This brings to mind a column Mike Royko wrote after John Belushi died. He wrote a very touching column either the Monday or Tuesday after Belushi's death (Royko knew Belushi from Belushi's childhood). It ended with a line I have used a lot in my life: "I learned a long time ago that life isn't always fair. But it shouldn't cheat that much."
A couple days later, he wrote another column sharing some of the letters he got from readers basically taunting him for sharing the positive memories he had about such a "bad person", to which Royko effectively told them in a polite way to go jump off Navy Pier. I think of what I would do if an acquaintence died in a spectaularly stupid way. And I'm not sure how I would respond to their family. I think Ebert posted what everyone thought. And we can each decide if that's okay or not. On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Joe Coughlin <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't have sympathy for him. But have sympathy for the people who cared > about him who probably know he was an idiot for doing what he did, but still > hurt when they see their loved one attacked. > > Ebert was correct, but was he right? -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
