The standard Hard Rock Salute
*** I like seeing Don giving me the finger-made me smile today and this too:
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Donald K. Bernstine Memorial Fund to support the mission of Best Friends Animal Society. Donations may be made online at Donald Bernstine Memorial Fund ( https://www.bestfriends.org/donate/give.cfm), please indicate this gift is in memory of Don.
If anyone feels money burning a hole in your pocket...animals are a great cause. Told ya he was a big teddy bear!
I am shocked and so very saddened by the death of a former co worker. Don was NOT the nicest guy on earth by any means- he had alot of hurt behind that big roar of his, but god he had a Huge heart. I admired him and sometimes sitting in marketing meetings wishing he'd shut the hell up-loathed him too. But I spent time and got to see a part of him that many did not, so I know why and I understood and my heart broke for him.
He lived the Dream-Artist relations and memorabilia acquistions, the people, places and things that man was privy to........and he was just Don. Never EVER willing to be anything other then that. He was always real and I always admired his willingness to say fuck you to the CFO, to the lead singer of Aerosmith and everyone in between if they deserved it-although at times they didn't, but mostly....Yea.....
A bigger teddy bear there was not and he would give you the shirt off his back, after he cursed you, provided you didn't run, if he knew you needed it. It's unfortunate that he and I detoured - I am honored to have known him and even more so that he trusted me with things he didn't most people.
So now I am going to bed....the phone calls, facebook, the shock , the tears ....my heart is breaking for all the people that loved him and HRC is a massive fucked up family of degenerates that gets shit done, even when we are gone- we stay part of the Family. My heart breaks for them. Those that understood and loved him despite and those who were too put off to take the time to see past his facade and especially to those who never had the opportunity to be in his presence, hating his guts, wishing they had his job. He knew it and we all had our days of envy, but for what he had, he would have traded it and so would I.
The man was legendary alive and will be forever missed, Paula had to wait awhile...
Rawk on...
[img]/media/members/1/63/360631/150334/2690480_attach.jpg[/imgWe were all blessed to know you DB~
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a good morning after a struggle all night. i made smart and moral choices. not sure where the fun in that is.... but it's done.
sorry about your friend. I'll take comfort in knowing there might be some interesting conversation once i'm there