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I'm wondering if there are anyone going to the Steve Irwin memorial? I will be attending.

Wheres it being held? If it's being held in Queensland I definantly can't.

Yeah it is, at his zoo. Free tickets were distributed this week, some people camping out for two days. I was just lucky enough to know someone with 8 tickets.

So I'll be leaving at about 4am probably. It starts at 8am. Our PM John Howard and Peter Beattie will be attending also. I might try and take photos, though it might be a little disrespectful.

lol. If you get some, be sure to show me them, wish I lived near Queensland because it takes like one day to get to Queensland by car & like 1-1 & a half hours by plane

One day to get to Queensland? Yeah depending where you lived. Probably more. Have a look at the Australian map to see what I mean.

Anyway, I got up around 4am. Left at 4:30. It took us about an hour and a half probably. There were heaps of camera crew around. Very busy. We waited probably another 30 minutes and got to go inside. Police had all the side passages blocked so no one could go walk about. Then the line stopped and we probably waited around 45mins. Finally we got in.

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The photos aren't too good. We weren't allowed and cameras/recording devices because of the footage being shot by major TV networks.

The memorial was a very sad one. I nearly cried which was big for me. We had a few bogans yelling out their support for Terri. The footage with actors around the world saying their thing was very nice. Except there should have been more Aussies in there. Russel Crowe did a very good one. I don't know why Justine Timberlake was in there, same with Cameron. They were so fake. It was as if they had a gun to their heads, making them say the lines. More so with Timberlake.

After the ceremony we went and walked around the Zoo. It was a while since I had been there but it was really good. I wouldn't mind going back. It was an errie feeling though. Because Steve wasn't around anymore.

R.I.P. Steve

i feel sorry for his daughter, i saw her on tv... i think she doesnt get the death, yet...

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Originally posted by lrac522
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yeah, they just have a nice little thing at the end of their tails....

This is in no way insensitive, but more people seem to be upset about this than about Princess Di dying. Whilst they were both great people, I feel that his death means a lot more to today's generation as he has taught and entertained us. He was a legend and will be remembered for years to come. He will be sorely missed

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Originally posted by SpunkyLoveMuff
This is in no way insensitive, but more people seem to be upset about this than about Princess Di dying. Whilst they were both great people, I feel that his death means a lot more to today's generation as he has taught and entertained us. He was a legend and will be remembered for years to come. He will be sorely missed

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I know what you mean, I wasn't affected at all by Princess Diana's death, I didn't really know who she was until she died.

For some reason, this is the only death that I feel trully upset about .

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Originally posted by SpunkyLoveMuff
This is in no way insensitive, but more people seem to be upset about this than about Princess Di dying. Whilst they were both great people, I feel that his death means a lot more to today's generation as he has taught and entertained us. He was a legend and will be remembered for years to come. He will be sorely missed

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I know what you mean, I wasn't affected at all by Princess Diana's death, I didn't really know who she was until she died.

For some reason, this is the only death that I feel trully upset about .

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Same here. It was only afterwords that I appreciated her death more, and what it meant to the British people... But to me it didn't matter still.

However with Steve Irwin, it's just something wrong with him dying... Like it isn't meant to happen... It upset me somehow