Oh, how sad...
Steve Irwin's been killed while filming a documentary in Australia.The first time I read this, on the main page of Yahoo, when it was still saying "reportedly killed", it surprised me so much that I jerked, pretty hard, and knocked my keyboard off my desk. I thought for sure it was going to be one of those stories that show up on Snopes as a hoax
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I know that Discovery Communications is establishing a fund in his honor -- as well they should, I think he pretty much made their Animal Planet channel -- and they are renaming the gardens in front of their headquarters after him. Those are both pretty nice gestures, I think.
...they were embarrassed by his manner and thought that he was faking and overdoing his exuberance.
I think that it was pretty easy to think that the first couple of times you watched him. It was like, "Okay, there's no way this guy's not fake. Nobody is that enthusiastic all the time."
But the more you watched him, the more you saw the way his family and those close to him talked about him, the easier it was to see. He was just full-out, 100 miles an hour, totally passionate all the time. And after a while, it's hard not to respond to that.
Plus, I know that one of my online friends' story of a Huntsman spider jumping onto her face (while she was 8 1/2 months pregnant, no less) did worse PR for tourism in Australia than anything Steve Irwin ever said or did! I still shudder when I think of that story.
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Well, rest easy, the family have turned down the State Funeral as Steve wouldn't want that. He was a simple man of simple tastes. The Federal govt have offered a Memorial service in 6? weeks I think, gives time for anyone overseas to attend. I think that is a better idea.
But the more you watched him, the more you saw the way his family and those close to him talked about him, the easier it was to see. He was just full-out, 100 miles an hour, totally passionate all the time. And after a while, it's hard not to respond to that.
Yeah, that is why it is a crying shame that he is dead. He was so passionate. His friend and manager, John, was on the telly last night talking about him and when the typical media question, "how did you feel?" came up, he said, "Like my world ended." *sob* He was with him in the boat when it happened.
Plus, I know that one of my online friends' story of a Huntsman spider jumping onto her face (while she was 8 1/2 months pregnant, no less) did worse PR for tourism in Australia than anything Steve Irwin ever said or did! I still shudder when I think of that story.
OMG! That would frighten anybody. But did she really put off that many people? How many read her journal? The Huntsman look scary but they are not. One fell from the sun-visor in a friend's car, when she pulled it down because of glare, she ran off the road and hit a telegraph pole. The insurance paid up because it was a valid excuse. :0)
Germaine Greer, who now lives in London, has said some unkind things about him since his death and is now so vilified by the Aussies I don't think she dare come home. *snort*
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