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| Name: | Bruce Turcotte |
| E-mail address: | brucewt@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I knew Rocky fairly well. I was invited to dinner with him and Barb a couple of times. He was a fussy bird... Very particular. You know what they say about pets adopting attributes of their owners...I am so sad to hear of his passing. He was great company. My thoughts are with you Barb... Miss you!
Bruce from Winnipeg |
| Name: | Uncle Mike & Aunt Gladys |
| E-mail address: | woodm3@juno.com or woodm3@ont.net |
| Comments: | Dear Barb!
We are sorry to hear that Rocky has died. We know she meant alot to you. Our thoughts are with you. Love Uncle Mike & Aunt Gladys |
| Name: | barb |
| E-mail address: | barbturnbull@home.com |
| Comments: | Wow. I just got back from seeing Blue Rodeo (they were great, as always). It was a nice end to a really horrible week. It is such a special pleasure to read everyone's entry! Thank you.
And Kelly, at least she bit your finger, not your lip... |
| Name: | Lucy Houchen |
| E-mail address: | lucyhouchen@home.com |
| Comments: | Dear Barb,
We are so sorry to hear about Rocky. It doesn't happen to everyone... but some people are blessed with an entity...a soulmate...who comes into their lives and becomes something even bigger than their world. Life is unimaginable without them. Having a soulmate like that is one of life's most charitable gifts... and at the same time, it is one of life's harshest deals when one leaves before the other. I'm sorry it has happened to you Barb. I have only just gotten to meet Rocky through your photos and stories and from reading the guestbook. She is a beautiful soul and it sounds like she had one of the best mothers she could ever have. In a way, it's better that she didn't outlive you cause I don't know how her little heart would have handled it if she had thought that you had left her. But then again... what about your big heart? No, any way you look at it...it sucks and I'm sorry. I know how you're feeling cause I just lost my soulmate of 16 years in October (my little dog from Israel). I could never imagine life without him... and even still, I find myself avoiding the paths we used to walk on together. I don't drive my car anymore cause I can't be in it without him... it was his car. I would hate to come home cause he wasn't there to greet me at the door...(good thing is that he couldn't talk... so he couldn't call me poohead!) One thing I haven't stopped doing is talking about him, and the more time that passes... the easier it is to recount those endless memories I have of him and the more I savour them. Time is most definitely on your side... and so are we. Jay, this is a wonderful website... thank you. Barb... our thoughts are with you and Rocky. She will always be with you, you need never feel alone. Lots of love, Lucy and Stew xoxo |
| Name: | Alison Turnbull |
| E-mail address: | alison.turnbull@telus.net |
| Comments: | I'll never forget the day we went to find you a parrot. You knew from the first second that you laid eyes on her that she was your bird. After we brought her home, she sat on her top perch rocking back and forth trying to keep her balance and you knew you had her name.
My favorite memory of Rocky was at the old apartment on Jarvis, a couple of months after you brought her home. I was cutting vegetables in the kitchen and she had ended up on the floor after something spooked her. She walked all the way from the living room into the kitchen, grabbed my pant leg and gradually climbed her way unassisted up to my shoulder, where she craned her neck around, looked me right in the face and said "heellllloooooo!" She was such a precious bird. Even thought she did freak me out as I knew at any moment she could just pull out my eyeball or rip off my ear, I loved her to death and will always miss hearing her in the background when we talk on the phone. I can only begin to imagine how painful it was to lose her. She was the luckiest (and most spoiled) bird in the world - she always had top priority in your life and was treated like a queen. She received more love and attention in nine years than most birds could expect in a lifetime. The site is wonderful, Jay did a great job. After I read it last night I hugged Yahna for over an hour, and actually let her sit with me on my new leather sofa. Thanks for the reminder that pets are a precious gift that we should appreciate every minute of every day while we have them. Rest assured, somewhere up there in that big birdy-cage in the sky, she's looking down and saying... "Barb loves Barb" |
| Name: | Sylvie Beaudette |
| E-mail address: | sbeaudet@theory.esm.rochester.edu |
| Homepage URL: | http://locutus.esm.rochester.edu/Beaudette |
| Comments: | I remember the first time I met Rocky. Barb was telling me how musical the bird was so we put on a CD with Mozart's "Eine kleine Nachtmusik." Rocky listened to the excerpt then started singing the main theme on pitch. However, in the middle of it, she couldn't remember the notes so she made something up and finished the theme with a grand finale! |
| Name: | Lucy and Tristan |
| Comments: | So sorry about the loss of your friend....
