“The memorial for Steve Jobs on the Stanford University campus Sunday night featured an intimate series of tributes from friends, colleagues and family,” Nick Wingfield reports for The New York Times.
“According to someone present at the service, one of Mr. Jobs’s daughters read the script from the Apple television commercial known as ‘The Crazy Ones,’ part of an advertising campaign that saluted iconic figures like Muhammad Ali, Ted Turner and John Lennon,” Wingfield reports. “Mona Simpson, Mr. Jobs’s sister, spoke of being present during the last moments of his life.”
Wingfield reports, “Joan Baez sang ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.’ Bono, the U2 frontman, performed a Bob Dylan song, ‘Every Grain of Sand.’ …Jonathan Ive, Apple’s senior vice president for industrial design, spoke about working with Mr. Jobs. During brainstorming sessions, Mr. Ive said, Mr. Jobs would often come up with a lot of ‘dopey ideas,’ along with good ones too.”
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He was loved.
He still is.
And always will be.
God bless you steve.
“Mr. Ive said, Mr. Jobs would often come up with a lot of ‘dopey ideas,’ along with good ones too.”
I love this sentence. It just shows just how talented and amazing those two were. As well as dreaming up some of the most desired products on the planet, they also thought up some crazy crackpot ideas…
…the difference between Steve & Jonny and the rest of the world, is they knew whiich ones to shelve.
RIP Steve. Love ya. X
“Stay hungry, stay foolish”
And nary a supply-siding, conservative wingnut in sight…
Zing!
A lot of the ‘baggers that hang here are gonna be upset now!
They’ll get over it … as soon as they realize where Steve is right now.
You are disgusting.
No, the conservatives were at home tuned in to the lefties steal each other blind at the OWS.
I know I’ve posted before and I apologize for the repetition but I want to get the word out.
I want to let you all know that I’m trying to organize an Honoring Steve event at BJ’s Brewhouse and Pizza Bar in Cupertino Ca. It’s in the parking lot to Apple HQ.
The basic idea is we all get together and honor the life of Steve with drinks and Apple talk (not the old networking protocol. HA!) .
I’m not expecting black suites or quite somber discussions on life. I want laugher, gadget and gizmo chat, conversation of great apple moments, and overall raising the geek level in Silicon Valley (that in itself is a tall order)
It’s going to be on October 19th from 11am-Midnight.
https://www.facebook.com/HonoringSteve
Please join if you can, I would like for this to be something noteworthy.
Let’s create something great.
Wish I could be there.
Still can’t believe he is gone. Way too soon. Good luck with your gathering.
Unfortunately, I had to listen to Jerry Agar on his Toronto CFRB Talk Show yesterday (Monday) morning berate Steve Jobs for “greed”.
Jerry’s right – it was always about the money for Steve. Look at that $1 salary. And the way Steve donated money in such a conspicuous way…
Jerry seems to still be pining for his lost job in Chicago. I think there are other American media concerns that would be happy to provide a forum for his notions. I found out long ago that, as you put it, I don’t “have” to listen to such people. Switch the station.
“…Jonathan Ive, Apple’s senior vice president for industrial design, spoke about working with Mr. Jobs. During brainstorming sessions, Mr. Ive said, Mr. Jobs would often come up with a lot of ‘dopey ideas,’ along with good ones too.”
Wait. Steve had dopey ideas???!!! No way in…, oh, wait, socks for the iPod. Never mind! 🙂 Steve, all in jest! I still can’t believe you’re gone! Again, thank you for your genius!
I found it ironic and eerily sweet that my an old original red iMac my kids use decided to stop working the very hour that Steve Jobs passed away. I like to think it had an ’emotional’ breakdown of sorts and I couldn’t blame it one bit.
Looking forward to reading Steve’s biography.
Why wasn’t Woz there? Was he not invited?
PS. Apple should hire Woz
“Every Grain of Sand” was an inspired choice. Great song.
The guy Apple should bring back into the mix is Guy Kawasaki.