Posted on July 20, 2010 - by Morgan Howard
Capt. Phil’s Cameraman: Todd Stanley Interview
In this unedited interview available only on the Pat and Tom Show, KNCI website, Producer/Cameraman (and Coloma resident) Todd Stanley talks about the heart wrenching season finale of Deadliest Catch, and remembers his friend, Captain Phil Harris.
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[Pat] Yeah, and it was really tough to watch, but at the same time, I’ve told you this before, you guys handled it with such dignity, that, you know, it didn’t feel voyeuristic. You know what I mean?
[Todd] Yeah. You know, that’s everybody, I mean, that’s everybody saying it. I’ve never gotten an email after a show. I think I got like 10. You know, nothing big. But people actually sought me out, you know, to tell me that very thing. And, you know, it played on TV just like it was. You know, there never was this… I mean, we… The one thing that people probably don’t understand, you know, we were a big, tight family. And those guys, you know, we had full and complete trust in each other. That’s why I was even allowed to be there in the first place.
[Pat] I think the roughest part, other than Phil’s actual passing, was the two boys going at it in the hotel room. And I found myself wondering, how could those guys, at that moment, allow you to be rolling tape?
[Todd] That just broke my heart. That just broke my heart. I don’t know if you remember, you know, I end up setting the camera down on the dresser…
[Pat] Yeah, there were a couple of shots where…
[Todd] …and intervened, and that really just got out of control, right then at that moment, and, it was all I could do to keep those guys from fighting, you know. It was a tough time. And those two were going… they were at each other’s throats, you know. And I constantly had to remind them that… “You guys, come on! Your Dad’s in the hospital right now, and the last thing you guys need to be doing is to be doing is fighting.
They go, “I know, I know…” Yeah, they…
[Pat] So, did you talk to them, after the fact, about airing that video?
[Todd] No. No, I didn’t talk to them. They knew that… they knew that was part of the deal, you know.
[Pat] Okay.
[Todd] You know. I mean… Even the… you see Jake in there, he says, “Come on.” Actually, I’m not sure if they showed that part on TV, or whatever, but Jake definitely said, “Come on Todd. Is this what you want? You want to keep filming this?” And I think that’s when I set the camera down. And I said, “No. This is not what I want. And that’s not why we came in this room. We came in this room so we could call the Cornelia Marie, and find out how the guys are doing. But you two are starting to act like jackasses.”
[Pat] Yeah. They did edit that part out. That wasn’t in there.
[Todd] (Laughs) Yeah.
[Pat] But, at the same time, there was a reality to that moment, and in Todd’s reality TV, but it went beyond that. Once again, it wasn’t exploited. I mean, you saw the pain of these two kids, and the struggle that Jake is going through, and, and the torment that addiction can cause.
[Todd] Oh, it’s really, really… It’s yeah, yeah… I’ve lived with it. It’s a scary thing, you know? Again, you know, it just breaks your heart to see somebody fumbling like that.
[Pat] And the number one question from our listeners, and, I’m sure, you’ve been getting it, too, is, “How is Jake doing right now, because that was months ago?”
[Todd] You know, what… Jake… I saw Jake recently, and Jake seemed to be doing real well. He’s… Jake’s a real shy, quiet guy, you know. He didn’t seem to have a lot to say, but, his… his eyes and actions speak loudly. I’ve talked to Jake quite a bit, and he… his… he’s hands down, without a doubt, doing… doing great. Great. So, you know… I just love that kid to death. And, his brother, Josh, is, you know… Josh is the talker. He does all the talking for Jake, so, you know (laughs). And Jake hates it.
[Pat] (Laughs) Yeah, you can kind of see that. But, a lot of folks are wondering, “Will Jake go back next year?” It sounds like Josh is going to take over the boat? Or, have they settled that yet?
[Todd] You know what? There’s a lot of things up in the air right now. Now, I think the idea is to have the Cornelia Marie return. But, you know, I… I’m out of that right now. Now… I don’t… You know, I’m not really in a position to talk about it. But, you know, everybody wants the boat back on the show. Jake and Josh want to continue fishing on that boat. They want it to work out. It’s just coming down to, um, what’s possible. You know, so, I think that there is some negotiation going on, but I’m not real privy to it.