"Pets are not our whole life but they make our lives whole" Roger Caras |
| Name: | Maureen O'Donnell |
| E-mail address: | asterbloomfield@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Rocky, star of stage and now screen, was such a lucky bird, lucky bird.
I was there the night before she died, and Barb hadn't even mentioned the surgery, it was that minor. I was putting Rocky to bed, standing there with her fresh organic fruit juice, I think it was pear, watching while she slowly responded to the suggestion of going to bed. As she slid down the far branch I watched, one step at a time across the next to the cage. Up the cage, across the top and down into position for her nightcap. While still on top of the cage she stopped. You see I had started to daydream and this was not part of the deal. Off in my own world of woe somewhere I went, and came back to find her waiting, head cocked, looking at me as if to say, "OK honey so you've got your problems but this is about me. And I'm not going to finish the show without an audience." It was hilarious. Another great laugh she gave me was in the kitchen while on Barb's shoulder, she laughed at a joke I made. Barb didn't. The next time I saw Barb was 2 days after Rocky's death, and I swear, as Barb and I were looking at her dark cage in the corner, Rocky's bell was swinging. I double checked my recent memory and did not believe I'd touched the cage. It was a very sweet moment. And this is coming from a non-believer. But I do believe in love and she created so much around her. Life eh. We all miss her Barb. |
| Name: | John Hogerwaard |
| E-mail address: | janjaq@pathcom.com |
| Comments: | Hi Barb;
I'm really sorry to hear about Rocky's death. Some years back I was installing some of your ECU equipment alone with Rocky in your apt. Rocky had been making his usual natural bird noises when all of a sudden and quite loud I heard your voice saying "Rocky NO!" a number of times. I was really amazed at the exact duplication of your voice. Before this I had heard other parrots mimic voices that still always sounded like a close copy. Rocky's abilities were really special. |
| Name: | Alex Wilson |
| E-mail address: | wilsona@accesswave.ca |
| Comments: | Hi Barb:
Although I only met Rocky once on that amazing week I spent with you, I remember clearly the laughter and amazement she brought me. "How's it going Barb...MEOW....Hi Barb..." He sounded exactley like you. I remember lying on your sofa on my last day there, you were gone to work. I closed my eyes and listened to him for at least two hours. It was like a radio play. I know how much you loved him. He will always be with you. Love Alex |
| Name: | Shellie Hanna |
| E-mail address: | slh28805@gsk.com |
| Comments: | Barb,
The news was very sad. I am sorry for your loss. I know how much you loved her and enjoyed the friendship you shared. Tausha has one of the beautiful feathers (red) from her and beleives it has magical powers. Rocky will be missed! Love Shell |
| Name: | Rosanne Olmstead |
| E-mail address: | olmstead@onlink.net |
| Comments: | Thank you for sharing all these beautiful memories and interesting information with us Barb ... what a treasure Rocky must have been. |
| Name: | Deadly Tedly |
| Name: | Deadly Tedly |
| E-mail address: | tmckendry@home.com |
| Comments: | Barb.... I am very sorry to hear the sad news about the loss of your best buddy Rocky. While I never met Rocky I can tell by your stories and pictures that Rocky ROCKED!!! (what else would you expect from Barb Turnbull's pet? :^). Stay in touch.
Love & Kisses, Tedly P.S. By the way Lucy, if it helps ease the pain over the loss of your pooch feel free to call Stewie "poohead". We used to all the time and I can't tell you how liberating it is. :^) |
| Name: | Molly Petty deceased 1996 |
| E-mail address: | its hard to reach me this way |
| Comments: | Hi Barb, this is Dini's mother Molly...I jsut wanted you to
know that Rocky is safe and happy and I am taking good care of her.Pierre Elliot Trudeau keeps trying to entice her over to his little corner of paradise but I thought it best if she stayed with friends of the family...by the wy what's with the biting my finger bit..and she keeps drinking out of my glass..so cute.. love from the other side Molly Petty.. |
| Name: | Dini Petty |
| E-mail address: | dpetty@sprint.ca |
| Comments: |
I hate this part Barb..I don't know who makes up the train schedule of depatures but like you I was sure Rocky's train would leave long after mine...I've talked to all my friends on the other side and asked them to take care of Rocky..I think she and Charlie Brown (remember my English Cocker Spaniel?) will be great friends..I think my Mother always wanted an African Gray... I love you Barb. Dini |
| Name: | judy steed |
| E-mail address: | judysteed@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I remember what a great character Rocky was, and how devoted she was to you, Barb. How she loved to eat shrimp. And stand on your shoulder and kiss you. She had a great life with you and had the most important thing of all -- a strong and loving bond. |
| Name: | Val Lusted |
| E-mail address: | vlusted@idirect.ca |
| Comments: | Wow. what a keepsake this guestbook is, with all its memories and witticisms...
