Comments for Homeless Man Speaks

Comment on It’s back up! by Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:50:27 +0000

I like what they wrote this time to explain the video.
I feel more comfortable with it now.

Comment on OMG! A brilliant spoof of Homeless Man Speaks on YouTube by fran freeman

fran freeman — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:55:32 +0000

Video no longer available–wish I could’ve seen this.

Comment on OMG! A brilliant spoof of Homeless Man Speaks on YouTube by Constantin Brandenburg

Constantin Brandenburg — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:16:23 +0000

Dear Phil,
I’m Constantin Brandenburg and was involved in the making of this film.
Could you either send (co.brandenburg@gmail.com) or post your e-mail address as a reply to this so I can write you an e-mail?

We didn’t want to offend anyone and if you want the film to disappear I will be willing to do so, but more of that in the e-mail.
Thank you!

Comment on OMG! A brilliant spoof of Homeless Man Speaks on YouTube by Michele G.

Michele G. — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:00:45 +0000

Wow, I sure wish Tony could have seen this! I think he would have been amused, and amazed that his blog had such an impact……………..still thinking of Tony every time I walked down Roncesvalles.

Comment on OMG! A brilliant spoof of Homeless Man Speaks on YouTube by Philip Stern

Philip Stern — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:49:09 +0000

Hi Sharon and all,
Hmmmm. Here’s what I think. We shd start by recognising this film is the product of a school project. Indeed, the assignment could well have been to riff, rip and remix a blog for video. And the video itself wasn’t meant for those who knew Tony — Kevin only discovered it when searching for another homelessness-related video. These students never met Tony. So they’ve only had a selected set of blog snippets to work with.

In this light, I think they’ve done an excellent job, but I agree with everyone that the real Tony was a different, sharper, darker and more complex human than portrayed.

In this case, that’s totally OK with me. As Gandhi pointed out: “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” And I speak as the plastic cup (!) in the film.

Not unimportantly, I think that Tony would enjoy this bit of gentle satire. He wouldn’t see the film as cruel (I think) and nor do I.

ps
ps: Also, as far as I can determine, the film is a world first in that a video has been used to “respond” to a blog. All very 21st century to me. [Tony had an impact!]

Comment on OMG! A brilliant spoof of Homeless Man Speaks on YouTube by Sharon Clemens

Sharon Clemens — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:52:06 +0000

Not like Tony Clemens at all

Comment on OMG! A brilliant spoof of Homeless Man Speaks on YouTube by Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:16:36 +0000

not sure what to make of the video.
found it partly affecting and partly offensive somehow.
I wasn’t sure in what spirit the video was made.

Comment on Sunrise, sunset by Philip

Philip — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:01:14 +0000

I find myself often thinking of Tony. He has affected my life even though we never met. “if you know what I mean.”

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Comment on Sunrise, sunset by michaelann bewsee

michaelann bewsee — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:13:15 +0000

Thank you for being Tony’s friend.

Comment on Trying to help by tootallspottery

tootallspottery — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:23:58 +0000

Very cool Blog… I have a website called, “California Homeless Resources”.
http://www.homelessresourcesca.org/index.html and a blog dedicated to the homeless as well: http://homelessresourcesca.blogspot.com/

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tootallspottery — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:19:05 +0000

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Comment on Tony died today by Lily

Lily — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:22:17 +0000

May your bare feet leave footprints in the sand by the edge of the ocean, Tony, so we can follow you to heaven some day.

Comment on Two photos of a home-shaped memorial for Tony by Susie@Home

Susie@Home — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:30:31 +0000

I just realized that I should have added my name to the shrine or a little dedication. I made this as a tribute to Tony – Susie Henderson

Comment on Earth to Tony by Susie@Home

Susie@Home — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:24:24 +0000

Hi there, I made this shrine for Tony — some folks from the memorial evening at Alternative Grounds wrote notes on the shingles. Susie

Comment on There are limits by curiousanalyst

curiousanalyst — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:51:15 +0000

I loved this. It was so ‘Tony’…. (well, the side of him that he showed me, that is….)

Comment on There are limits by Ralphie

Ralphie — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:39:45 +0000

Yup! Been there.

Comment on I remember when by recoverynetwork:toronto

recoverynetwork:toronto — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:23:29 +0000

remember the day when,,,?

my own blog experiment just hit 1000 views in a month for the first time and is now being read by folks all over Canada and a few elsewhere too..

…and I learned how to do it from Phil and Tony, if you know what I mean.

So thank you
http://recoverynetworktoronto.wordpress.com

And Tony: so, how does that ocean look from up there?

Comment on I remember when by Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:07:44 +0000

That’s sad, that he died without ever seeing the ocean.

Comment on Tony died today by Tanya Clemens

Tanya Clemens — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:09:00 +0000

Love you and miss you Grandpa xoxoxoxoxoxo