[SEL] OT. To the aussies

[Clint D]

Russell

well he has touched the heart majority of Americans as well, he has my 
respect as what and who he was.

Clint


Russell Gilbert wrote:
> Sorry Pete but you will be short of support on this one.  I agree that 
> the guy is out there way past normality. He did things that make us 
> Aussies feel that his days were numbered. Mind you not this way. If 
> you told me he died from a snake bite or the like I would say "Well 
> what did you expect" None the less this guy has done wonders for 
> Australian tourism. He has made many of the un-educated more aware of 
> the need to respect wildlife along the greatly populated east cost. He 
> also employed 500 locals in his local community. He rubbed shoulders 
> with the rich and famous but never lost focus on who he was and his 
> cause. I'm not much of a greenie I tell you that. But he was one of a 
> kind and all done for the better good. Even if his ways were different 
> to what a not so ex centric crock hunter may be. His got my respect 
> for what he has done for awareness to wildlife etc. Doesn't mean I 
> would have had him around for dinner. Just paying credit where credit 
> is due.
> Russell
>
> At 09:46 AM 5/09/2006, you wrote:
>> He was nothing special.......there are thousands of people in this 
>> country that risk their lives every day in their normal days work .
>> Just think about the professional Abalone divers who work in Great 
>> White Shark infested waters in the Southern Ocean. Sky 
>> Divers,Policemen ,Fire men ,Big Wave Surfers ,Human Cannonballs  etc 
>> etc ............
>> TV can turn Bullshit into a cult  and a quid so easily....a state 
>> funeral is taking it a bit too far!
>> By the way ...there is another Crocodile Man ,Malcolm Douglas ,not 
>> quite the show man as was the late Mr Irwin .
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Dickerson" 
>> <bill at antique-engines.com>
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>> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 10:10 PM
>> Subject: RE: [SEL] OT. To the aussies
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>>> Agreed - and for those wondering:
>>> http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20349888-2,00.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> I  would like to express my sorrow for the loss Of Australian Steve 
>>> Irwin ,
>>> may the lord be with him and his family and all his fans , the world 
>>> will
>>> miss him
>>>
>>> Rex Hinz
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> Russell Gilbert
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