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Verona:
Hey Amanda,
Just to clarify, I wasn't suggesting that anyone here was intruding on his private grief. I meant that more toward the media, whom he has not spoken to (which would be the only way any of us would have heard from him). I think perhaps he's just not yet ready to confide in strangers his deepest thoughts about losing his best friend. It's hard enough for some people to talk about something like this to their own loved ones... let alone the world.
Brown Eyes:
--- Quote from: Verona on February 12, 2008, 09:10:09 pm ---Hey Amanda,
Just to clarify, I wasn't suggesting that anyone here was intruding on his private grief. I meant that more toward the media, whom he has not spoken to (which would be the only way any of us would have heard from him). I think perhaps he's just not yet ready to confide in strangers his deepest thoughts about losing his best friend. It's hard enough for some people to talk about something like this to their own loved ones... let alone the world.
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No worries Verona, I understood what you meant Friend. :)
ednbarby:
--- Quote from: Verona on February 12, 2008, 03:56:36 pm ---I remember when John Lennon was killed, some reporter asked Paul McCartney how he felt. "It's a drag, isn't it?" For years, I held that against him, thinking it was disrespectful, flippant and cold. God, this dude just doesn't care! What an a**hole!! Then one day it dawned on me what he was really saying to that reporter... "how do you THINK I feel, you friggin' moron? DUH. What a stupid question! Leave me alone, I'm mourning my lifelong friend. You're intruding on my private grief, and it's none of your business."
That's how I see it, anyway. Your mileage may vary. :)
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This is an excellent point, Verona (and I love your last line. :))
I remember right after the Columbine school shooting tragedy, one of the parents of one of the victims was on The Today Show. Now, you might say, why go on that show if you want your privacy to be protected? But even so, that wench Katie Couric asked the father flat out "How did you feel when you learned your son had been killed?" I swear - I about tried to reach through the TV and strangle her to death. I yelled at the screen "How the F*** do you think he felt, you moron??? Tell us, how did you feel when you learned your husband was going to die from colon cancer at 42?"
Gawd.
Of course he's devastated. And I'm sure being asked such inane and insensitive questions would only aggravate the situation further.
souxi:
--- Quote from: ednbarby on February 13, 2008, 12:20:22 pm ---This is an excellent point, Verona (and I love your last line. :))
I remember right after the Columbine school shooting tragedy, one of the parents of one of the victims was on The Today Show. Now, you might say, why go on that show if you want your privacy to be protected? But even so, that wench Katie Couric asked the father flat out "How did you feel when you learned your son had been killed?" I swear - I about tried to reach through the TV and strangle her to death. I yelled at the screen "How the F*** do you think he felt, you moron??? Tell us, how did you feel when you learned your husband was going to die from colon cancer at 42?"
Gawd.
Of course he's devastated. And I'm sure being asked such inane and insensitive questions would only aggravate the situation further.
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Someone actually ASKED a parent how they felt when their son had been shot??? : FFS. >:( >:( Like you said, how did he or she think he felt? God almighty, what a stupid insensitive question. Bloody morons.
As for Jake, of course he,s devastated. I should imagine, and I,m only guessing like we all are, that he simply can,t face talking to anyone. I should imagine he,d break down in tears. :'( :'( :'(
(((((((((((((((Jake))))))))))))))))
jstephens9:
--- Quote from: opinionista on February 12, 2008, 02:18:37 pm ---That could be the case for some people. However, I think it is mostly because Jake is Matilda's godfather. In many cultures holding the godfather title means that the parents of the baby and the person selected to be godfather or godmother have a close relationship. I know now it is more symbolic, but still.
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That is exactly what makes me think they are close friends in real life, not just Jake and Heath, but also Jake and Michelle. If it were not for them making Jake the godfather of Matilda I would not have thought much about their friendship beyond the acting parts in the movie.
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