Hopefully now he will have some peace and can let go of some things.

I never knew the story about Roger's father.

I like Roger's work a lot, but I find this part to be personal and not something that should be marked in the media simply because he is famous. There are millions and millions of people that lost their lives in many places, and one spot in France, still takes the cake for that award, but it is not a sentiment that can be shared with others, as it is personal.

If this is a way for Roger to help some folks get benefits they have never gotten, I can understand this and appreciate it, otherwise, I, personally, do not think this is "news" for many people the world over ... and no one, other than one movie by Kurosawa, sees how many people visit Hiroshima, because they lost someone because of a bomb. 

I've enjoyed Roger's work for a long time, but I think that it has gone a bit ... out there for me. Gee, I should be holding up a candle in the wind for my own father that died to cancer!

It it personal indeed, but this famous man has been digesting the premature loss of his father in public for some 36 years. I liked this read more than his tarnishing performances as the spokesman of the BDS movement.

Yes he did, very striking how similar.

Thanks Jim for posting, very cool.

 

My husband's father was taken prisoner in the fall of Singapore, and suffered years of torture and watching many of his friends die. He finally committed suicide in 1968, after years of putting his family through hell.  He was a deeply damaged individual as a result of his experiences, and the family had to come to terms with it and move on, which they all did.

 

I understand defining life moments as a catalyst for art, but Waters' wallowing in his own suffering was just insufferable and self-indulgent, as if he was the only one impacted by the conflict. If you are still trying to achieve closure over 70 years later, perhaps you should have spent some of the intervening time in therapy instead.

 

Just my opinion, so please don't rake me over the coals for it. My family and I spent this weekend scattering my sister's and mother's ashes, so perhaps I'm not feeling as charitable towards Waters' issues as I might be otherwise.

My only concern with it is the constant push and continuous exposure of it, which in some cases is probably good for those involved and still alive, but in general, most of them consider it a closed book, and time for something else.

I had a friend of a friend, that was in VietNam for a couple of tours, and his take on the whole thing when we went to see "Apocalypse Now" film? "That's lollipop crap compared to the real thing!" 

So the reactions, are understandable, but I would like to ask Roger why ... 

You still have a life in front of you ... look out at the stars ... and then go live. You already have a part of them with you, and that's all you need!