[Pat] … The overarching story line of Captain Phil, um, really superseded another what would have been, I would guess, as powerful a story line almost, and that was the other Jake, from the Northwestern, and his missing father.
[Todd] Oh, God.
[Pat] I mean, that was almost lost in all of this.
[Todd] Again, man, I’ve never been in such a position where, I mean, you’re so emotionally attached to these guys… And Jake, you know, Anderson, he’s another, just a great guy, man. I… he… I can’t say enough good things about him. And to see the pain and torment that that poor kid has gone through in the last couple of years is… God, you just wonder… you’re… myself, I wonder how, how the heck is he able to continue, you know, existing on that boat while all this is going on in his life. It’s just remarkable.
[Pat] Has he… Have they found out what… I never did hear what happened with his Dad. Do they know?
[Todd] He… Well, you know, you heard it. And that was that his truck was found, and that… on some remote logging road… and that was it.
[Pat] That’s been it?
[Todd] That’s it.
[Pat] Uh! Wow.
[Todd] It’s just gone. He’s gone. So, Jake, you know, he’s left with his sister and his mother, so… Yeah, it’s really, really, just tragic. Just incredible. I mean, you know, I mean everybody is… is reaching out to me, which is great. And, you know, I have so many mixed feelings over this whole thing.
[Pat] What about you? Are you going to go back next year? I know you were hesitant to go up this year.
[Todd] Well, it’s not so much that I was hesitant, it’s just that, you know, it’s a long, enduring season, you know. And, God, it’s really going to be tough to go back, but I really feel strongly that, you know, I really need to go back, especially if the Cornelia Marie’s going to be back on the show. I just gotta… I really need to find some closure to this whole thing. I think that’s the best way. Just to go back out there, you know. I mean, the plan is to take Phil out and bury him at sea, so, I mean, I gotta be there for that, regardless.
[Pat] I remember you telling me that, that, um, you’d never had anybody close to you die before?
[Todd] Not like that. I haven’t ever spent that many days in a row with somebody, you know. So, uh… Phil just… you know, he and I were real good friends. I mean, he’s the kind of friend that would call me at 3:00 a.m.… (in Capt. Phil’s voice) “What’re you doin?”
“What do you mean, what am I doin? I’m sleeping.”
(Phil’s voice) “Oh, man. I’m watching this coin show and I just bought some gold coins. (Pat laughs) You won’t believe it, these things are amazing.”
Wow. (Pat continues laughter) So, you know, I mean, we were close, you know. One of the things, you know, not too many people, probably really nobody even knows about, is that, uh, Phil, about an hour before he passed away… he gave me, uh, he gave me his gold ring. It’s got a diamond and a couple of rubies in it. These crabbers, you know, they all have… They all wear some kind of bling, whether it’s a golden, diamond-encrusted king crab on a necklace or something. But he bought this, this was the first piece of jewelry he bought as a teenager, as a young crab fisherman, you know. Something, you know, I tried to give back to the boys, and Josh wouldn’t, wouldn’t take it. But that… you know, I wear it proudly on my hand today, and I… it reminds me of him every single day.
[Pat] And there really was… And I don’t know if you guys edited it together to make it look like it, but in preceding episodes, there was definitely a sense of something coming. Did Phil really have a… you kind of addressed on “After the Catch” a little bit… Was there, I don’t know, a feeling that, that you really couldn’t recognize until afterwards?
[Todd] There was a feeling that I, uh, that I definitely suppressed, and I realized I did afterwards, because, yeah… no, he definitely talked to me, like, “Oh Todd, you know, if I’m not… You know, if I died tomorrow, you know, I could say that I’ve led a good life.”
And I’d be, like, “Why are you talking like that?” But, you know, he constantly was talking like that. It was as if he was really giving up.
[Pat] The part that got me was when he was going through the photo album, with his boys. After the blow up with Jake, and they kind of resolved that a little bit… and… And it went right back to that place of love that those three shared.
[Todd] Yeah. You know what? There’s one thing that nobody will understand. I’ve heard all the stories. Those two boys, and their father, have been through more than most people could ever imagine. And because of the triumphs, you know, the trials and tribulations that they’ve experienced together, they had a bond that you just don’t have with a lot of people. And so no matter what, you know, people talk about unconditional love, well, there it was. It was right there.
