Let's Get Serious About Heath

[Serendipity]

I don't know if this post should go on this thread or Planet Heath but here goes, anyway....

It's Tuesday.  Every Tuesday since Heath died I find myself thinking, One week ago today...two weeks ago today...etc.  Well, now it's six weeks.  It's not a conscious thing--it just happens.  And of course a month from today is Heath's birthday.  I just feel so helpless and enraged whenever I think of this beautiful man and so despondent when I think of the pain he was going through.  I just can't bear to watch any of his films just yet.  As I wrote recently, just looking at the front of the DVD of A KNIGHT'S TALE with Heath in all his curly blond beauty, looking fierce but not obnoxiously so, made me cry.  Time will help but I just felt a deep melancholy today and just had to post my feelings.  Thanks for bearing with me.

Mark 

People grieve in different ways. Some people feel a pain so great they are too afraid to go there. Others wallow, poke at those raw feelings like a toothache. Sorry you are feeling sad. Many hugs and thoughts and hope you feel better soon.

[Serendipity]

Heath also danced in BBM, Knight's Tale, Four Feathers, Casanova, 10 things....

[trekfan]

He sang in 10 Things and Lords of Dogtown (and hummed in BBM) 

[Serendipity]

I didn't like Casanova when I first saw it but on further viewing I think it is soooo funny. Heath was quite effeminate and mincing in it and sooooo hilarious - he has a spot on sense of comic timing. . My favourite line is 'it's impossible for him to look any worse......... Good God you've achieved the impossible'. Every time I see it I find something else to chuckle at.

[Roco]

Rufus Wainwright jokes about Heath's death.

Wainwright on Heath Ledger's death:

 "I wrote this song for Rivers Phoenix when he died. Now I sort of see it as Heath Ledger's song. Like my friend said, 'They always die after playing a gay person."

http://boards.rufuswainwright.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=546398&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=3&vc=1

(I am appalled that a Gay Man would joke about Heath's death after what Heath did for the gay comunity!)

[Hasse]

(and he hums in BBM too, twice)

Hi Mini! 

Really? He hums twice? Where apart from the "sleeping on your feet like a horse" scene?

[carbyville]

(and he hums in BBM too, twice)

Hi Mini! 

Really? He hums twice? Where apart from the "sleeping on your feet like a horse" scene?

He's humming right before he encounters the bear when he's bringing their food back to camp.

[Nelly]

Rufus Wainwright jokes about Heath's death.

Wainwright on Heath Ledger's death:

 "I wrote this song for Rivers Phoenix when he died. Now I sort of see it as Heath Ledger's song. Like my friend said, 'They always die after playing a gay person."

http://boards.rufuswainwright.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=546398&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=3&vc=1

(I am appalled that a Gay Man would joke about Heath's death after what Heath did for the gay comunity!)

Roco 

I think that this “joke” was a kind of black humour (not very clever perhaps) with the shadow of sorrow below the surface. 

At least this was my impression when I read it.

[Hasse]

He's humming right before he encounters the bear when he's bringing their food back to camp.

Really? As many times as I've watched BBM I've never noticed that!! Actually I watched it last night for the first time since Heath's death. It wasn't as painfull as I thought it would be allthough the tears started coming at the end with Ennis in his trailer. I couldn't help but feel the similarity, Ennis alone in his trailer, Heath alone in his apartment.   

Edited to fix quote

[Serendipity]

He hums quite nicely in the bear scene I thought!

[Ben Franklin]

Yes, in the bear scene he hums "Streets of Laredo" aka "A Cowboy's Lament", a sad song about a dying young cowboy.

[Ennis Del Mark]

How ironic...

Mark

[Marz]

Heath also danced in BBM, Knight's Tale, Four Feathers, Casanova, 10 things....

he danced in borthers grimm as well at the end

[DancesWithChows]

Hi.

I usually hang out in Le Bar Slash/Discussion & Recommendation threads of The Juicy Bits, but this seemed like the best place to post this.

One of our local newspaper writers had a very insightfull column today regarding Heath's life and death and the Tabloid feeding frenzy/rush to judgment; it was also posted on his blog, which means I can share it with you all.

http://www.myspace.com/seanleary007


I also wrote him a quick e-mail, thanking him for his insight and fair-mindedness.

-Mary

[Roco]

A beautiful thoughtful article.

It should be on the front page of every newspaper in the country!

Thanks!