Posted by taylor blue on October 31, 2009 | 3 Comments
On October 31st, 1993 at 1:51 a.m. River Phoenix died in front of the Viper Room. I was 18 and I remember that River’s death was one of the first major celebrity deaths I had experienced. (The next one being Kurt Cobain in April of 1994.) I remember sitting in front of the TV with my mom and we would watch all those entertainment type shows like Entertainment Tonight and Inside Edition and listen to what happened. (I am sure if it was like the time now we would have been on the internet )
It was something that shook my world. River had such a career ahead of him and he died so young. I see now that there has been many after him like Heath Ledger and DJ AM that have died way before they should have. And I was at such a young age I didn’t think that I would have to experience something like that again. It shouldn’t be happening and we should be able to live life happy without having to worry about the great ones that left us. But it doesn’t happen that way. That’s why I’m glad that I’m a writer and I’m able to be able to talk about them and remember them.
Even 16 years later people can’t stop talking about River. There was a quote at the end of an article that inspired this piece for me and I wanted to quote the quote the writer used there by James Taylor. It seemed to sum it up all nicely.
I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought that I’d see you again…
Posted by taylor blue on September 11, 2009 | No Comments
We will never forget.
I was doing good with really trying hard to not think about what day it was. I had briefly talked to one person about it, but I was trying to stay away from the topic of it with anyone. I went through my day letting my thoughts drift to it sometimes. The kids and I had went for a walk to the dog park and on the drive home I had to ask them if they knew what day it was and if the teachers had mentioned it in school to them. My son had no clue and my daughter said that the teachers just said it was 9/11 and that’s all. I got really upset thinking that there was no way that they could mention something like that.
I watched the whole thing happen in front of my eyes on the television that day. And I locally here in the city I live in we had precautions we had to take. And the most eeriest thing I ever felt was when they said that no planes could be in the air. I live in a flight path and hear airplanes all day. It’s a part of my day now. But when there were no planes for days it felt so weird like something was wrong.
Life changed that day. And I think eight years later we can learn to change that feeling of hopelessness to hope. We can let it not get the best of us and we can make sure they don’t win. It’s amazing how everyone has bonded together and brought back the importance of being patriotic.
Posted by taylor blue on January 21, 2009 | No Comments
I am so glad that George Clooney is coming back to ER! An insider told The Insider that George is filming scenes for the show. Now, I would have been very disappointed if they were bring back everyone and George didn’t show up. If it wasn’t for him on that show I wouldn’t have been in love with him like I am.
Let’s all remember the last time that Dr. Ross and Carol were together. (Yes, I know the quality is bad…but just remember…)
