I think for me, the media attention has been most sickening - even before he died the almost obsessive behaviour of the press was apparent. I think if the BBC news website headline had been "George Best not quite dead yet" I wouldn't have been surprised. I wrote a short piece about vultures, but was too chicken to publish it on my blog.. Since he died, the nation seems to have gone into 'mourning mode' - and they want to be seen to be mourning. (for example - people are paying £40+ for a Man U shirt to write a condolance message on and display it outside Old Trafford - why not donate that £40 to someone like the British Liver Trust?) I dunno - I get the same feeling as I did after July 7th - people just want to be a part of the grief. And yes, I totally agree with everything you've said, Tom.