Comments on: Fun times at funerals

By: Tvini

Tvini — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:46:00 +0000

“I always used to look at people and think about them as how they are right now, but ever since my daughter was born whenever I meet someone that’s even a little bit odd I automatically start trying to figure out how they got to be that person.”

Thank you for this. My daughter is autistic. Not extremely, but still diagnosed by doctors and receiving extra help from specialists in school. As time as passed and she’s gotten more able to pass for not-quite-normal, I increasingly feel that a possible outcome for her is that she’ll be that weird, geeky girl who maybe unnerves people a little. I am thrilled that that’s a possible outcome for her, given all she’s had to overcome. THANK YOU for being someone who will think about the reasons for behavior and give the benefit of the doubt instead of automatically dismissing someone who’s a little “off.” That kind of attitude will make a world of difference for kids like my daughter when they have to fend for themselves.

By: bbjones

bbjones — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:58:46 +0000

hey joe, found the blog through your twitter. good stuff. i especially liked the video of you and ari talking about twitter. spot on. i just wanted to say i found your comments about time and perspective and how we look at things differently over the years pretty interesting. one thing though — about your grandmother’s funeral and that priest — i agree, he fucked up big time not knowing her first name…and then not apologizing. that’s some fucked up shit right there. with that said, doesn’t it seem a bit presumptuous to assume he was someone who should be pitied or understood just because he was a priest? for all you know, he has spent years helping people and could be one of those priests who really live in the service of others. there are priests out there who are genuinely decent people…no matter what we may think about the catholic or organized religion voodoo. just saying, maybe there really isn’t anything about which you need to feel sorry for the guy.

on a lighter note — my kid, who’s 7, cracked me up a few weeks ago. he’s been doing martial arts since he’s 4 or so…and now they’re big into the mma at his school. grappling, sambo, sparring, karate, etc. we were watching a diego sanchez fight…he was fighting some brazilian jiu jitsu dude and winning, had the guy mounted, about to ground and pound. my kid looks over and tells me what the guy on his back needed to do to get diego off him. a second later, you said the exact same thing. he raised his hands and said “what did i tell you?” you got some competition in a few years. ok…that’s it, keep up the good work with the ufc and the comedy.

By: stevesteele

stevesteele — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:53:14 +0000

I have been to like 30 funerals in my life and the next one will be my own. I came here and signed up to thank you for posing for pics after your show last night at Kola Note. Great show but I figured it would be after watching your stuff on dvd’s and youtube. Ari may have caused me to tear some stomach muscles during his routine.
Anways Great show and thanks for taking that time for your fans. Tell Ari His balls have caused me to go ona hunger strike.

By: sezwho

sezwho — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:46:43 +0000

Funerals have been a constant in my childhood, with me coming from a family in which my grandfather, and his two brothers married three sisters from the same family, and resulting in a high concentration of great aunts, uncles, and varying degrees of cousins. Unfortunately I attended my mom’s service as a young child, not knowing if that was really her because of the disfigurement of her remains,I felt like as someone was playing a joke. I have mixed feelings about the reasons to have these things. To me, I rather remember a person as their were when they were alive, than to have an last image of them laying flat on the back with sculpted facial expressions, and having some preacher talk about someone from a religious view. I choosed to not view a friend of mine’s body for the same reason, and remained in my seat for the viewing part of the service. I was at peace knowing that I knew him on a deeper level than most of the people who spoke about him at the service.

Btw… for all the heaven, and hell damnation that preachers spew, I have yet to attend a service when the pastor says that this person is going to hell. So if anybody has heard that let me know.

By: Bongo

Bongo — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:11:14 +0000

Is it in your UFC contract that you’re not allowed to grow a ballsack?
http://mindpizza.blogspot.com/2009/04/drag-racing-will-make-you-tapout.html

By: josemonkey

josemonkey — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:44:57 +0000

Wow. I never checked out your blog before today. I’m not sure what I thought I’d find, but I was pleasantly surprised at the depth of thought and the quality of your posts. (Sorry if that sounds like a back-handed compliment — I don’t mean it as one.) Anyway, good job. I’ll definitely be back to read future posts.

By: lmgarc

lmgarc — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:26:32 +0000

I seriously miss not being able to make it, being that I’m in FL… it’s kind of far. But even little ol’ me, only met him twice at signings at Champs (Montreal for 83 & Gainesville, FL), the guy was so grounded, appreciative of his success, and happy to help others find their way. He actually remembered us, laughed w/ me, hugged me, thanked me. I know it’s cliche, but the world is a little dimmer now in his absence. You guys were definitely lucky to have him around often. He will be missed <– understatement.