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I Miss Paul Newman

I haven't written anything about Paul Newman because I'm having a harder time with his death than I usually do with celebrity deaths.  That's sort of taken me by surprise. I loved his work. The Verdict was my favorite of his movies. But I also believed him to be a good person, who tried to help people.  That's a hard thing to do - easier when you're rich, true.  But he took stands he didn't have to during elections and that's not easier when you're rich.  Anyway, I was sad to hear that he was ill and I'm sad to hear that he's died.  I'm glad I waited to post something though because it game me time to remember a clip from one of his movies, which, given what's happening in our financial markets, is the perfect good-bye. 

on September 28, 2008 in Mortgage Crisis |

Tags: financial crisis, Paul Newman

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It took 3 days to write but my appreciation of Paul is up at Witness.

Posted by: mick arran | September 29, 2008 at 05:58 PM

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