[Mishmash] Steve Irwin Tragically Dies

David Brown djbrown at tpg.com.au
Wed Sep 6 16:19:51 CDT 2006 

Hi Ingrid,

I was honestly appalled at the idea of a State funeral.   I could not think
of anything less appropriate.  Firstly because he was a clown but secondly
because it was not consistent with his persona.  He portrayed himself as an
ordinary Aussie bloke.  Blokes don’t have State funerals.

The latest I heard was that his father did not want it but the final
decision is with his wife.

Cheers

David

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net 
> [mailto:mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net] On Behalf Of Ingrid & 
> Eric Holzman
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 September 2006 10:42 PM
> To: Mishmash
> Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Steve Irwin Tragically Dies
> 
> David,
> 
> I'm sorry to hear about your father-in-law.  I hope it 
> resolves itself soon.
> 
> I agree with you that Steve tended to take unnecessary risks. 
>  The incident with Bob is definitely one that I was appalled 
> by.  Also, putting his face up to that of a venomous snake as 
> well as putting his hand near the mouth of a crocodile.  
> Those were foolish actions and he often got bit, albeit they 
> weren't deadly.  I can't help but feel that he swam way too 
> close to the stingray that killed him.  The barb was 
> supposedly 8" long and in order for it to impale his 
> ribs/heart the way it did means he was right on top of the 
> ray, not 1 meter above it.  He always got close to the 
> animals he worked with and this time it was deadly.  I can 
> only hope that others interested in doing the type of work he 
> did will recognize that his methods were not always the most 
> appropriate.
> 
> What are your thoughts about a State funeral?  I recognize 
> his importance in Australia, but I'm not sure it warrants a 
> State funeral.  Talk about hard-hearted! ;-)
> 
> Ingrid
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Brown" <djbrown at tpg.com.au>
> To: "'Mishmash'" <mishmash at mishmash.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 10:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Steve Irwin Tragically Dies
> 
> 
> > Hi Ingrid and Robyn,
> >
> > I have been around but have been very busy.  My wife's Dad 
> in Poland is 88
> > and has required a lot of intervention and this has been a bit 
> > distracting.
> > I have been keeping an eye on proceedings though.
> >
> > I have never been a Steve Irwin fan.  I acknowledge that he 
> has done a lot
> > for conservation and was used extensively by our quarantine 
> service but he
> > did lots of very silly things.  The incident with Bob and 
> the crocodile
> > immediately comes to mind but there were others such as 
> when he went too
> > close to protected animals in the Antarctic.  IMHO he was 
> an accident
> > waiting to happen.  Of course I feel sympathy for his 
> family and their 
> > loss
> > but little for him.
> >
> > Sorry for being hard hearted.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > David
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net
> >> [mailto:mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net] On Behalf Of Ingrid &
> >> Eric Holzman
> >> Sent: Wednesday, 6 September 2006 11:55 AM
> >> To: Mishmash
> >> Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Steve Irwin Tragically Dies
> >>
> >> Hey David,
> >>
> >> It's wonderful to see your e-mail in my inbox.  It's
> >> incredibly sad what happened, particularly when I think about
> >> his two young children, but one has to realize that with the
> >> type of job he had, there were risks involved.
> >> Granted, this was a freak accident.  For me, knowing that his
> >> death seemed to be quick was somewhat consoling.  I can only
> >> hope the family can take solace in that knowledge as well.
> >>
> >> Ingrid
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "David Brown" <djbrown at tpg.com.au>
> >> To: "'Mishmash'" <mishmash at mishmash.net>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:48 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Steve Irwin Tragically Dies
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I have been quiet but I thought I might give you some 
> local detail.
> >> >
> >> > Irwin was snorkling on the reef in a break from a doco he
> >> was making.  He
> >> > was relaxing by filming some stuff for another project.  He
> >> snorkeled over
> >> > a
> >> > bull ray.  The ray struck him with its tail in the chest.
> >> He pulled the
> >> > barb out died within a minute.
> >> >
> >> > There is an article and video at this url.
> >> > http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=232744&GT1=7703
> >> >
> >> > Regards
> >> >
> >> > David
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net
> >> >> [mailto:mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net] On Behalf Of Ingrid &
> >> >> Eric Holzman
> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, 5 September 2006 11:52 PM
> >> >> To: Mishmash
> >> >> Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Steve Irwin Tragically Dies
> >> >>
> >> >> We watched quite a bit on Animal Planet last night.  My son
> >> >> liked him a lot.
> >> >> He did a lot for animal conservation and was very
> >> >> knowledgable.  It's sad that one freak accident is leaving
> >> >> two beautiful young children without a father.
> >> >>
> >> >> Ingrid
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Fred Atkinson" <fatkinson at mishmash.com>
> >> >> To: "Mishmash" <Mishmash at mishmash.net>
> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:50 AM
> >> >> Subject: [Mishmash] Steve Irwin Tragically Dies
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > Folks,
> >> >> >
> >> >> >     Steve Irwn died in a tragic incident while filming.
> >> >> For those of you
> >> >> > who might not know, he's the fellow on The Discovery
> >> >> Channel known as 'The
> >> >> > Crocodile Hunter'.  Here's a link to the story:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> http://articles.news.aol.com/entertainment/_a/crocodile-hunter
> >> >> -steve-irwins-death/20060904005509990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >>       Fred
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
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