He was a great man and will be missed.

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I didn't think he'd actually die, for some reason. How very sad.

His determination to walk again was so incredible. I am very sad that he never got a chance to fulfill that dream.

It was such a sad day. I, too, thought he would live for much longer.

Superman was the first movie that I ever watched. As a child, I wanted to be Christopher Reeve. After all, he got to be Superman! Like others on the board, I didn't imagine that this day would come at this point. But, it has and I hope that he died knowing what a great role model he was for many children and adults. This is a bit long-winded. For that, I am sorry. I really liked the man.

He was seriously like the biggest inspiration ever, to everyone and especially to those who are paralyzed. When I was in the hospital Monday night I was watching CNN and they did a piece on him and I don't know if it was the pain pills or what but I started crying about it. He really thought he was going to walk again.

probably alone here but i have been pretty indifferent about it all...sure it was inspirational that he was so driven to walk again, but if i was suddenly paralyzed and i had a load of money sitting around youd best be believing that id throw it all at research and expensive medical procedures to help my current situation.
im sure he was an alright guy, just not so sure if he is the saint y'all make him out to be.

I agree that there probably is no such thing as a completely altruistic act, but I beleive he went above and beyond. It's one thing to throw tons of money at finding a cure/treatment, it's another to lend your name to the cause, lobby for medical research, and travel the country to raise awareness of the condition.

if i were him, I would have been coked out of my mind 24/7 with several full-time "nurses" doing everything in their power to see that I'm "comfortable".

First, you make a negative comment about Neil Young. Now, this. You're still lucky that I never told roadie about that Neil Young thing.

I know you're probably being misunderstood for the five millionth time. But, this isn't one of those cool times to demean someone. Christopher Reeve is dead. Millions of kids idolized him as Superman. Millions revered him for his determination after his accident. Period. He means something to a lot of people and for you to reduce his existence down to "I'm sure he was an alright guy, just not so sure he was that great"...it disappoints me very much.

(Edited by richarddawson at 11:09 am on Oct. 14, 2004)

How dare you not mindlessly agree with everyone else. Next time the general consensus is prattling on about the loss of their hero, be it Jesus or Gary Coleman, you better damn well pony up sincere condolences (even if it is feigned). There's no room for opinions here.

If you're going to be easily offended by this then don't read it, but he makes a point as to why everyone makes too much of a big deal out of christopher reeve.

Also, I think what he did was great, but I don't think he deserves any more or less praise than the average person living with some sort of hardship or a scientist looking for the cure, who are more often than nought passed over.

(Edited by deathscythe257 at 12:01 pm on Oct. 14, 2004)

the thing is, these are all my opinons...i dont like neil young's music, i dont think Christopher Reeves is the saint you all make him to be. i apologize i havent waited a couple weeks, you know, when it does become cool to throw around opinions but the thread is up and i decided to respond.

i just see it like this- he wasnt throwing money towards spinal cord and other paralysis research before his truly unfortunate (really, im not trying to be an asshole) accident. Placing myself in his shoes, i would have moved A LOT of my amassed money towards research, and also lended my name as it would generate even more attention towards it. and there is absoultely nothing wrong with that. i dont think this makes him sinister or any less of an alright or great person than he was BEFORE the accident.

its fantastic that millions draw inspiration from him and we'd be lucky to have more people like christopher reeve but its a fact that hundreds of great people worthy of drawing inspiration from die everyday and their stories dont get retrospectives on CNN. things like that bother me. and on this forum, i voice my opinions on these matters.

you didnt misunderstand me at all, richarddawson. and thanks for protecting my friendship with roadie. ive still yet to make any sort of friendship or earn any amount of admiration through this board so whats the point in worrying about things like that?

and in closing, Superman 2 is a great movie.

(Edited by SuperElk at 11:23 am on Oct. 14, 2004)

Hey! Watch how you fling around that "Alright Guy" moniker... it's not an everyday compliment.

You know...all that I was saying is that he was being a bit disrespectful to those of us who did admire "Superman". Not that he need to agree. It's my opinion that his timing and ability to relate was shit.

(Edited by richarddawson at 8:49 pm on Oct. 14, 2004)

You think what SuperElk said was disrespectul? Here's a transcript of a voicemail I recieved the other day:

"What has two legs, two arms, 4 wheels and is black and charred all over? Christopher Reeve in a crematorium"

For a second there I thought Ben Slack fell into a coal mine... phew.

who does deserve admiration then? I don't think anybody usually puts forth extreme effort towards any charitable cause unless they have or feel some kind of personal connection. it doesn't make him selfished, just inclined ["inclined might have been a bad choice of word, but that's all i got]

I didn't even know he kicked the bucket until today. I need to invest in a tv for my apartment that picks up something other than MTV U