I will remember a few unique things about Rocky: She was the only parrot I'd ever known personally and she was the only parrot who had a "sex change" part way through her unexpectedly short life. I liked taking my neices (who are absolute animal-fanatics) to visit Barb and Rocky: They were so intrigued with her uncanny abilty to talk (Rocky's, not Barb's) and eat a peanut out of Barb's mouth. A unique friend for a unique lady. I hope hearing these stories helps ease your pain, Barb. Take care, Val, Rick and Evan xo P.S. If you really are a believer in reincarnation, who do you suppose Rocky will be in her next life? |
| Name: | barb, again |
| Comments: | Though I love the idea of her being free, I think Rocky would be too much of a wuss to fly. I just hope she's being catered to the way I catered to her here (with much help & patience from many).
Remember when she'd say "Redrum" in that scary voice? She gave goosebumps to several unsuspecting folks! |
| Name: | Debbie |
| E-mail address: | debbieb@stephenthomas.ca |
| Comments: | I remember getting a call early one morning from you, Barb. You asked if, when I was uncovering Rocky's cage in the morning, I'd been saying to her "good morning poohead". "Uh...yeah" I thought in the back of my mind that you'd maybe installed a hidden camera and were calling people on the stupid/weird things they did. But no, Rocky managed to wait for a morning I wasn't there and practiced her new words. Who knew she was so attentive first thing in the morning?
I'm sorry to hear about Rocky, Barb. I have to admit I cried when I got your message. And, hey, she bit me plenty too but when she crawls down Barb's arm to walk all the way across the dining room table just to get up on my arm, you've got to admit she's a charmer! Love, Deb PS Say hi to Tara and my Mom, poohead! |
| Name: | Dr. Rick Axelson |
| Comments: | The Rainbow Bridge
There is a bridge connecting Heaven and earth. It is called the Rainbow Bridge because of its many colours. Just this side if the Rainbow Bridge there is a land of meadows, hills and valleys with lush green grass and tall trees. When a beloved pet dies, the pet goes to this place. There is always food, water and warm spring weather. The old and frail animals are young again. Those who are maimed are made whole again. They play all day with each other. There is only one thing missing. They are not with their special person who loved them on earth. So each day they run, fly and play until the day comes when one suddenly stops playing and looks up! The nose (beak) twitches! The ears are up?! The eyes are staring! And this one suddenly runs or flies from the group! You have been seen, and when you and your special friend meet, you take him or her in your arms and embrace. Your face is kissed again and again, and you look once more into the eyes of your trusted pet. Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together, never again to be separated From the doctors and staff of The Links Rd. Animal & Bird Clinic We will all miss Rocky. Rick Axelson, D.V.M. |
| Name: | Debbie and Karen |
| E-mail address: | porvida@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | Dear Barb,
We too were so sorry to here about Rocky. Rocky seemed to help so many people and other souls to connect and to get in touch with their own spirits. Thank-you Barb for bringing Rocky's spirit to so many. We hope that the memmories of the joys that you shared with Rocky and the knolwedge that Rocky's spirit lives on will give you strength. lots of love Deb and Karen |
| Name: | holly |
| E-mail address: | chadmohr@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | this website is fantastic. i'm so, so sorry barb. i hate that rocky's gone. & i love you very much. |
| Name: | Karen Morris |
| E-mail address: | klmorris@sprint.ca |
| Name: | Dianne Forsyth |
| E-mail address: | dforsyt@thestar.ca |
| Comments: | Thanks for sending me this wonderful site, Barb. It warms my soul to read these loving tributes to you and your special friend, Rocky. |
| Name: | Kevin Fehr |
| E-mail address: | fehr@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | Dear Barb:
I was so sorry to hear about Rocky. She was a most special friend to you, and obviously was totally devoted. Birds are so unique in their personalities that you will never have exactly that same relationship again. She knew what a great life she had (even if she pushed you to the limit with her assertiveness) and has gone to birdie heaven admittedly too soon, but with a really quality experience. I hope that your memories can keep you going for the next little while. When the awful shock passes, you will have great photos and stories to look back on. I think that the only way you can look at these events, is that Rocky was sent to you at a difficult time in your life when you needed her most. I'm sure that she's missing you just as much, where ever she is. I will give Yoda a special hug and a feather scratch just from you. Kevin |
| Name: | Dee Ferreira |
| E-mail address: | dee@humanesociety.com |
| Comments: | Dear Barbara,
I am so sorry to hear that you lost Rocky. I know how it is to lose a beloved pet. Wishing you the best. Dee Humane Society of Canada |
| Name: | Savoy Howe |
| E-mail address: | savoyhowe@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Oh Barb, I am so sorry to hear about Rocky. I had a moment of sadness today as I thought about our earlier relationship, Rocky and I that is, when he/she used to sit on my shoulder in the mornings as we did your hair and all the tips she/(at that time he)would whisper in my ear. It was a pleasure knowing Rocky.
