Folks,
Gosh, I gotta say I am really amazed at the responses on this thread. I was not really expecting the overwhelmingly kind remarks, but hey, that's good!
Let me explain, before his death, I was of the opinion that Steve was nothing more than a crazy unneccesary risk taker trying to get publicity, and I was actually quite surprised that he didn't munched on by a croc a lot earlier. However, I did think he was really funny how he did it, with his catchphrase of "Crikey!" etc. Eventually he grew on me, and I kind of liked him, but kept it to myself figuring that people would look at me and say "Oh grow up, he's just a nutcase..." So I was really expecting that more people would actually say stuff like that. Not that I wanted you to, mind you, but I just figured that there would be more replies like that.
What I didn't know was that he was a major conservationist. That is really neat. Though I think some people mix him up with an environmentalist. To me those are two completely different things, with the term environmentalist having somewhat of a more negative connotation in my opinion, conjuring up images of enviro-wackos chaining themselves to trees, or Greenpeace blowing up stuff.
Conservationism to me is more like what the Boy Scouts try to do. Make sure that we treat the world around us with respect. The old Boy Scout "Leave No Trace" method of taking only pictures and leaving only footprints is a great way to describe it. Taking care to not waste resources while still using them wisely, not forbidding them to be used at all. It sounds like Steve-O was one of those kinds of guys. I'm glad to hear it.
Rest in Peace "Croc Man".
-capT
