Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter, Is Dead

[narlacat]

Cousteau vows to complete Irwin doco


http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=142334

 

[Shelly Beach]

The Queensland Government have set up a site to send messages of support and condolences to the Irwin Family.

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

 

[Liz]

Something you all might like - http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/06/cnna.cousteau/index.html

Apparently Phillip Cousteau was there, and he's interviewed about Steve.

I watched that interview with Philippe on LKL last night, and it's worth the read if anyone missed it.

Here's another article about Philippe Cousteau's involvement with the project.

Cousteau vows to complete Irwin doco
Thursday Sep 7 07:08 AEST

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=142334

Environmental crusader Philippe Cousteau says he will work with Steve Irwin's film crew to ensure the documentary, Ocean's Deadliest, is completed in honour of the fallen Crocodile Hunter.

Cousteau, the grandson of famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, was also on the Great Barrier Reef on Monday when Irwin suffered the fatal stingray wound.

The Animal Planet TV channel had paired up Irwin and Cousteau to make Ocean's Deadliest, a film highlighting the importance of sharks and other deadly sea animals to the environment.

--> more at link

ETA: Oopsie! I just noticed that Narlacat posted this same link on the previous page. I had this in my browser and went out and watered and fertilized the veggie garden and posted without refreshing. Sorry bout that Narla.

 

[englishleigh]

The Queensland Government have set up a site to send messages of support and condolences to the Irwin Family.

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

Thanks so much, Shelly, I signed it. I swear, every time I remember what's happened, it's like I'm hearing it for the first time. I can't even imagine the pain of Terri and the kids...praying so hard for all of them and for Australia.

 

[shopper]

The Queensland Government have set up a site to send messages of support and condolences to the Irwin Family.

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

Thanks for the link, I just added my condolences to the family and friends. I know Steve adored his wife and both kids and they will all miss him, but my heart just breaks for Bindi. They had such a unique relationship, and while I am sad for her today, I'm happy for her that she had that wonderful gift of her and her father's closeness.

 

[narlacat]

Yeah it's Bindi who is going to take it the hardest.
She adored him.
I saw footage of her last night, doing a show or maybe just mucking about....she says 'and one day I am going to run Australia Zoo'.
How could you not grow up with such confidence and enthusiasm for life living with Steve and Terri.
I also really feel for John Stainton, Steve and his projects were his whole life.

 

[shopper]

Yeah it's Bindi who is going to take it the hardest.
She adored him.
I saw footage of her last night, doing a show or maybe just mucking about....she says 'and one day I am going to run Australia Zoo'.
How could you not grow up with such confidence and enthusiasm for life living with Steve and Terri.
I also really feel for John Stainton, Steve and his projects was his whole life.

I was telling my husband what Bindi had said in an interview on Animal Planet last night (Confessions of the Crocodile Hunter?), where she said "I love him very, very much"...that tears me up and I had to take a moment before I could finish telling him. She is very much a kid, but she has a maturity about her that I adore. I guess that comes from her upbringing.

 

[Shelly Beach]

Thanks so much, Shelly, I signed it. I swear, every time I remember what's happened, it's like I'm hearing it for the first time. I can't even imagine the pain of Terri and the kids...praying so hard for all of them and for Australia.

You are welcome, you just described exactly how I feel.

Thanks for the link, I just added my condolences to the family and friends. I know Steve adored his wife and both kids and they will all miss him, but my heart just breaks for Bindi. They had such a unique relationship, and while I am sad for her today, I'm happy for her that she had that wonderful gift of her and her father's closeness.

You are welcome also.

We had a tribute show on last night and I cried through most of it but when it came to footage of Steve with Bindi, I totally lost it. It was truly painful to watch.

