nacho libre wrote: » i'm afraid i can't agree with this ivory tower-like sneer at the common folk who are emotive about the death of a public figure. i'm not sad this guy is dead as i did not know him and his music did not not reasonate with me but for other people it clearly does and for some he was a big influence in their formartive years so it is perfectly understandable that they would be sad at his passing. i don't seen that as in sincere and sinister or an indication of some sort of psychological weakness on their part.
CountingCrows wrote: » Lets hope there's no cynical attempt to cash in on this with a crass Christmas song
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LookingFor wrote: » What's puzzling me is the sleeping arrangements: why was Gately on the couch? Were they all in the sitting room?
LookingFor wrote: » Just seeing these reports from Sky of a third man who apparently found him originally.http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/Stephen-Gately-Post-Mortem-Bulgarian-Georgi-Dochev-Tells-Of-Shock-At-Boyzone-Stars-Death/Article/200910215404664?lpos=Showbiz_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15404664_Stephen_Gately_Post-Mortem%3A_Bulgarian_Georgi_Dochev_Tells_Of_Shock_At_Boyzone_Stars_Death The suggestion seems to be: they met this guy at the club they were at, they came back to their apartment, they MAYBE had another drink or two, and then they went to sleep. What's puzzling me is the sleeping arrangements: why was Gately on the couch? Were they all in the sitting room? I don't mean to be sensationalist, but usually when someone is brought home like this, it's with more in mind than a nightcap. I have an awful feeling that they brought him home more at the request of Gately's husband, and that Gately was left on his own in the sitting room while the other two shared a different room. Maybe that's just my cynicism speaking.
LookingFor wrote: » What's puzzling me is the sleeping arrangements: why was Gately on the couch? Were they all in the sitting room? I don't mean to be sensationalist, but usually when someone is brought home like this, it's with more in mind than a nightcap. I have an awful feeling that they brought him home more at the request of Gately's husband, and that Gately was left on his own in the sitting room while the other two shared a different room. Maybe that's just my cynicism speaking.
IvyTheTerrible wrote: » Well Newstalk are reporting that he died of a pulmonary oedema. I'm no doctor but as far as I know, that's not usually as a result of over drinking?
JP Liz wrote: » Irish radio is saying he died of natural causes
Turd Ferguson wrote: » There is nothing natural about homosexuality Nevermind
Gone Drinking wrote: » Uh oh
whycliff wrote: » pulmonary oedema is a build up of fluid in the Lungs, can be caused by heart failure.
Turd Ferguson wrote: » My father is gay
ronaneire wrote: » Was this man not known to both Stephen and his partner? Don't believe everything you hear or read.
Turd Ferguson wrote: » (also the mod note said no jokes about the death)
joey54 wrote: » It can only have been difficult as at that time Irish society was a very different place.
My name is URL wrote: » It wasn't much different to be fair Sure Will & Grace was on TV for a year before he came out.. not like it was a totally unheard of thing by the Irish people
White_Feather wrote: » Yeah, but there is a big difference between USA and little auld catholic ireland! Not saying that the country was in the dark ages back then, but it certantly wasnt as acceptable to be gay here as it was over state side...
IvyTheTerrible wrote: » I bet there are still people very afraid to come out in small town Ireland. We haven't come as far as we like to tell ourselves we have.