PS Beautiful memorial! Love, Savoy |
| Name: | Sarah Singer |
| E-mail address: | sarah.singer@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | Dear Barb,
I was shocked and saddened by your news. My aquaintance with Rocky was fairly brief, but she was undeniably a unique character with a dynamic personality. |
| Name: | Dave Greenberg |
| E-mail address: | glopmeister@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | terrible news.
(i just got back from vacation and got your note) it is very sad when pets die because they take their innocence out of the world. they sort of look a little puzzled and then they just merge back into the universe. She was a nice bird and i am very sorry you don't have her any more. dgg. |
| Name: | Lesley Towers |
| E-mail address: | ltowers@thestar.ca |
| Comments: | Barb, what a touching tribute to a well-loved bird. Being a fellow pet owner (and bird owner), I can just imagine how you must feel. They can be so wonderful, emotionally tuned in to you, yet almost primeval at times.
And your Rocky sounds special. |
| Name: | Joan Dunn |
| E-mail address: | newt-is@home.com |
| Comments: | ...just got back from vacation.
While down east, I was eating at an outdoor cafe. A guy walked by with...you guessed it...an african grey on his shoulder. My thoughts immediately jumped to you and your buddy. Memories of Rocky? * of course, the sex change * chewing the hard plastic off my car key (that is supposedly indestructable!) * laughing at Rocky's attempts to open an infant umbilical cord clip (long story)...the only thing I knew that she could not open! * "purring" to Rocky, watching her head tilt from side to side, her pupils widening * trying to mimic how Barb said"RRR-OOOO-CCC-KKKK-YYYY", and knowing I was close by the look of Rocky's dilating pupils * tentatively allowing Rocky to bite(affectionately) on my bottom teeth (as her mother did) and wondering if the Orthodontist could re-apply braces on a 43 year old!... Barb, Kate read the many tributes to Rocky and her Mom. Tears of hers splashed on my hand as I manipulated the mouse to yet another story...I couldn't even cry. I wish I could. Maybe that would stop my aching heart for a bit. Brian just could not read this just yet... On different note, and maybe I am mentioning this too soon...I'm wondering if Rocky would "ruffle her feathers" if you wrote a children's book about her? I know how much you love children's literature... Love 'ya Joan & family |
| Name: | chella turnbull |
| E-mail address: | dianastar99@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I'll never forget the time Barb and I were watching "The Nun's Story" with Audrey Hepburn, while preparing food for Barb's annual Christmas Openhouse. In the movie, Hepburn's character, a chaste nun, had to strip down for an examination by the doctor -- I think they were in a jungle, and she had contracted some sort of exotic disease.
Just as she was disrobing, Rocky chimed in with a wolf whistle and an appreciative "WOOOOO!". It seemed impossible (this was a bird, not a human!), but there it was. For the first time, Barb and I became aware of just how much Rocky could understand! He really was much more like a person than an animal. And laughing at jokes before anybody else laughed? Rocky definitely understood the English language, and all of the social nuances that go along with it. We will all miss her. |
| Name: | Karen Scattolin |
| E-mail address: | scattolin@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | Barb:
Gay just told me about Rocky. I am so sorry. She had a good home with you. Barb, I am sure that you and Rocky will meet again one day. Take Care, Karen |
| Name: | Val March |
| E-mail address: | val@bennettmarch.com |
| Comments: | Hi Barb:
So sorry to hear about Rocky...she was always part of our finance meetings. Remember the very first time we met when she took my earring right out of my ear? (After that, whenever I went to your place, I made sure I wore really big earrings that wouldn't tempt her.) It's very special to have a pet/companion like Rocky. I have a wonderful cat named Stanley who chases me around the house and nips at my ankles if I don't pay enough attention to him. He often just flops right across my desk when I'm working. Rocky was so intelligent. I was always amazed at her abilitie. I know she's in a wonderful parrot paradise. love Val |
| Name: | Serena |
| E-mail address: | katra_bounce@total.net |
| Comments: | I enjoyed the pictures and stories of Rocky. She sounds like a really great bird. I think she would have liked our bird.
