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God, every time I think I'm done, I watch something like this video and I start crying again.

And I'm not a crier by nature, at all....I don't know why this has hit me so hard

I put myself in place of some of these family members, knowing that one of yours was there at the club, not knowing if they were ok or not....

I haven't gotten to the angry stage yet, I just keep crying.

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*tears*

James
‏@jrawson
The London Gay Men's Chorus sing Bridge Over Troubled Water at tonight's Orlando Vigil. Oh, my heart. #loveislove

Simon Stewart

LndnGMC sing at Vigil for victims of Orlando Shooting
[bbvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk34nR3Y5lw[/bbvideo]

Jacob Rascon ‏@Jacobnbc Thousands gather in downtown Orlando for vigil in honor of victims and survivors of Pulse nightclub attack.

Anderson Cooper 360° @AC360
"They are more than a list of names. They are people who loved and who were loved." - @andersoncooper #Orlando

This is heartbreaking. I wasn't sure he was going to make it. I don't know how to post the video but here's the link...

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/13/us/anders ... 02PMVODtop

Thanks, Bebeg....so sad....

bebeg » Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:53 pm wrote:Anderson Cooper 360° @AC360
"They are more than a list of names. They are people who loved and who were loved." - @andersoncooper #Orlando

This is heartbreaking. I wasn't sure he was going to make it. I don't know how to post the video but here's the link...

http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/13/us/anders ... 02PMVODtop

this was so difficult for Cooper......for all of us ....... so many so young.....

Just watched "Bridegroom", it's very moving. At the end of the movie/documentary, when Adam's "Outlaw of Love" came on, I was blown away by how beautiful Adam's voice is, again (& again & again). This movie reminded me of what Lin-Manual Miranda said in his Tony Awards acceptance speech, "Love is love is love is love is love is love is love..."

https://amp.twimg.com/prod/multibr_v_1/ ... I7P88BI%3D

Tiki » Tue Jun 14, 2016 2:52 pm wrote:Official ChartsVerified account
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Happy Birthday to the legendary @BoyGeorge! View his complete UK chart history: http://bit.ly/1UvAkED

AWWWWW!!!!!

Happy Birthday, Mr. Boy George

Such an interesting man, love watching his interviews...very smart.

At our morning meeting at work yesterday, we had a moment of silence for the Orlando victims. Then, our manager said any employee donations to those injured or the victims families would be matched.

squaresquare » Thu Jun 16, 2016 5:52 am wrote:Today's front page from my local newspaper.

Something is wrong with your link squaresquare. I tried to fix it on my tablet but ended up having to come on the computer and realized the link does not go to a newspaper but to a blank space on mtt. Can you redo the link. Thx.

Raleighfan » Thu Jun 16, 2016 1:38 pm wrote:At our morning meeting at work yesterday, we had a moment of silence for the Orlando victims. Then, our manager said any employee donations to those injured or the victims families would be matched.

That's really nice of them! So great to hear these things happening.

Raleighfan » Thu Jun 16, 2016 2:38 pm wrote:At our morning meeting at work yesterday, we had a moment of silence for the Orlando victims. Then, our manager said any employee donations to those injured or the victims families would be matched.

I love it so much when I read things like this... There IS hope for humanity!!!!

The grandmother of one of the victims was flying to Orlando on JetBlue. This was posted on the facebook page of one of the flight crew...

https://www.facebook.com/kelly.karas

Below is a picture of Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo. Omar, as his friends and family called him, was a Latino man gunned down at an LGBTQ bar in Orlando last weekend. He was 20-years-old.

Today my dear friend Melinda and I had the sad privilege of attending to his grandmother on our flight as she made her journey to Orlando to join her family during this unspeakable time.

Knowing she was making this hard journey alone, JetBlue employees made sure to be at her side every step of the way. Melinda stood quietly by her wheelchair while we waited until it was time to board. Kellie, the gate agent, boarded with her and helped get her settled. Melinda and I gave her a blanket, a pillow, a box of tissues and water so she could be as comfortable as possible. She was understandably distraught, but met us with kindness and gentleness. And gratitude.

But here's where our flight got truly inspiring. I had the idea to pass around a piece of paper to everyone on board and invite them to sign it for this grieving grandmother. I talked it over with Melinda and she started the process from the back of the plane. As we took beverage orders, we whispered a heads up about the plan as we went.

Halfway through, Melinda called me, "Kel, I think you should start another paper from the front. Folks are writing PARAGRAPHS." So I did. Then we started one in the middle. Lastly, running out of time on our hour and fifteen minute flight, we handed out pieces of paper to everyone still waiting.

When we gathered them together to present them to her, we didn't have just a sheet of paper covered in names, which is what I had envisioned. Instead, we had page after page after page after page of long messages offering condolences, peace, love and support. There were even a couple of cash donations, and more than a few tears.

When we landed, I made an announcement that the company had emailed to us earlier in the morning to use as an optional addition to our normal landing announcement, which states "JetBlue stands with Orlando." Then with her permission and at the request of a couple of passengers, we offered a moment of silence in Omar's memory.

As we deplaned, EVERY SINGLE PERSON STOPPED TO OFFER HER THEIR CONDOLENCES. Some just said they were sorry, some touched her hand, some hugged her, some cried with her. But every single person stopped to speak to her, and not a single person was impatient at the slower deplaning process.

I am moved to tears yet again as I struggle to put our experience into words. In spite of a few hateful, broken human beings in this world who can all too easily legally get their hands on mass assault weapons - people ARE kind. People DO care. And through our customers' humanity today, and through the generosity of this wonderful company I am so grateful to work for, I am hopeful that someday soon we can rally together to make the world a safer place for all.

I will never forget today. ‪#‎Orlandoproud‬"

Love always conquers fear. ALWAYS.

That was beautiful, bebeg. Thank you for sharing.

OMG, now I'm tearing up again

That was beautiful, Bebeg, thanks for posting that....I so need to hear of the kindness and generosity of humanity in the face of a tragedy like this.

I had read that Bebeg before and it just really warms the heart to know that people do care and are so willing to be there in time of need & sorrow.

And on another note, I just found this by accident.

Elton John unleashes tirade at concert security guards

Just a couple of paragraphs from the article.

The Rocket Man singer was performing at the Leicestershire County Cricket Club in England when he shouted at the guards to stop ordering his fans to sit down when they tried to stand up and dance along to the show.

Elton reportedly told the staff to sit down and let the audience enjoy themselves otherwise he would walk off stage and not return.

This isn't the first time Elton has become angry at concert stewards for their attempts to control crowd behaviour. He previously said, "You get a f---ing uniform on and you think you're Hitler... we're not having it, piss off!" during a show at Kingsholm outdoor stadium in Gloucester, England last year.

Read More here!
http://www.torontosun.com/2016/06/13/el ... ity-guards

Go, Elton!!!!!!