I'm sorry to say this but is seems that when people have injuries and then
start promoting or start raising money for the cause. Celebrities or not,
someone has something negative to say about them. I'm not too crazy about
saying anything negative. Even if he is in it for himself, he is still bringing
awareness to a cause. With Jessie, we've got the surfers recognizing the
issues when maybe those particular people didn't really care or know much about
it.
The documentary "step into the liquid" was on tonight and he's on
that. It was amazing to see how his buddies helped him surf. They
carried him to the water and pushed him out on his board. Pretty awesome
stuff.
Oh, he contributes money he raised to Christopher Reeve's paralysis
foundation. I'm sure this is going to start a huge battle on the list, but
that is how it is as I see it. Anyone who raises awareness is good.
Who knows it might be one of us one day and will be in the lime light. I
don't know about you guys, but I would love to be a person that has a name in
peoples conversations across the nation about spinal cord injuries and what I am
doing to help the cause. I guess I'm just selfish as well.
Stacy
"People who hate you do not win unless you hate them. Then you destroy
yourself"
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 6:56
PM
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Life Rolls in front
of a bus...
I agree with you Tony
completely! I believe he does like the spotlight on himself and his own
injury, but nonetheless no one is perfect and he is bringing more visibility
to all of our situations. And even better is he has numerous celebrities
as friends who hold even more potential to bring more visibility.
Mark
Whoa...love ya Tony,
just love ya. Perhaps he's being a good "ambassador" for all us normal crips
;-)
I get stuck in the mud all of the time when I'm pulling weeds. I
always hope I can get out, as I don't root well.
Riv
On Aug 20,
2004, at 3:29 PM, Tony Starez wrote:
Ok, here's my take on the Life
Rolls On segment on Good Morning
America!!
i caught it right before i
went to work....personally, i don't see much of a message coming from the
dude...he's just a goodlookin dude who's getting lots of attention,
but the message should be that there very-well could be a
medical solution on the horizon, but because our scientists have their
hands tied, and severe lack of government funding, we might not see it in
our lifetime....Jesse's overwhelming message is 'get out there and live
life' Well, in his case, he doesn't really have to work,
he's still gettin the chicks and probably getting paid handsomely through
the Life Rolls On.org....and i think he loves the spotlight on HIS injury,
not the thousands out here that are REALLY
struggling.
just my opinion...how u
feelin???
tony
-----
Original Message -----
From:
Houston Leek
To:
QuadPirate
; quadlist
Sent:
Friday, August 20, 2004 12:13 PM
Subject:
[QUAD-L] DREAM WORLD
I
missed it you all gonna have 2 start posting this stuff a few days
earlier. Some of us only check emails 1 or 2 a day and on early nights in
bed 7:30pm or so. Hopefully it will re-air. I love that this kid is
brining funding and awareness to SCI as well as Christopher Reeves. That
gives us others hope and a map of how we can get 2 where they are. If now
you�re starting 2 think as I am that that�s the pinnacle of a quads life.
Money, accessible house, van, trips, stardom & notoriety, experimental
medicine, surgeries that are on the borderline of a cure. Well I can wait
until they find a cure I don�t think I like being a guinea pig. I think
Christopher Reeves looked scary when all his hair came out and they were
drawing eyebrows on him. UGGHHH but somebody's gotta do it. Right? For a
brighter future 4 us all one day.
DREAMS
On
8/19/04 4:00 PM, "QuadPirate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
MEDIA ALERT Friday,
August 20th 2004 at 8:05AM Good
Morning America
will air their recently completed story on Jesse Billauer, featuring the
Life Rolls On Foundation. Set to broadcast at 8:05 AM PT/ET* on ABC (check
your local listings), this exciting report will feature great interviews
of Jesse Billauer, the Billauer Family, and others. Although we have yet
to see the edited version, there will surely be some great information on
the Life Rolls On Foundation as well. Footage from the new documentary
"Jesse's Story," is used throughout. GMA is a two-hour show, from 7AM to
9AM, so if you are not going to be by a television we urge you to tape it.
We urge you to tune in, tell your friends, and send LRO your feedback. The
Good Morning America website can be found here <http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M6499159171972978170055&iEvent=49688>
. Hopefully they will load up some info on LRO soon. * Subject to changes
out of our control. GMA is a 2 hour program (7AM to 9AM) , and we are
unsure exactly
what time Jesse's piece will air, but have been told 8:05AM.
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