Comments on: Saying Goodbye to Ben http://aspenpost.net/2009/06/29/saying-goodbye-to-ben/ Think Global, Post Local Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:18:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: infowars.com http://aspenpost.net/2009/06/29/saying-goodbye-to-ben/#comment-6906 infowars.com Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:36:54 +0000 http://www.aspenpost.net/2009/06/29/saying-goodbye-to-ben/#comment-6906 WOW open mouth, insert foot..... wonder if theres gonna be an on air apology? WOW

open mouth, insert foot…..

wonder if theres gonna be an on air apology?

]]> By: Sue Gray http://aspenpost.net/2009/06/29/saying-goodbye-to-ben/#comment-6905 Sue Gray Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:21:40 +0000 http://www.aspenpost.net/2009/06/29/saying-goodbye-to-ben/#comment-6905 I'm sorry also. Ben's mom Sophia was under the impression there would be alcohol served at Eric's. I'm glad she was wrong and that Ben's friends celebrated sober. I’m sorry also. Ben’s mom Sophia was under the impression there would be alcohol served at Eric’s. I’m glad she was wrong and that Ben’s friends celebrated sober.

]]> By: Michael Conniff http://aspenpost.net/2009/06/29/saying-goodbye-to-ben/#comment-6904 Michael Conniff Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:34:30 +0000 http://www.aspenpost.net/2009/06/29/saying-goodbye-to-ben/#comment-6904 Jill: If you re-read above, the anecdote was from the memorial service for Cody and not Ben, citing my own son as the source. Cody drank himself to death and his friends "celebrated" by drinking hard. Cody died of painkillers, according to Sue's account (above). Obviously I was not implying that ANYONE at Ben's funeral went out and did painkillers. Sue's account stands as a description of quite the opposite, as your comment suggests. I'm sorry for any confusion. Best, Michael! Jill:

If you re-read above, the anecdote was from the memorial service for Cody and not Ben, citing my own son as the source.

Cody drank himself to death and his friends “celebrated” by drinking hard. Cody died of painkillers, according to Sue’s account (above). Obviously I was not implying that ANYONE at Ben’s funeral went out and did painkillers. Sue’s account stands as a description of quite the opposite, as your comment suggests.

I’m sorry for any confusion.

Best, Michael!

]]> By: JMerri1jr http://aspenpost.net/2009/06/29/saying-goodbye-to-ben/#comment-6903 JMerri1jr Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:35:07 +0000 http://www.aspenpost.net/2009/06/29/saying-goodbye-to-ben/#comment-6903 To let you all know… They DID NOT serve alcohol in honor of Ben at Eric’s, they served soda, ice tea and water out of respect for Ben. As someone who was friends with Ben it is sad to hear how people are speculating and assuming that we all went and got buzzed up. It was actually a very nice memorial at Eric’s with pictures and a slide show of his life. I believe I can speak for all of Ben’s friends when I say we are all shocked that Ben and gone and miss him dearly… we would not like him to be remembered as some guy who over dosed on prescription medication. He was a dear friend and will be remembered as that. “Saying goodbye to Ben” was exactly what we did…sober. To report on something that is not correct is very sad, especially when it hits so close to home to so many of his friends and loved ones. To let you all know… They DID NOT serve alcohol in honor of Ben at Eric’s, they served soda, ice tea and water out of respect for Ben. As someone who was friends with Ben it is sad to hear how people are speculating and assuming that we all went and got buzzed up. It was actually a very nice memorial at Eric’s with pictures and a slide show of his life. I believe I can speak for all of Ben’s friends when I say we are all shocked that Ben and gone and miss him dearly… we would not like him to be remembered as some guy who over dosed on prescription medication. He was a dear friend and will be remembered as that. “Saying goodbye to Ben” was exactly what we did…sober. To report on something that is not correct is very sad, especially when it hits so close to home to so many of his friends and loved ones.

]]> By: Sue Gray http://aspenpost.net/2009/06/29/saying-goodbye-to-ben/#comment-6902 Sue Gray Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:27:31 +0000 http://www.aspenpost.net/2009/06/29/saying-goodbye-to-ben/#comment-6902 Michael, thanks and you are absolutely correct. As a matter of fact, after the ceremony in the park, Ben's friends gave a party at Eric's in Aspen. Sophia agonized over the fact that there would be alcohol and I declined to attend this part of the "celebration of death." It's too hard to watch young people abusing their bodies after such a tragedy. It's too bad Ben's friends just couldn't have been satisfied by Sophia's beautiful gesture of farewell. Michael, thanks and you are absolutely correct.

As a matter of fact, after the ceremony in the park, Ben’s friends gave a party at Eric’s in Aspen. Sophia agonized over the fact that there would be alcohol and I declined to attend this part of the “celebration of death.” It’s too hard to watch young people abusing their bodies after such a tragedy.

It’s too bad Ben’s friends just couldn’t have been satisfied by Sophia’s beautiful gesture of farewell.

]]> By: Michael Conniff http://aspenpost.net/2009/06/29/saying-goodbye-to-ben/#comment-6901 Michael Conniff Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:26:29 +0000 http://www.aspenpost.net/2009/06/29/saying-goodbye-to-ben/#comment-6901 I'm sorry for your friend's loss and for the whole family and his many friends. I had heard about this almost by chance from a friend just moments after Ben had been found dead. My friend said: "I just hope it's not an overdose." In the valley, of course, it always seems like it's an overdose. My son's friends had a memorial service for his friend Cody Saturday at Ruedi Reservoir. Cody, in his early 20s, drank himself to death, and his friends--in his honor--got hammered at the memorial service and kept right on going at Stubbies after my son, still somehow sober, left. The need for younger people to "celebrate" the death of their friends like Cody from substance abuse by committing further substance abuse is sad and even pathetic beyond description, and a telling part of a community that still somehow thinks all drug use comes under the category of "cool." How many overdoses and suicides do people need to see before they realize they will inevitably be "celebrating" death instead of life? I’m sorry for your friend’s loss and for the whole family and his many friends. I had heard about this almost by chance from a friend just moments after Ben had been found dead.

My friend said: “I just hope it’s not an overdose.”

In the valley, of course, it always seems like it’s an overdose. My son’s friends had a memorial service for his friend Cody Saturday at Ruedi Reservoir. Cody, in his early 20s, drank himself to death, and his friends–in his honor–got hammered at the memorial service and kept right on going at Stubbies after my son, still somehow sober, left.

The need for younger people to “celebrate” the death of their friends like Cody from substance abuse by committing further substance abuse is sad and even pathetic beyond description, and a telling part of a community that still somehow thinks all drug use comes under the category of “cool.”

How many overdoses and suicides do people need to see before they realize they will inevitably be “celebrating” death instead of life?

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