 

[kahskye]

I just can't get it out of my head that Steve died. I keep coming back here to feel some closure and feel the love that others had for this great enthusiastic and compassionate person. Part of me just can't accept he's gone. A scene of the Steve swimming over the stingray keeps repeating itself in my mind, and I so wish I could reverse time and change the deadly outcome. I don't want the vision of Steve getting struck, so in my mind I make the ray's strike miss him. I so want to give Bindi back her daddy, yet I'm helpless and can only grieve for her and the family and pray that God gives them strength and helps them heal. To watch the hours upon hours of footage of Steve on Crocodile Hunter, how can one see anything but a guy who had a zest for life, one who loved his family, and was driven to educate people to respect wildlife and teach us upclose like no other. There will never be another Steve. His death has bruised many hearts, including mine.

 

[Texana]

There are so many of us that feel a personal loss. I am not one to boohoo over celebrity deaths, but Steve had a unique personal warmth that connected to viewers around the world--he truly loved what he did, and he loved the animals. It was not just "all about Steve."

 

[Shelly Beach]

I just can't get it out of my head that Steve died. I keep coming back here to feel some closure and feel the love that others had for this great enthusiastic and compassionate person. Part of me just can't accept he's gone. A scene of the Steve swimming over the stingray keeps repeating itself in my mind, and I so wish I could reverse time and change the deadly outcome. I don't want the vision of Steve getting struck, so in my mind I make the ray's strike miss him. I so want to give Bindi back her daddy, yet I'm helpless and can only grieve for her and the family and pray that God gives them strength and helps them heal. To watch the hours upon hours of footage of Steve on Crocodile Hunter, how can one see anything but a guy who had a zest for life, one who loved his family, and was driven to educate people to respect wildlife and teach us upclose like no other. There will never be another Steve. His death has bruised many hearts, including mine.

What a beautiful post, that made me cry.

 

[dark_shadows]

You're welcome, darlin! I watched it again. And, cried AGAIN. I'm a pretty soft-hearted and sentimental soul. I get that from my Dad, believe it or not!

OK, now I've got a bit of a bone to pick with you, regarding giving your condolences to only the "Aussies" for "their loss". What about the rest of us?

Hi Liz,
Thank-you for your post.I want to extend my condolences to all.

I want to thank-you Liz for pointing this out to me.I am in no way offended.I am thankful to you for pointing the matter out.
Respectfully,
dark_shadows

 

[dark_shadows]

Hello Gardenmom and Sundayrain,:blowkiss:

I want to thank-you so much for your posts.This means alot.
Respectfully,
dark_shadows

Hey, ya'all. I still get teary eyed reading here, but I come here for comfort, as we all do. I didn't even realize how much I liked him until this happened. I mean, he's been a fixture in our lives for so long, it's like a friend has passed. He was totally out there, 100%, and he was the real deal. I feel just awful for his family.

Dark shadows and scandi, thanks for retracting. I don't even recall you guys talking bad, but Cypros is the one that stands out in my mind. He was not an idiot. He took chances and was a little crazy, but in a fun way.

I think Dark Shadows and Scandi are very honorable people who looked into the facts a bit more, and realized what a great man Steve Irwin was.
Really.......I didn't see where you wrote ......But, it takes a special person to admit a mistake. It was another posting early on that had me in shock.
Nothing to do with you both.....YOU both have wonderful hearts.

 

[Liz]

dark_shadows, You're such a sweetheart! :blowkiss:

I also agree with Sundayrain's post that you responded to above. I admire that you and Scandi were both openminded enough to be able to reverse an opinion you previously had. That speaks volumes to me.

 

[dingo]

Steve is having a private funeral.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=142002

 

[narlacat]

I just can't get it out of my head that Steve died. I keep coming back here to feel some closure and feel the love that others had for this great enthusiastic and compassionate person. Part of me just can't accept he's gone. A scene of the Steve swimming over the stingray keeps repeating itself in my mind, and I so wish I could reverse time and change the deadly outcome. I don't want the vision of Steve getting struck, so in my mind I make the ray's strike miss him. I so want to give Bindi back her daddy, yet I'm helpless and can only grieve for her and the family and pray that God gives them strength and helps them heal. To watch the hours upon hours of footage of Steve on Crocodile Hunter, how can one see anything but a guy who had a zest for life, one who loved his family, and was driven to educate people to respect wildlife and teach us upclose like no other. There will never be another Steve. His death has bruised many hearts, including mine.

There certainly won't, he was one of a kind that guy

Great post Kahskye, everything you said is exactly how I feel.

 

[Liz]

Steve is having a private funeral.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=142002

Hi dingo, and thanks for posting as to the official word regarding the funeral.

It saddens me somewhat that the family declined the offer of a public state funeral. If anyone, Steve seemed so deserving, after everything he has contributed. But if that is what Steve would have wanted, as an 'ordinary bloke', I honor that decision.

I personally don't see anything 'ordinary' about Steve but I understand what his dad was saying. If anything, I felt Steve to be an exceptionally extraordinary individual!

I hope it's not for fear of the likes of that Ms. Greer using a state funeral as cannon fodder. I don't like posting ugly stuff about others on a public forum; but from here on out, I do hope Ms. Greer is able to refrain from her acidic remarks and stuffs a sock in it!

Otherwise we may have to have Agro invite her to the Australia Zoo for lunch ... :croc:

j/k, of course

 

[narlacat]

You are welcome, you just described exactly how I feel.



You are welcome also.

We had a tribute show on last night and I cried through most of it but when it came to footage of Steve with Bindi, I totally lost it. It was truly painful to watch.

It was.
I cried through most of it too.
Doesn't Ray Martin just give you the , he is so insincere that guy.

 

[narlacat]

Hi dingo, and thanks for posting as to the official word regarding the funeral.

It saddens me somewhat that the family declined the offer of a public state funeral. If anyone, Steve seemed so deserving, after everything he has contributed. But if that is what Steve would have wanted, as an 'ordinary bloke', I honor that decision.

I personally don't see anything 'ordinary' about Steve but I understand what his dad was saying. If anything, I felt Steve to be an exceptionally extraordinary individual!

I hope it's not for fear of the likes of that Ms. Greer using a state funeral as cannon fodder. I don't like posting ugly stuff about others on a public forum; but from here on out, I do hope Ms. Greer is able to refrain from her acidic remarks and stuffs a sock in it!

Otherwise we may have to have Agro invite her to the Australia Zoo for lunch ... :croc:

j/k, of course

Someone and I'm not sure who, suggested that the money the government was willing to spend on a state funeral, could be given to a charity that Steve had been involved in.
I think he would have wanted that more than a state funeral.
He put up alot of his own money to buy up land around the world so that the land was safe for future generations and for the animals that lived there.

Hey we love Agro down here!
He's been on Rove a couple of times..that's a really popular live talk show we have here....it's like your Jay Leno show...but better LOL
I'm only mucking, Steve loved the Leno show, he went on it 17 times...John Stainton said they would have had him on once a month if Steve had lived there, that the audiences just couldn't get enough of him.

 

[Liz]

Someone and I'm not sure who, suggested that the money the government was willing to spend on a state funeral, could be given to a charity that Steve had been involved in.
I think he would have wanted that more than a state funeral.

I saw that somewhere, too. IF the state would be willing to do that, and I have no idea IF they would (make that 'deal'), I think that would be AMAZING (as Steve might say)!

He put up alot of his own money to buy up land around the world so that the land was safe for future generations and for the animals that lived there.

I only learned that after his passing and I admire Steve so much for that. :clap:

Hey we love Agro down here!

Oh crikey! Hadn't thought about that! :slap: me!
Wouldn't want poor Agro to suffer acid indigestion, now would we?

He's been on Rove a couple of times..that's a really popular live talk show we have here....it's like your Jay Leno show...but better LOL
I'm only mucking, Steve loved the Leno show, he went on it 17 times...John Stainton said they would have had him on once a month if Steve had lived there, that the audiences just couldn't get enough of him.

Hey no prob, could be true! If Rove's better, it wouldn't surprise me! lol!

Undoubtedly, Steve was a favorite in the U.S. on the many shows he appeared on. I know I always enjoyed seeing him and his wildlife friends.