Crikey / Steve Irwin

[Shedhand]

Wasn't a fan but no-one deserves to lose a dad and husband that young.

[Wild Dingo]

Cant say I was much of a fan... often calling him a dipstick dangerous and foolish along with terms such as SteveFlaminIrwin and such

But... you gotta admit he was enthusiastic and passionate about wildlife, life in general and Australia... he loved creatures and nature and he loved Australia and didnt hessitate to say so every chance he got

Australia is less one hell of a son an embassador and a person of great potential... gone too soon doing what he loved

Heartfelt sadness to Terri Bindi and Bob to loose her husband to loose their dad at just 44 is the saddest thing

[Stuart]

The QLD police have also released a statement saying that Steve Irwin wasn't intimidating the ray either and that it wasn't any fault of his:confused:

As I said - been in similar situations, and you can easily see how it would happen, without deliberate provocation of the ray, or the ray doing anything other than acting defensive.

He didn't need to do anything other than be a bit close. The ray could have even have been startled by the cameras etc.

I don't think we necessarily have to look to find anyone to blame. Just a sh*tty bit of luck.

[Flowboy]

Hi all,

I was going to reply yesterday, but the outage prevailed.

When I heard of Steve Irwin's death, a number of things happened to me.

First I felt shock at the death of a young human being. Then grief for his family as no young child should need to face such a loss of personal time to rationalise what has happened.
Like many others, I felt that Steve was Over The Top in his public affairs and my next emotion was guilt at having felt this. I put this down as never speak ill of the dead.
But, Steve Irwin has left several legacies, some obvious, like his love for animals and conservation, which due to his OTT style sometimes appeared as "for public use only".
More importantly, he reminded all Australians of where they came from, that the values of family, generosity, mateship and compassion are intimate parts of our character and heritage.
But even more, to me anyway, he demonstated that passion is what drives us all. Without the passion to do well at what we do, note that this is separate to plowing your way to "success", we may as well lay down and die. He also reminded us that (in the words of Midnight Oil), "Its better to die on your feet than live on your knees". And this is something that has been, and should still be an integral part of being Australian.

Regards and in sadness,

Rob

[TEEJAY]

All of the above.

Having a young family I feel so much for them.

I thought Steve a twit when I saw him and have to admit an affection for his enthusiasm and genuine nature even if he was a clown that dramatised and exagerated the situations - he was loved by much of his audience and good on him for being fair dinkum.

If there is to be any backlash I suspect it will be more directed towards Germain Greer for her insensitive comments about Steve.

[silentC]

I saw him interviewed once or twice on TV and thought "he can't possibly be like that in private, can he?" He was either a genuine nut case or a very clever marketer (a bit like Paris Hilton in that respect). Certainly always had people's attention one way or another. I think if you had to spend more than an hour with him, either his enthusiasm would have worn off on you, or you would have wanted to wring his neck.

Very sad for his family. They probably thought he was as indestructible as he did, as did the rest of us. I'm just dreading the over exposure he is going to get now on every TV channel and in every newspaper for the next fortnight.

[ozwinner]

He used to drive me nuts with his over the top enthusiasm and the way he would harass wildlife for no other reason than to make a quid.

Al

[craigb]

I'm just dreading the over exposure he is going to get now on every TV channel and in every newspaper for the next fortnight.

Mate, it's allready well under way.

Can''t say that I was any great fan of his, I thought he was a bit of a plonker.

Still, it is very sad for his family.

[scooter]

...He also reminded us that (in the words of Midnight Oil), "Its better to die on your feet than live on your knees"...

Good quote


Cheers..............Sean

[Bluegum]

I must admit when I first saw him in action I thought what a knucklehead. His first doco I saw was about the top 10 deadliest snakes in the world. As I watched it it became more obvious that no he wasn't stupid and that he knew what he was doing. I became more and more interested in things. Then 3 years ago I went to the the zoo and found it to be an awsome experience and have been back twice more since then. My wife and I were lucky to see him and Terri perform on new years eve last year.


Both my my wife and I found it hard to believe when his death was announced on the news. I like many think his life was cut short as he had so much to offer. As they say though when your numbers up then there isn't much that you can do about it all. I just hope that Terri and the family are'nt chased by the media after his funeral leaving them to grieve in peace and hopefully to move on.

[Jack E]

He used to drive me nuts with his over the top enthusiasm and the way he would harass wildlife for no other reason than to make a quid.

Al

I would like to know the figures of how much of his money he pumped back in to conservation.
I think we would all be surprised.

I didn't find his enthusiasm over the top, in fact I am envious that I have never found anything I am that passionate about and made a good living from it.

Those who didn't like him surely suffered from tall poppy syndrome.

Cheers, Jack

[Gumby]

He used to drive me nuts with his over the top enthusiasm and the way he would harass wildlife for no other reason than to make a quid.

Al

As much as i thought he was over the top, I think he was passionate about conservation and protecting the animals. If he had to do that stuff to get the message across then i have no problem with it at all.

[silentC]

Those who didn't like him surely suffered from tall poppy syndrome.

I have to disagree with that Jack. I think that there probably are people who don't like certain individuals just because they are famous or top of their field or whatever. However, you can't just dismiss every dissenter on that basis.

For example, I don't particularly like Kylie Minogue. This is not because she is a world famous performer, probably worth millions and loved by millions. It is because I hate her singing voice and don't find her attractive. Some people might say that is just tall poppy syndrome. However, I am a big fan of many other equally famous artists - aren't they tall poppies too?

Frankly, I found Steve Irwin's public persona irritating, not because he was a famous whatever he was, but because I find all people like that irritating. I don't know what he was like in private but all the 'Crikey' stuff was, in my opinion, over the top, often amusing, but ultimately irritating.

It wasn't all that long ago that people were crying for his blood after that dangling the baby over the crocodile incident. What ever he was, it's a sad thing for his family and a tragic end for him.

[Ashore]

I would like to know the figures of how much of his money he pumped back in to conservation.
I think we would all be surprised.

I'll bet it was more than Greenplease ,
I like a lot of others thought he was too far over the top and simply sold the ossie ocker image to sell his product, and because I didn't watch his programs etc had no idea that he put so much back into what he was so pasionate about.
I now believe that we have lost a good bloke who realy cared about this country, put his money where his mouth was and tried to improve what he could, let alone the loss to such a young family
May you R.I.P.

[Gumby]

For example, I don't particularly like Kylie Minogue.

years of online friendship killed by one line in a post. :mad: