http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:44:00 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/24/131428.php#comment-735686 If he were here today, would Mitch now understand how well he was loved by so many? I believe he was ultimately incapable of fully accepting that love, incapable of feeling truly worthy of it, and that this was likely what drove him to his tragic end. "It's all about likeability, really" was an offhand remark he made while talking to himself in front of hundreds - recorded for millions to later witness - that is so haunting now, more than three years later. This "likeability" was his holy grail, it seems. He was so introspective, so self-critical, and became so dysfunctional while striving for an ultimate perfection that he nor anyone else could ever hope to achieve. He fell so short of his own expectations without realizing how far he had exceeded what could be reasonably expected of him. I still grieve for this man, every day, and continue to learn from the pain he suffered. 735686@blogcritics.org Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:44:00 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/24/131428.php#comment-644130 Man oh man.. I never knew so many people were so deeply drawn to Mitch and the understanding for his sense of humor. Let me tell you, alot of people around me never understood what the hell he was talking about.. Mitch, you are the man.. Thanks for making sense to some of us out here.. God bless. 644130@blogcritics.org Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:53:29 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/09/24/131428.php#comment-507026 I commented on the show I had seen back in Sept. 04, and how sad and dissappointed I was. I know this is long over due, but I thought I would post. It all makes sense. I mean with the drinking, drug use, and pathetic shows. He was amazing, unique, and entertaining. He had a great wife and faimly to support him and he threw it all away. I miss his entertainment as there aren't many out there today that compare, and I am sad that there was so much more he could have done for himself and the world. 507026@blogcritics.org Mon, 8 Jan 2007 20:31:07 EST