The only low point I remember was when he carried his toddler into a
crocodile pit at the zoo, supposedly demonstrating how safe it was.
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Terry and Tracey wrote:
> Echoing some later comments - he was much bigger in the States than here. I
> never heard of him until I went to the States. In the last few years he
> definitely gained popularity out here.
>
> I thought he was a nutter originally. I got his movie on DVD. The kids love
> it (so do I - just the way he pokes fun at himself). It was interesting
> seeing the extras with him explaining the safety and how the shot would be
> taken. A very different person. That made me respect him a whole lot more.
>
> Nobody could ever deny his passion for all he did.
>
> I was at work and heard on the radio that he was dead. The stingray thing
> doesn't surprise me. I've snorkelled over them and always been wary of the
> tail. I've never had one strike, but it is easy to see how it could happen.
>
> He definitely got nature out there.
>
> Foxy
>
> Don't take life too seriously; no one gets out alive.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Ali Shah
> Sent: Tuesday, 5 September 2006 1:34 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Steve Irwin passing
>
>
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