You know, I’ve seen these guys fight, over and over, about stupid things, and I mean some real serious knock-down fights, but you always knew at the end, it didn’t really matter. That the love they all had for each other was, was undoubtedly true.
[Pat] Let’s talk about something a little more cheerful, although it could be just as alarming to people. And that’s this rumor I heard that Sig is trying to lobby to get on “Dancing with the Stars?” Do you know anything about that? (Todd chuckles) Is that true? Is there any truth to that?
[Todd] All I know is, I think he came out public with that, and was on Jay Leno…
[Pat] (Chuckles) Is that where he was?
[Todd] …is where he announced it. Don’t quote me on that, but… I don’t know much. But I was with Sig at a party at his house a couple of months ago, and I asked him about it. He actually had a band playing, and stuff, and was… he actually put a little dance on for us. (Laughs)
[Pat] We saw the little dance he did on “After the Catch,” that didn’t turn out so well. And, I’m just thinking… you know…
[Todd] He’s excited about it. Who would have thought? (Laughs)
[Pat] And the other thing about Sig is, you know, he’s got the Viking hair, when he’s out on the boat. And then when he’s on “After the Catch,” does he use a curling iron?
[Todd] (Laughs) There’s a lot of makeup and stuff that goes on in between the scenes there…
[Pat] He looks like a blonde poodle…
[Todd] Yeah.
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July 20, 2010
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Debbie Buckley said:
Will miss Phil very badly. I know it’s going to be very hard to watch tonight’s episode. Todd sounds like a really great guy to cared a lot about Phil.
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July 20, 2010
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Veronica said:
Once again Morgan, thank you from the bottom of this fan’s heart ♥ I love that I can come to the Cornelia Marie site and find just about all the current interviews and appearances and stuff. I am so glad to hear Jake is doing better!! And really happy to hear that amidst all the fighting between the Harris boys the love they share is never forgotten. THAT is the true tribute to Phil Harris and THAT is something that is more important than anything else! :)
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July 20, 2010
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Tina said:
RIP Captain Phil
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July 20, 2010
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Vi said:
Thanks for posting this! Todd seems like a great guy, and it’s great to hear about what happened behind the scenes.
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July 20, 2010
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Ray Puckett said:
Watching Josh and Jake with their dad Phil was giving me memories of my when own father passed 2yrs ago. There where tears when I was watching the final 3 episodes knowing what was going to happen. Guys I know what my Dad said to me in his final days. We all had the privilege and honor watching your dad in his last few days here on earth. Keep you heads held hi, your dad is watching you from above.
Take Care and God Bless.
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July 20, 2010
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Jen said:
If it hadn’t been for Todd, we would have never gotten to know the Harris family. The REAL Harris family. Watching the last few shows is just as emotional as the day we learned of Phil’s passing. I just want to thank Todd for having to go through the tough stuff along with the touching in order to bring we viewers closer to Phil, Josh and Jake.
Safe passage Phil, you will always be remembered.
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Nealia said:
Thank You all for bringing this wonderful show to us, and for sharing all of the good, as well as the gut wrenching parts. Wish you all well, J & J hang in there! You are all loved very much.
Captain Phil– You were the best. I know you are looking down on those you love–Your smile and your love live on!
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July 20, 2010
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Nealia said:
to all: LIVE WELL, BE HAPPY AND LIVE HEALTHY. Josh and Jake– My best on your healthier clean and sober SMOKE FREE Lives.
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July 21, 2010
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Casey said:
We ALL got to walk with Captn. Phil for a precious, short while….. and that’s a damn fact.
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July 21, 2010
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Will said:
Rest in Peace Brother.
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July 21, 2010
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otis said:
Capt. Phil, American LEGEND!
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July 21, 2010
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Marie Badeaux said:
RIP Phil. I just know you’re up there laughing your head off on your Harley.
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July 21, 2010
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Joyce said:
It has been said all ready….what Veronica and Vi said captures it for me too. The comradship, integrity, honesty and loyalty have only been surpassed by the generosity of spirit all have shared this difficult season.
