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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jan 13, 2017 10:09:16 GMT
its been a very private affair....and maybe that's a good thing.. If, as The Lord Flasheart says, Alan came over a week or more ago, I would have thought the funeral would have happened by now. Very strange that there has been no word on this. I admit it's what I expected. Adoring someone and living with them are two very different things, and wakes and funerals are a family matter, unless we are talking some royalty or state leader. Particularly with two very young children. (In other matters, nothing to do with Rick, it does annoy me that crematoriums now just take the bodies after the service, and don't fire up the furnace till later, or, for all I know, send them to somewhere completely different for the actual cremation. I want to see the smoke to up and wave goodbye, but you can't do that any more.)
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Jan 13, 2017 10:44:12 GMT
Exactly ,this thread needs closing . And this is why we have different opinions about life and matters. Curious girl puts it well, and Rick was a massive part of my life and a funeral confirmation will help the closure of that. The thread should be closed when or if details are ever confirmed. I think we will hear something eventually, when the dust (so to speak) has settled. Fans are a very weird phenomenon, particularly now that "society" is global. The family has enough to deal with without having to communicate with Rick's public, however well intended the public are. In the future, the fact we exist/ed may be a comfort. (I remain nosy. I think, what happened to Rick's shoulder, that led to his demise? Will we ever know. I hope, I think to myself, he didn't fall down a step under the influence of half a glass of red. Then I think, well, that would be Rick. That might be me if I were ever that ill, and I don't normally drink (much), smoke or throw furniture into swimming pools.) And the Tele and RJP and Rick's other kids, and the legacy, remain. And as long as we live, Christmas Eve will be the day Rick left for good. Meanwhile there is no reason we can't leave tributes here. Here is a flower. They vanish every year and then come back again in the spring, often before the snowdrops do.
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Post by charles on Jan 13, 2017 17:12:05 GMT
I totally understand and respect the family's and close friends' right to privacy. However, part of the grieving process is marking the end. I don't need to be there or to know when it happened exactly or where Rick is buried/ashes scattered. What I do need to know is that it has happened. So some sort of announcement, making it clear that they wanted privacy would be helpful to most of us who care about him. This.
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Post by charles on Jan 13, 2017 17:18:34 GMT
And this is why we have different opinions about life and matters. Curious girl puts it well, and Rick was a massive part of my life and a funeral confirmation will help the closure of that. The thread should be closed when or if details are ever confirmed. I think we will hear something eventually, when the dust (so to speak) has settled. Fans are a very weird phenomenon, particularly now that "society" is global. The family has enough to deal with without having to communicate with Rick's public, however well intended the public are. In the future, the fact we exist/ed may be a comfort. (I remain nosy. I think, what happened to Rick's shoulder, that led to his demise? Will we ever know. I hope, I think to myself, he didn't fall down a step under the influence of half a glass of red. Then I think, well, that would be Rick. That might be me if I were ever that ill, and I don't normally drink (much), smoke or throw furniture into swimming pools.) And the Tele and RJP and Rick's other kids, and the legacy, remain. And as long as we live, Christmas Eve will be the day Rick left for good. Meanwhile there is no reason we can't leave tributes here. Here is a flower. They vanish every year and then come back again in the spring, often before the snowdrops do. That's a very nice post, Mrs. F. (the dust having settled combined with the crematorium post made me chuckle though. Sorry.)
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Post by cactuspete on Jan 13, 2017 20:38:01 GMT
For what it matters I never knew or met Mr parfitt.
Listened to him for nigh on 45 years in the best band I ever heard.
But I had no claim to his life in any way shape or form.
He is deceased,he ceases to be.
I really thought that the majority of fans would be of an age when such news would be accepted with both a shrug and sad acceptance.
Life moves on,it's a bugger I admit.
But hey ho and all that.
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Post by markquo on Jan 13, 2017 20:42:42 GMT
Please admin close this thread down now no more needs be said Cheers
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Post by 4th Chord on Jan 13, 2017 22:55:56 GMT
We'll open this back up if there's any news made public.
I have no doubt it will be a private affair if not already done.
RIP Rick.
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