Anonym - mahna (doo-do, do do do)
Aug. 5th, 2006 11:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
solidfoamsoulA friend of mind found her grandmother on www.findagrave.com
I looked up my cousin, but didn't find his. Then I looked up Richard Hunt, as he's been on my mind a lot, especially with the dream I had last night, though I wish there was more too that dream. Basically I was watching some brand new behind the scenes thing courtesy of Steve Whitmire and Muppet Show season 2 DVD on my new laptop.
Anyway, reading the little remembrance messages on Richard's thingy there, I noticed a couple were very personalize, like speaking to him and calling him "honey", "hon", "buddy" or whatnot and if you read, obviously saying they knew him in person. All of these, with the exception of one, are signed as Anonymous.
Do you think that's a little insulting or a little safety precaution for yourself (if these people did really know him) to keep from being bombarded with questions like:
"ZOMG u were freindz?! Scoter is soooooo adorble!!1! Wat wuz he like?!?!"
or
"Since how he got AIDS was never disclosed, was he gay? ... ZOMGETELLLME?!"
I mean how many letters could there be?
If I had the privilege of having Richard as a friend, or even just knowing him and having him maybe wave to me on the set of a project because he can't quite remember my name, but he acts like he does not to hurt my feelings, I wouldn't hide my name. I'd want people to email even with those kind of questions so I could respond with:
"Yes, I did work with him. He was warm and friendly and always made you feel special. I agree, Scooter was my favorite character of his too. Have you seen Brian Henson or Ricky Boyd's portrayal of him yet? Both of them are fantastic. Ricky really sounds like him. And please look into some grammar night classes."
or
"Since Richard himself and his family didn't disclose the information, please respect their wishes enough not to get too personal with his private life."
I mean, I'd love to tell people who were interest how nice he was and how much he meant to me.
Anonymous to me sounds like you don't want to claim something or be responsible for it. Which makes me doubt those people ever did know him.
I know from reading interviews with fellow muppeteers and what little behind the scenes stuff we muppet fans get that Richard was indeed friendly, exuberant and kind.
I have had a few dreams where I was involved in a muppet production of some kind. The muppeteers I ever interacted with were Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson, Jim Henson and Richard Hunt. Steve was always nice, but also the guy you were shy to be around because you had such a huge crush on. Jerry and Jim gave guidance and would probably give you a big hug if you asked for one, too. (In fact I did get one from Jim.) But there was always something a little different, a little more special, about Richard. He always felt like a close friend, or at least went out of his way to make you feel important. He sat down to lunch with me when he should have had something else to do because I was eating alone.
I think that's the kind of people we want to surround ourselves with. That's the kind of person you want people to know you knew.
Current mood:
disappointed
I looked up my cousin, but didn't find his. Then I looked up Richard Hunt, as he's been on my mind a lot, especially with the dream I had last night, though I wish there was more too that dream. Basically I was watching some brand new behind the scenes thing courtesy of Steve Whitmire and Muppet Show season 2 DVD on my new laptop.
Anyway, reading the little remembrance messages on Richard's thingy there, I noticed a couple were very personalize, like speaking to him and calling him "honey", "hon", "buddy" or whatnot and if you read, obviously saying they knew him in person. All of these, with the exception of one, are signed as Anonymous.
Do you think that's a little insulting or a little safety precaution for yourself (if these people did really know him) to keep from being bombarded with questions like:
"ZOMG u were freindz?! Scoter is soooooo adorble!!1! Wat wuz he like?!?!"
or
"Since how he got AIDS was never disclosed, was he gay? ... ZOMGETELLLME?!"
I mean how many letters could there be?
If I had the privilege of having Richard as a friend, or even just knowing him and having him maybe wave to me on the set of a project because he can't quite remember my name, but he acts like he does not to hurt my feelings, I wouldn't hide my name. I'd want people to email even with those kind of questions so I could respond with:
"Yes, I did work with him. He was warm and friendly and always made you feel special. I agree, Scooter was my favorite character of his too. Have you seen Brian Henson or Ricky Boyd's portrayal of him yet? Both of them are fantastic. Ricky really sounds like him. And please look into some grammar night classes."
or
"Since Richard himself and his family didn't disclose the information, please respect their wishes enough not to get too personal with his private life."
I mean, I'd love to tell people who were interest how nice he was and how much he meant to me.
Anonymous to me sounds like you don't want to claim something or be responsible for it. Which makes me doubt those people ever did know him.
I know from reading interviews with fellow muppeteers and what little behind the scenes stuff we muppet fans get that Richard was indeed friendly, exuberant and kind.
I have had a few dreams where I was involved in a muppet production of some kind. The muppeteers I ever interacted with were Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson, Jim Henson and Richard Hunt. Steve was always nice, but also the guy you were shy to be around because you had such a huge crush on. Jerry and Jim gave guidance and would probably give you a big hug if you asked for one, too. (In fact I did get one from Jim.) But there was always something a little different, a little more special, about Richard. He always felt like a close friend, or at least went out of his way to make you feel important. He sat down to lunch with me when he should have had something else to do because I was eating alone.
I think that's the kind of people we want to surround ourselves with. That's the kind of person you want people to know you knew.
Current mood:
disappointed