I wish I would have met her. Serena |
| Name: | joanne ogilvie and sinbad |
| Name: | joanne ogilvie and sinbad |
| E-mail address: | joanneski@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Barb,
So sorry to hear about Rocky passing on to parrot heaven. I only met him once and looking at all the photos I can see that Rocky was quite the character. Being an african grey owner myself I know how they become part of the family and usually the head of the family! He will always be a part of you. joanne (friend of Lorrie and used to work in payroll) |
| Name: | Brad Marple |
| E-mail address: | squint@accesswave.ca |
| Comments: | Sorry to hear the bad news Barb. Hope all is well with you now.
Love Brad |
| Name: | Lynn Turnbull |
| E-mail address: | dlturnbull@bsc-law.net |
| Comments: | Rocky was an absolute joy to be around. She was always entertaining, always. Whenever we were having a laugh, either in person or over the phone, Rocky joined in. She was a beloved member of the family. It breaks my heart that you lost her so soon, Barb, but she had a wonderful life with you. No one else could or would have taken such good care of her and loved her so unconditionally. She was very much your baby and I know the loss is profound. I'm grateful that I got an opportunity to say goodbye to her but I'll always miss her. |
| Name: | Susan Stewart |
| E-mail address: | kindredspiritswellness@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Barb: I'm in PEI checking my e-mail for the first time in 5 months. I have some down-time here and Reid is encouraging me to come into the 21st century. Jay has done a wonderful job on this memorial for Rocky! What a wonderful way to keep her memory alive. We all have our Rocky experiences to share. When you called me, I was in shock. I am an "animal person". In fact, Reid has often mentioned that he wished he was one of our dear pets! Rocky has allowed me to scratch her head on occassion and I felt honoured to do so. Her feathers were soft and you could tell that she enjoyed it. If she hadn't, my finger would have been bitten! She certainly had her ways of letting us know what she wanted and for how long. It was wonderful to see her relaxed, fluffed out and ruffled. She knew she ruled at home and she knew how lucky she was, too, I think. I remember last year I picked her up at the vet's and I was concerned that she would be stressed out on the trip home. I just trusted that she would understand me and I talked to her the whole time, just telling her that you were waiting for her at home and she would be there soon. I'm surprised she didn't tell me to be quiet. She didn't say a word. She arrived home safely but I was exhausted! The point is we all know how much she means to you and therefore she is important to all of us and will continue to be. I think that is how we keep memories alive - by talking about (or to) the loved ones who have passed on. I liked Rick's belief about the Rainbow bridge. I know my 2 dogs, Becky and Jake, and my cat, Fonzie, are all playing there, healthy and happy and I look forward to seeing them again. Rocky,too. In love and light. Sue |
| Name: | kirstyn |
| E-mail address: | wildthang_121@msn.com |
| Comments: | I understand what you went through. the exact same happened to my baby pup. But DON'T think about the last couple of months when he suffered, think about the times that were happy.
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| Name: | Linda |
| E-mail address: | lervin526@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | It's never easy saying goodbye to a friend. I just lost my 7 week old puppy (Darla) in a freak accident. It shouldn't have happened, but it did. I miss her terribly, as I know you are missing Rocky. I have a Rocky also. He is a 7 yr old Boxer. He and his six (yes, six) canine buddies have helped me through the sad days since Darla left us. But I believe in my heart of hearts that I will see her and all the rest of my departed "babies" again one day. Perhaps we will meet at the "Rainbow Bridge." |
| Name: | Heather bell |
| E-mail address: | shauna mckee@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | My heart goes out to you. On the loss of your beloved friend and companion. I too have lost a be;oved bird in the past that came into my life as magically as it left memories and good times are all we have left in times like this and i hope you are comforted in knowing you are not alone.
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| Name: | Heather bell |
| E-mail address: | shauna mckee@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | My heart goes out to you. On the loss of your beloved friend and companion. I too have lost a be;oved bird in the past that came into my life as magically as it left memories and good times are all we have left in times like this and i hope you are comforted in knowing you are not alone.
love heather bell |
| Name: | Jo |
| E-mail address: | specialonetoo@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | I am so happy you shared photos & stories & know you will be with her again. My heart breaks she had to leave you.
Take Care and God Bless You and Rocky! Always |
| Name: | Linda Potje |
| E-mail address: | lindapotje@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | His voice will forever ring in my head when I think of him. "Rocky!" Being an absolute animal freak, it was cool getting to know a bird who was so unpredictable and smart (toddler's brain, I think not!). Thanks for sharing Barb! It was fun looking through the photos. So sorry you lost your buddy.
Linda |
| Name: | chelsey |
| E-mail address: | chetagirl84@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | i read all about rockey ihave a bird that lookes just like him and i hope rockey lived a good life
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| E-mail address: | ann@aol.com |
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