Tuesday, January 22, 2008

HEARTBREAKING...

THE NEWS TODAY OF THE SUDDEN, TRAGIC AND DEVASTATING LOSS OF HEATH LEDGER IS SIMPLY HEARTBREAKING...

I FEEL TERRIBLY FOR THE CHILD HE LEAVES BEHIND AND THE WORK HE HAD LEFT TO DO. HE WAS AN HIV/AIDS ADVOCATE, HE SPOKE OUT AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD, AND HE WAS A TREMENDOUS ACTOR WHO BROUGHT DECENCY TO ROLES IN FILMS SUCH AS "BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN" WHERE HE DID NOT SHY AWAY FROM HUMANIZING THE PLIGHT OF HOMOSEXUALS.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY IN THE CELEBRITY WORLD OF BRITNEY'S AND PARIS'S AND LINDSAY'S THAT THIS PERSON STOOD OUT AS A DECENT AND HARDWORKING SOUL.

HERE IS THE BEN HARPER VIDEO FOR "MORNING YEARNING" WHICH NOT ONLY PLAYS A FORESHADOWING ROLE IN IT'S WORDS AND BEAUTY, BUT WAS ALSO DIRECTED BY HEATH LEDGER HIMSELF...


HEATH LEDGER
1979-2008

1 comment:

Kim said...

Wow, Alyson. That was a lovely short tribute. It is extremely heartbreaking. Thanks for posting.