MAChick
Bruce Lee's movies were, of course; landmarks in the genere. Brandons movies were becoming progressionally better - himas an actor, the production values and the scripts. Bruce was a martial artist who was a fine actor, Brandon was a fine actor who, according to an interview with inosanto; was destined to inherit the JKD leadership.
They both left too few movies - both left fine work behind. Brandons work in The Crow was a milestone, as was his fathers work in "Enter...".
When Bruce left us - I resolved that,one day; I would visit his final resting place and pay my respects to all he ment to me...to us.
Then, so few years later; Brandon came to rest beside his father.
In May of this year; I was fortunate enough to be contracted to teach a Systema seminar for another MTalk member - Mr, 'Brian' King of Seattle. He brought me and my fiancee to Seattle early - to do some sightseeing.
The Lee's gravesites was the first place we went to.
It is beautiful...up on a hill overlooking a bay. The sun was shining, the sky clear - a beautiful day in a holy place. There was a worn, black taped Escrima baston between the graves. Someone had placed a sea shell and a guitar pick with a sunburst embossed on it on Brandons grave. Right around the 30th anniversary of Bruces death. I left a memento and took a single bud from a flower display, a small stone and a dried pinecone from the site - to remind myself (besides the pictures).
Without any feelings of embassasment - I will tell you I said a prayer...and shed more than one tear there that day. (These items rest on my devotional altar right now).
"The saddest words of tongue or pen...they are these - "It might have been". Really fits when I think about them.
'Brian' may never know just how much I will always thank him for the opportunity to have spent that morning on a hill overlooking the bay in Seattle.
It took30 years to fulfill a promise i had made to myself.
And, 'A promise is a promise'.
Sorry for rambling, MAChick - I just thought I would share this with you.
