Titanic's Last American Survivor, 99, Dies- Page 3

[Katt]

Posted: 5/7/06 at 6:05pm

Em, they have. Apparently the ship started to deteriorate faster because of humans being down there, and they stopped letting people go so that it could hopefully stay together longer.

http://www.nauticalresearch.com/page6.html Updated On: 5/7/06 at 06:05 PM

[xoxRogue]

Posted: 5/7/06 at 6:07pm

Mamie, Titanic-phile.

[WickedlyPerfect]

Posted: 5/7/06 at 8:12pm

I know that death is a part of life, it's still sad to read when someone passes away. However, she led a full life, overcoming such a tragic event as well.

I became obsessed with titanic when i was 5 having check out Robert Ballard's book from the library. Ever since I have established a pretty big library of Titanic books and throughly enjoyed the 1998 movie. So when I read about surviors passing away or the stories about how in ten years Titanic will collapse onto itself, it's sad. Like a piece of history is slowly fading away

[Shiksa Goddess2]

Posted: 5/7/06 at 8:49pm

Titanic fanatics anonymous? I never realized that so many people were obsessed with Titanic like me. This is making me really want to watch the extras on the DVD since I never got around to it when I bought it. I do love the film, though the older films I saw after the Leo one I liked even more. It's very sad that it is decaying so fast, I am terrified of the ocean so I never wanted to visit it, but it's a shame that it's been so abused over the years .

[Gothampc]

Posted: 5/7/06 at 9:45pm

The gate where the boat docked with the remaining passengers still stands in NYC.

[BrunetteBombshell]

Posted: 5/7/06 at 9:45pm

I guess we've all had/have our Titanic phases. I'm still slighty obsessed with it. I've been fascinated with it since the movie cam out in '97 when I was about five years old.

[Katt]

Posted: 5/7/06 at 9:46pm

If yall didn't read the article, the weirdest part of it is definitely this:

"In July 2001, a New York couple, David Leibowitz and Kimberley Miller, married in a submersible resting on the Titanic's bow. (A ship's captain officiated from the surface, speaking to the couple through a hydrophone.)"

[BrunetteBombshell]

Posted: 5/7/06 at 9:51pm

"I am terrified of the ocean so I never wanted to visit it, but it's a shame that it's been so abused over the years ."

It is. I think I saw a spread in National Geographic where there was a plastic cup on it, or something to that degree. I was a little shocked. But ditto on the ocean thing. I was actually afraid to look through that certain issue of N.G. because I get scared pretty easily with water.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 5/7/06 at 9:53pm

"she led a full life, overcoming such a tragic event as well."

actually wickedly, she didn't. She never married, and spent her life working and taking care of her mother, who never recovered from the sinking. Oh I am sure she had joyous times, but I am sure her life would have been very different had she not been on that boat.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 5/7/06 at 10:44pm

I think I saw a spread in National Geographic where there was a plastic cup on it, or something to that degree.

Um, I'm pretty sure the plastic cup wouldn't survive on on the ocean floor long enough for even a picture, let alone long enough to damage it. Katt posted a link regarding the deteriation of the Titanic right above, if you would have bothered to read it.

[WickedlyPerfect]

Posted: 5/7/06 at 11:24pm

Maybe she chose not to marry. Some people don't need to be married to be happy.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 12:29am

Evelyn, I did enjoy Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker and I vaguely remember her Evita performance, though I think it was over-the-top ala MOMMIE DEAREST. I read her book (FINDING GATSBY?) and I enjoyed the chapters in which she recalls the filming of both BONNIE AND CLYDE and EVITA PERON. To answer your question, I don't really have an opinion of Faye. I never became a big fan and her prima donna antics don't really bother me. Incidentally, why did you lie about Stanford White?

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 5/8/06 at 12:39am

Considering Ms. Asplund rarely spoke about the event at all, I doubt she was overcame it as well as you claimed in your previous post.