Bye Bye Katie, Goodbye...
So yesterday I Tivo'd Katie Couric's last day on the Today show. When I got home, I started watching it and just cried and cried and cried for like.... two and a half hours.
I know that some of you who read this don't like or appreciate Katie Couric the way I do. But, I don't really care. I think she is a tremendously generous person who deeply cares about people. The work she has done for colon cancer alone is far greater than what many of us will ever accomplish.
But, what hurt the most yesterday was watching clips of Columbine and hearing her talk about Craig Scott.
Any time Katie has been asked what her most memorable interview is, she always says the one where she interviewed Craig Scott, a Columbine survivor and Michael Shoals, the father of Isaiah Shoals, who was the only black student killed in the Columbine massacre. During this interview, Craig was able to tell Michael about Isaiah's last moments, something only Craig knew because he was lying beside Isaiah during the shootings. Criag is also the son of Beth Nimmo, the lady who stayed with Greg's parents in March. Craig and Beth also lost someone that day - Rachel Scott, their beloved sister and daughter. There were clips of Columbine, and during one of them, you could see Rachel's body lying on the ground beside the sidewalk, and I always hate seeing that image.
It is going to be strange waking up and not hearing Katie's voice on the Today Show.... I know, I know... I'm being a little weird about this, but.... I also cried during the Friends finale, just not this much.
I know that some of you who read this don't like or appreciate Katie Couric the way I do. But, I don't really care. I think she is a tremendously generous person who deeply cares about people. The work she has done for colon cancer alone is far greater than what many of us will ever accomplish.
But, what hurt the most yesterday was watching clips of Columbine and hearing her talk about Craig Scott.
Any time Katie has been asked what her most memorable interview is, she always says the one where she interviewed Craig Scott, a Columbine survivor and Michael Shoals, the father of Isaiah Shoals, who was the only black student killed in the Columbine massacre. During this interview, Craig was able to tell Michael about Isaiah's last moments, something only Craig knew because he was lying beside Isaiah during the shootings. Criag is also the son of Beth Nimmo, the lady who stayed with Greg's parents in March. Craig and Beth also lost someone that day - Rachel Scott, their beloved sister and daughter. There were clips of Columbine, and during one of them, you could see Rachel's body lying on the ground beside the sidewalk, and I always hate seeing that image.
It is going to be strange waking up and not hearing Katie's voice on the Today Show.... I know, I know... I'm being a little weird about this, but.... I also cried during the Friends finale, just not this much.