OT: CRIKEY!!! Steve Irwin's DEAD!

[light_sabe_r]

LIght dear,

I know you're close to the sunshine coast & want to know if you're headed up to bring flowers to the aust zoo? If you are, pass on a silent "hey mate" for me.

One more thing. The one show of his I stomached & watched back when was filmed in East Timor. I believe The Diggers on duty found a couple of crocs/alligators in dire conditions & he decided to help them out. From what I saw he also tried to spread the word/idea of conservation to the people while in the region.

c

ps-I came accross this: the QLD gov't has set up a condolences page for steve if anyone wants to sign it.

http://www.qld.gov.au/announcements/steve_irwin.html

Unfortunetly work committments keep me here in Brissie for now... I'd love to get to the zoo next time one of my interstate rellies comes up though. I'm much more motivated to go there then I was before.

mum's gone up and laid her flowers. I'd prefer to donate to WILDLIFE WARRIORS than buy flowers. I think that's more appropriate.

That being said... The Zoo staff are using the flowers as compost and garden mulch (and possibly tortise food) and saving the cards for Terri.

I'm thinking of going to the Memorial service... Which apparently is going to be held at Lang Park, Kind of fitting because the CAULDRON, is built on top of a cemetary... lol

at capacity... the stadium fits 52000 people... if the flowers are anything to go by the stadium will be full
Good thing on EVENT days the roads are closed off to traffic and only pedestrians and buses can get there. If I go I'll be riding there.

[bikerchick68]

I'm just home from hoiday in Australia and was able to sign a memorial book at one of the local zoo's. I went to several wildlife habitats and they all had books to be signed that will be given to his family.

I know he took many undue risks, and angered some people, but I personally think he did a lot more positive than negative in bringing to the forfront of people's awareness the need for conservation.

And I appreciate and respect that even those who didn't like him much, are saddened by the loss of a life... and saddened for his family as well. It will be SO hard on them. My dad died when I was 3 yrs old... so I understand what those kids will go thru grief wise now. Very sad.

[pepe6599]

My brother loves Steven Irwin when he died my brother called me up and was crying up a storm. It's great to see someone with so much passion living a life a passion and it's always sad to hear/see someone with that passion leave that life behind.