On the paper are the names of a dozen or so movies, classics mostly, that grown-ups have told him to see. Next to "400 Blows" he writes, "Stolen Kisses." He takes a pen and carefully scratches a few words. His Shetland pony shock of blond hair cascades down the perfectly chiseled features of his pensive face. 'The Chase,' 'Mickey One,' 'Out of the Past,' 'The Apartment,' 'Double Indem. Operating under a curse for the major part of his life, fighting with all his powers to find egress into the clear, open spaces of his being, he is beaten to earth for the last time just when one feels that the clouds were lifting.NEW YORK - River Phoenix reaches in his pocket and pulls out a crumpled piece of yellow paper. "It was as though, cut off in the prime of manhood, he was cheated of that final phase of development which permits a man to harmonize his warring selves. "Where can I talk about River with others?"Īcross The Way - The River Phoenix Mailing List It is run by fans of River Phoenix for fans of River Phoenix.Īll Copyrights and Trademarks Acknowledged
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This is not ( and never will be) a commercial site. You've probably heard of how River Phoenix died.Īt Rio's Attic, we tell the story of how he lived. It is a dose of the extraordinary in a world of too many averages." Coming to your site was a gift because River's energy flows through it and those who loved him feel it, I am sure. " I want to thank you for letting me learn even more after these years of thinking I had seen it all. It is great that you keep us reminded of what a loving person that was once among us." It has everything, what a wonderful way to pay tribute to a wonderful person. " I'd just like to say that I love this website, there is none other like " I'd like to thank you for making the web site that River deserves." " You seem to have achieved what nobody else has, keeping his memory alive and 'pristine,' in the sense that you have kept away from just presenting him as an image, (as he always seemed to hate), and instead just told us the story of River and his life." Jonathan Williams - Auckland, New Zealand " It is fitting and appropriate that River Phoenix should have one of the best fan-run sites on the entire Internet." It should be a celebration of life, which your page truly fulfills." It broke me down to tears, although death should not be tragic. I'm so pleased to see that there are fans out there who truly care. I would really like to congratulate you on the best and most organized web-site I have ever seen in my entire life." " Thanks to your web site I learned there was so much more to River than just a good-looking man, but a great actor as well. " The Attic is a special place on the Net.
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River is missed by millions of people everywhere, myself included, and it has done my heart good to find a place that will remember the good in him as a person, and it's nice to be able to learn more about his life and wonderful loving family." " Thank you all so much for this wonderful place to come and remember such a sweet, compassionate person as River Phoenix. I think that you are the only site about River which helps his fans." " I've visited a lot of web-sites for River but I believe yours is the best. " Just had to thank you for such a brilliantly designed and thoughtful tribute to someone who means so much to me (and of course millions of others)." Thank you for letting his spirit live on in the peace of your heartīecause our heart is his home now. I just wanted to tell you that I think what you're doing is very kind and considerate. " I would like to thank you for your efforts you have put forth in creating this page in memory of my brother. " I'm having a kind of hard time keeping my head above water in this crazy business."