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Tickets to Irwin Memorial Go Fast
One thing's for certain--Steve Irwin won't lack for mourners.
Grieving fans of television's Crocodile Hunter snapped up all 3,000 tickets to his public memorial service within minutes on Friday.
Many people had camped out overnight in order to better their chances of securing tickets, which were distributed in three locations across Irwin's home state of Queensland.
Beautician Melissa Powers waited more than 25 hours on a Brisbane sidewalk for her tickets, but said her time was well spent.
"It's unbelievable," Powers told reporters, clasping her tickets. "I haven't slept and am so overemotional--I'm looking so forward to it."
She called herself a "huge fan" of Irwin.
Hundreds of disappointed fans were left empty-handed after all the tickets had been passed out, prompting some to burst into tears.
In the spirit of genorosity, Brisbane native Brad Dionysius handed his tickets over to a weeping 10-year-old boy.
"It broke my heart seeing that poor little kid miss out on such an Australian icon...so I just had to," he told the Australian Associated Press.
The public service is set to take place Wednesday morning at the Australia Zoo Crocoseum, where Irwin used to wow fans by feeding live crocodiles.
"I cannot see how a memorial service would work in any place other than the Crocoseum, which he built here at the zoo and of which he was so proud," Irwin's widow, Terri, said in a statement earlier in the week.
Both Terri and the couple's eight-year-old daughter, Bindi, are expected to speak at the service, along with Irwin's father, Bob, and his longtime manager, John Stainton.
Those who did not manage to get tickets will be able to watch the memorial on large screens set up near Australia Zoo and in the city of Brisbane. The service will also be broadcast across Australia.
In the United States, Animal Planet will air the service commercial free on Tuesday (Wednesday in Australia). The network's international branch will also broadcast the memorial in Asia, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
In addition, Animal Planet will air a 15-hour marathon of Irwin's greatest hits Sunday, titled Crocs Rule! A Tribute to Steve Irwin. Among clips of the khaki-clad entertainer's most memorable moments, friends and colleagues will offer personal recollections of Irwin.
The TV star and dedicated conservationist was killed by a stingray Sept. 4 while filming an underwater documentary.
His family and friends held a private funeral for him last weekend. Relatives turned down the offer of a state funeral, believing Irwin would not have wanted such a formal affair.
"He wants to be remembered as an ordinary bloke," his father explained to reporters.
Despite what Irwin may have wanted, the 3,000 fans attending his memorial, as well as the countless others who will watch on TV, are likely to remember him as anything but ordinary.
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