R.I.P. Robert Haigh
A sort of memorium24 total reviews
Comment from Tootsie55
A well written tribute with lots of truth in it I am sure. Thanks for sharing, mate. I need to get back to writing...this is Geoff writing here of course.
One little West Coast kind of spag ok! He he!!
couple (of) months
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A well written tribute with lots of truth in it I am sure. Thanks for sharing, mate. I need to get back to writing...this is Geoff writing here of course.
One little West Coast kind of spag ok! He he!!
couple (of) months
Comment Written 15-Feb-2015
Comment from LIJ Red
I don't know what I think about rites for dead people. If there is a God who cares,
death doesn't matter much. If not, then there is nothing after death to matter much. You have written a fine tribute.
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I don't know what I think about rites for dead people. If there is a God who cares,
death doesn't matter much. If not, then there is nothing after death to matter much. You have written a fine tribute.
Comment Written 15-Feb-2015
Comment from Phyllis Stewart
Bravo! Mikey, you did the right thing and you did it well. You showed us who Bob was, aiming for the positive, while not ignoring the negative, since we all have some of each. If there is a Heaven for sad drunks, I'm sure he's glad to know he had an obituary and more from a friend. :)
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Bravo! Mikey, you did the right thing and you did it well. You showed us who Bob was, aiming for the positive, while not ignoring the negative, since we all have some of each. If there is a Heaven for sad drunks, I'm sure he's glad to know he had an obituary and more from a friend. :)
Comment Written 15-Feb-2015
Comment from madhatter1977
A great post, Mikey. You reveal a person in the depths and with hope of afterlife or a cessation of suffering. I've never seen a dead body either apart from in India at the burning ghats on the River Ganges and wonder how it would be to find someone in that situation in a room of a house. You did the right thing both to sort out the situation and to write about your relationship with the deceased. Best wishes, Pete :)
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A great post, Mikey. You reveal a person in the depths and with hope of afterlife or a cessation of suffering. I've never seen a dead body either apart from in India at the burning ghats on the River Ganges and wonder how it would be to find someone in that situation in a room of a house. You did the right thing both to sort out the situation and to write about your relationship with the deceased. Best wishes, Pete :)
Comment Written 14-Feb-2015
Comment from Jay Squires
Well, Mikey, you've done well by yourself and your gift. You gave something that went beyond the grave. You've given him a taste of FS immortality and perhaps changed the minds and hearts of the handful of people who read our posts, that a person's existence, even if he is an alcoholic racist, has value.
Good job, Mikey.
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2015
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Well, Mikey, you've done well by yourself and your gift. You gave something that went beyond the grave. You've given him a taste of FS immortality and perhaps changed the minds and hearts of the handful of people who read our posts, that a person's existence, even if he is an alcoholic racist, has value.
Good job, Mikey.
Comment Written 14-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2015
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Thank you so much, Jay. That's all I wanted to do really. I thought he was worthy of a little more than the van driving away and being forgotten about. We're all worth a few words. mikey
Comment from Dean Kuch
So, Mike, did Mr Haigh help you hone your writing skills in some fashion? You never say, really, but you obviously feel indebted to Bob for your being able to coherently and with great emotion string a run of sentences together. Or, was Bob just a good friend, a guy you could count on and confide in when no one else would listen?
No matter, really. You felt he was worthy of memorializing in some small way, which is probably more than can be said for many of us after we've departed this plane of existence.
Rest in peace, Bob.
Rest in peace...
~Dean
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2015
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So, Mike, did Mr Haigh help you hone your writing skills in some fashion? You never say, really, but you obviously feel indebted to Bob for your being able to coherently and with great emotion string a run of sentences together. Or, was Bob just a good friend, a guy you could count on and confide in when no one else would listen?
No matter, really. You felt he was worthy of memorializing in some small way, which is probably more than can be said for many of us after we've departed this plane of existence.
Rest in peace, Bob.
Rest in peace...
~Dean
Comment Written 14-Feb-2015
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2015
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No, Dean, nothing like that. He was just an acquaintance actually. I tried to get him to go to the doctor and clean his act up along with my friend, but not overly close. I just felt watching the coroner's van pull away that being a writer I had some kind of responsibility to give him a little better send off than that. You're right, many of us won't get even that. But we should. :) Thanks for the thoughtful words. mikey
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It was my pleasure, Michael.
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Hgfghgfugucucucyvuvu
Damn site
Cannot review on my phone
Crappppppppppppppp
This is a great piece of work that I have reviewed six times. How about seven
Comment Written 14-Feb-2015
Comment from seaglass
It is hard to understand individuals who take no responsibility for their own health. I suppose one can argue that it's everyone's personal choice how they live, if their choices make them sick or die sooner than necessary.
but I also think no man's an island. If I allow myself to fall apart, I'm willing those around me to deal with my poor health and early death.
I also understand that addiction rules over reasoning.
I enjoyed reading this.
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It is hard to understand individuals who take no responsibility for their own health. I suppose one can argue that it's everyone's personal choice how they live, if their choices make them sick or die sooner than necessary.
but I also think no man's an island. If I allow myself to fall apart, I'm willing those around me to deal with my poor health and early death.
I also understand that addiction rules over reasoning.
I enjoyed reading this.
Comment Written 14-Feb-2015
Comment from Jackreese
What a very touching and heartfelt tribute to your friend. You come across very sincere, genuine and realistic as you tell your story. No matter what happens in life people deserve to be remembered and your story did just that.
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What a very touching and heartfelt tribute to your friend. You come across very sincere, genuine and realistic as you tell your story. No matter what happens in life people deserve to be remembered and your story did just that.
Comment Written 14-Feb-2015
Comment from Sasha
I think writing about Bob is a kind and thoughtful gesture to a man you knew. I understand when you say it was as much for you as for him, but where ever he is, I am sure he is smiling as he reads this.
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I think writing about Bob is a kind and thoughtful gesture to a man you knew. I understand when you say it was as much for you as for him, but where ever he is, I am sure he is smiling as he reads this.
Comment Written 14-Feb-2015