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Group: uk.sport.football.clubs.celtic · Group Profile
Author: smesme Date: May 25, 2008 11:26
On Fri, 23 May 2008 10:10:29 GMT and in uk.sport.football.clubs.celtic,
liam* wrote....
> "sme" gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns9AA6BDCDE1B6Dpadraigogocola@130.133.1.4...
>>
>> Not much chance of him resting in peace with all the wankers flocking
>> to his graveside.
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>> I buried my old man last Friday and went up the graveside today for
>> the first time since TB's funeral. My old man is in the plot right
>> next to TB and all his flowers and wreaths have been tossed aside so
>> the collective horde could get a better gawp at TB's grave. No
>> respect at all. Was watching people drive up alongside the grave and
>> just sit in their cars then drive off. No respect for me or my ma
>> trying to repair the damage that's been done to our own father grave.
>>
>> So if your thinking of visiting Tommy's grave, try and have a wee bit
>> of respect for my old man beside him. He might not have played for
>> Celtic but in our eyes he was still a legend.
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> Condolensces to you and your mother. That's very disappointing to
> think that the crowds have been insensitive to other morners and the
> memory of their loved ones. No disrespect to TB but sometimes these
> things become Diana-esque. And I've been to the memorial at Celtic
> Park so I've been, although indirectly, part of this too. I think you
> should phone Peter Lawwell or the Council and they should hopefully
> sort something out. Maybe a discrete barrier at the graveside or a
> sign at the enterence of the cemetry asking people to show respect to
> other graves or something in the Celtic View? Again my deepest
> sympathies on what must be a very tough week for you.
Thanks Liam. I was thinking along the lines of a small fence (like the
wee boundary edge things) but didn't want it to look as though we minded
TB being beside our da. Since i placed the floral displays back it
doesn't appear to have been moved or disrupted so i think it was more to
do with the gravediggers moving them for Tommy Burns funeral than the
actual fans. After having time to think about it i overreacted. Who could
ask for a better neighbour than Tommy Burns. :-)
Hopefully the two Tommy's will be sitting up there thinking the same
thing.
--
sme
The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes
longer. ~Edward R. Murrow
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