See You Yesterday”. Dashe went to one of Mindy’s concerts and personally gave her the song, along with a blessing to record it. The track was apparently a great comfort to McCready in the last weeks of her life, and those around her thought working on it and possibly even doing a cover version had given her a reason to live. Unfortunately, it now seems it gave her a way to say goodbye.

http://www.cinemablend.com/pop/Mindy-McCready-Worked-Video-About-Suicide-Day-Her-Death-52720.html

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Mindy McCready Worked On Video About Suicide The Day Before Her Death (Original post)	The Straight Story	Feb 19	OP
hard to believe she was alone after the suicide of her partner	Skittles	Feb 19	#1
She'd been in a 3-week court ordered rehab and her father was there until that morning.	Gorp	Feb 19	#5
too bad he didn't take the guns with him	Skittles	Feb 20	#26
It isn't hard to hide a gun in a house. I don't know if he took any of them,	Gorp	Feb 20	#34
there wasn't a "hidden gun"	Skittles	Feb 20	#45
Why shoot the family dog? That just compounds the children's trauma	catbyte	Feb 19	#2
Suicide is an inherently selfish act.	Skidmore	Feb 19	#3
I know. Kill yourself, fine, but to take others with you is monstrous. You are right.	catbyte	Feb 19	#4
**sigh**	easttexaslefty	Feb 19	#9
A lot of suicidal ppl actually believe they're doing	Dash87	Feb 19	#17
You have no clue what you are taking about it.	nobodyspecial	Feb 19	#20
you don't understand suicide	Skittles	Feb 20	#27
I strongly disagree with your charge.	Skidmore	Feb 20	#31
You know of your experience.	easttexaslefty	Feb 20	#39
you speak of a very small element of suicides	Skittles	Feb 20	#46
The loss of the dog	ChazII	Feb 19	#6
Or, in the irrational mind of a suicidal person	nobodyspecial	Feb 19	#21
Yeah, that was a triple blow to those boys;	rusty fender	Feb 19	#7
Would you say someone with cancer	easttexaslefty	Feb 19	#8
+ 1000	loyalsister	Feb 19	#10
My issue is her killing the family dog. I understand despair and it's tragic, but	catbyte	Feb 19	#11
Oh the poor dog	loyalsister	Feb 19	#12
She doesn't need our excuses.	easttexaslefty	Feb 19	#14
Who said I didn't have compassion?!? Lord have mercy...	catbyte	Feb 19	#15
You language.	easttexaslefty	Feb 19	#16
So I am not supposed to care about that innocent victim? That dog didn't want to get shot.	catbyte	Feb 19	#19
...	SammyWinstonJack	Feb 19	#24
They are all innocent victims	easttexaslefty	Feb 20	#25
So you absolve McCready of any responsibility? How about Adam Lanza? Columbine?	catbyte	Feb 20	#32
I'm not a deity. I don't have the power to "absolve"	easttexaslefty	Feb 20	#38
Wow, what ugly thoughts	nobodyspecial	Feb 19	#22
Best thing that ever happened to them	Floyd_Gondolli	Feb 20	#37
Yeah, people are verbally abused, sexually expoited, beaten	nobodyspecial	Feb 20	#41
Boo hoo	Floyd_Gondolli	Feb 20	#43
This message was self-deleted by its author	DearHeart	Feb 21	#50
That really bothers me, too...I feel bad for her...	joeybee12	Feb 19	#13
Nice to see people are more concerned	nobodyspecial	Feb 19	#23
She had a choice. The dog didn't. Can't you see the difference?	catbyte	Feb 20	#33
Nobody said that...try re-reading what people wrote...	joeybee12	Feb 20	#35
exactly. leave the animals out	veganlush	Feb 20	#29
"Of your madness"	nobodyspecial	Feb 20	#42
The dog was just the beginning	Floyd_Gondolli	Feb 20	#44
she shot the dog	veganlush	Feb 20	#47
I couldn't agree more	Floyd_Gondolli	Feb 21	#48
yes	veganlush	Feb 21	#49
It's a good thing they had the children removed from the home. If she was willing to shoot the dog	liberal_at_heart	Feb 19	#18
She Would Have Killed The Kids	SoCalMusicLover	Feb 20	#28
Very sad.	NaturalHigh	Feb 20	#30
a human being in pain vs. one more dead dog.	CBGLuthier	Feb 20	#36
I should be ashamed of myself, I guess. But I am so tired of this story being in the news.	hamsterjill	Feb 20	#40

Response to The Straight Story (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 03:16 AM

Skittles (86,204 posts)

1. hard to believe she was alone after the suicide of her partner

considering her history

Mindy McCready Worked On Video About Suicide The Day Before Her Death

1. hard to believe she was alone after the suicide of her partner

5. She'd been in a 3-week court ordered rehab and her father was there until that morning.

26. too bad he didn't take the guns with him

34. It isn't hard to hide a gun in a house. I don't know if he took any of them,

45. there wasn't a "hidden gun"

2. Why shoot the family dog? That just compounds the children's trauma

3. Suicide is an inherently selfish act.

4. I know. Kill yourself, fine, but to take others with you is monstrous. You are right.

9. ****sigh****

17. A lot of suicidal ppl actually believe they're doing

20. You have no clue what you are taking about it.

27. you don't understand suicide

31. I strongly disagree with your charge.

39. You know of your experience.

46. you speak of a very small element of suicides

6. The loss of the dog

21. Or, in the irrational mind of a suicidal person

7. Yeah, that was a triple blow to those boys;

8. Would you say someone with cancer

10. + 1000

11. My issue is her killing the family dog. I understand despair and it's tragic, but

12. Oh the poor dog

14. She doesn't need our excuses.

15. Who said I didn't have compassion?!? Lord have mercy...

16. You language.

19. So I am not supposed to care about that innocent victim? That dog didn't want to get shot.

24. ...

25. They are all innocent victims

32. So you absolve McCready of any responsibility? How about Adam Lanza? Columbine?

38. I'm not a deity. I don't have the power to "absolve"

22. Wow, what ugly thoughts

37. Best thing that ever happened to them

41. Yeah, people are verbally abused, sexually expoited, beaten

43. Boo hoo

13. That really bothers me, too...I feel bad for her...

23. Nice to see people are more concerned

33. She had a choice. The dog didn't. Can't you see the difference?

35. Nobody said that...try re-reading what people wrote...

29. exactly. leave the animals out

42. "Of your madness"

44. The dog was just the beginning

47. she shot the dog

48. I couldn't agree more

49. yes

18. It's a good thing they had the children removed from the home. If she was willing to shoot the dog

28. She Would Have Killed The Kids

30. Very sad.

36. a human being in pain vs. one more dead dog.

40. I should be ashamed of myself, I guess. But I am so tired of this story being in the news.

9. sigh