Erik Kramer Put a Bullet Through His Head. This Is What Happened Next…

August 30, 2016   ·   Dan Pompei   ·   Jump to comments

The Erik Kramer story should be a tragedy. 
Former NFL quarterback is gripped by depression. He packs a pistol, checks into a hotel room, lies down on the bed and then the calm Southern California night is pierced by a gunshot.
He literally puts a bullet through his brain.
But the story does not end there.
It begins.
So come on, let it go
Just let it be
Why don't you be you, and I'll be me?
Everything that's broke
Leave it to the breeze
Why don't you be you, and I'll be me?
And I'll be me
"Let It Go," a song by James Bay from the album Chaos and the Calm, has been therapeutic for Kramer. It's good for him to listen to on days like June 24.
As cemeteries go, Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks-Griffin Memorial Park in Westlake Village, about 37 miles north of Los Angeles, is a pleasant place to be. Beautiful trees. Foothills in the distance. Pastoral feel.
Kramer spent the morning of June 24 there, in the aptly named Gar...

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