RIP Steve Irwin

barefoot wrote:
some people are favoring him with the legendary jaques cousteau (sp?).
does anyone think this is true? i really can't be the judge on that
one though.

i got him once at the premiere of the movie in hollywood...he seemed
real nice.
mike

Odd you say that, Jacques Cousteau's son (or was it grandson) was also
working on the documentary that Steve was in Australia to shoot. I think he
was producing it.

Both Gentlemen exposed the public to wild life and environments we'd never
have had the chance to visit or see without them. Though I think Cousteau's
inventing the aqualung puts his contribution a bit ahead of Mr. Irwin's.
Still if you need to be in second place as an "explorer" being second to
Jaque Coustea is no shame.


Best,
Bill

yeah, i had read that too (that cousteau's son was right there filming)
i think that's why the reference was made..

i don't know about jane goodall...sure, steve didn't re invent the
wheel or anything, but he got up close and personal with VERY dangerous
beasts....just like jaques. it was just on land (as was mentioned
before). and showed people a science that people never saw
before...seriously..and he kind of taught kids (like bill nye the
scoence guy). so who knows...i think the comparison is fair, it may be
a little off track, but like someone else had said, cousteau raised the
bar so high, it's not too bad to be in second place really...
mike