RE: [VFB] Sad News

[Reuven Segal]

he was a great guy and only one or two stupid moments (that we of course  never get involved in!!) marred his career. People here let bygones be bygones and move on....usually to the next beer.   A salute goes out to him.   R   ______________________________________________ Reuven Segal   B. Engineering (Aerospace)- 4th Year B. Engineering (Manufacturing Systems and Management) RMIT University   5/11 Rockbrook Road, East St. Kilda, 3183 Melbourne, Victoria Australia   [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile: 0422 266798   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Chuck Alexander Sent: Tuesday, 5 September 2006 3:08 AM To: vfb@troutnet.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Sad News Yeah,sadly, I think that baby scene will be played over and over now..We all make mistakes.. Just that his was caught on tape and viewed by millions and that is the ONLY way a lot of ppl will remember him "Oh yeah, he's that guy who held his baby over the crocs" But, I loved watching him,and like you say, he taught anybody who watched him to be better stewards of the wilderness and wildlife around us... I will miss him for sure.. and it is ironic that he was filming a new show called "Ocean's Deadliest".. He did go out doing what he loved, which is what we could all hope for... Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: DonO To: vfb@troutnet.com Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 11:07 AM Subject: [VFB] Sad News Woke up this morning to hear the news about Steve Erwin a.k.a. The Crocodile Hunter.   You'd think the critter that would have gotten him would have been one of those giant crocodiles, or a maybe shark or brown snake.  I would have never guessed a stingray, much less a barb through the heart.   Coming from a background of a Louisiana childhood filled with swamp critters, I appreciated Steve's love for animals, and his feelings of stewardship.  Although my interaction with much of the wildlife 40 years ago was "If it tastes good, kill it and eat it" (and everything tasted good with enough ketchup- according to my grand-dad), I, like most others, have overcome that survival gene and can watch what used to be dinner slip away unharmed.     I've always enjoyed Steve's 'antics' (compared them to my 'Dr. D' side), and always appreciated his skills in dealing with dangerous creatures, as I had a pet 5' alligator, many snakes (some poisonous), and ran a trapline out in the spillway swamps.    It will be interesting to see how his death is treated in the news over the next week, with the controversy over the 'feeding giant croc w/baby' incident.  They played the Larry King interview this morning with him after the incident, so this is still fresh on people's minds.   They also said he died very quickly, as the barb poison was injected directly into his heart.  I guess that's a better way to go that the alternatives that he faced all of his life.   Don