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"Of course, the saddest part of Chris's death comes in that he had made so much progress. He was determined to breath off his tube, and had advanced to the point where his public speaking was unaffected by his ailments.
His sense of humor was constant. At another Creative Coalition (search) event, in 2001, Reeve was supposed to introduce Playboy publisher Christie Hefner. But she was detained in traffic, leaving Reeve ? who'd been wheeled on stage ? out on a limb and determined not to be stared at.
"I could just filibuster," he quipped to the star-studded crowd, "or take the highest bid to get me off stage. Fifty cents?"
Well, no one ever wanted Christopher Reeve off that stage. He will be sorely missed."
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