For those who love and have loved, tender mercies~
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July 21, 2010
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Benjamin Rummen said:
Did anyone check out the Northwestern’s site? A very cool tribute! A simple “goonight phil” on a black background and “May Angels lead you in” playing.
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July 21, 2010
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Joanie Hunt said:
Thank you, Morgan. I cried and laughed and cried again.
Still waiting to see this week’s tributes, but in the meantime I got this, which was fantastic.
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July 21, 2010
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Charles Young said:
Todd, thanks for being there with Cpt. Phil at the end. As part of the audience, we tend to overlook the people behind the scenes and never stop to think that you allow yourselves to become affected by your subject matter.
I am quite sure that in your line of work you come across many many people so to see that Cpt. Phil affected you in such a way, means the rest of us are right – he was a truly great individual.
Thanks for sharing him with the world, Todd and the Discovery team. It’s a gift we will all treasure.
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Lin said:
It’s way too quiet without Phil. Thanks Todd for capturing all that energy.
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July 21, 2010
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Kimber said:
So incredibly hard to here of Phil’s passing. I simply adored him and his boys.
My heart must have broke in two when I heard the boys arguing. I understood how Josh was feeling at the time and Jake, poor Jake.
Stay strong boys, your dad gave you a great head start. I loved when Josh told Phil that he taught him everything he needed to know about being a man.
Rest in Peace Phil, you are missed
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July 21, 2010
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Cynthia Edge said:
Todd you are awesome and I am sorry for your pain. Thanks for wonderful editing and not exploiting Phil’s death. Discovery did a very tasteful job and I can’t imagine how hard filming this show is. I was 2 days away from meeting Phil in Kodiak AK last september but I still love him and have cried much. I was lucky enough to board the Cornelia Marie and get pics. God bless you all fisherman and camera crews. Hope to see Cornelia Marie next season!
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Kate said:
I loved Capt. Phil and thought he was a real American folk hero. I absolutely LOVED his bits of wisdom. Could someone work with the boys and write a book about the life of Capt. Phil and his tidbits of wisdom.
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July 21, 2010
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Chris Garlick said:
Morgan, Thank you so much for keeping us all up to date on all the goings on with the Cornelia Marie, Phil’s boys, the crew and the behind the scenes stories and information. I’m still so sad and have such a heavy heart when I think about Captain Phil’s passing and what the boys, his friends, family and the crew are going thru. I lost my mom at 33 and my dad at 34 1/2. I know how difficult it is. My mom has been gone for almost 9 years now. Sometimes it feels like a lifetime ago, and other times it feels like just yesterday. With watching the recent episodes coming up to and then the final passing of Phil it feels like loosing him all over again, and I’m sure I’m not alone in those feelings. I was unfortunately never blessed with the chance to meet Phil, but watching him and the boys since they joined Deadliest Catch, I feel like I knew him, and I miss him terribly. I can’t imagine watching the show without him, but I will, hoping and praying that the Cornelia Marie returns and that Josh and Jake can keep the Cornelia Marie and make it work without their dad. I know in my heart that they can. Their dad was a great father and taught them well. Not only about fishing but about how to be a good person, how to be strong and persevere as well as about life and how to live it to the fullest with love, laugher, family and friendships!!! I wish Josh and Jake all the best, and I know they will always make their dad proud!!! I know how proud I am of them :) And Todd, I’m so sorry for the loss of your good friend Phil. I’m glad he gave you that ring and that Josh wouldn’t take it back. It was obviously very important to Phil, and it’s obvious how important you were to him, otherwise he never would have given it to you. Wear it proud and I hope it gives you comfort, brings you happiness of all the great memories you have of Phil, and makes you smile as only Phil could do with all those funny faces, catch phrases and his wonderful laughter :)
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Jacqui Yarbrough Clark said:
Last nights tribute to Phil was the best. I don’t beleive that you could have said it any better. The show will not be the same without him. I hope that next season that there will be some kind of clips that will keep him with us as we go into the next season. He will always be in my heart as the AMERICAN CRAB HERO!! “LOVE AND MISS YOU PHIL HARRIS”
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Julie said:
Last night’s shows were stellar. I managed to make it through last week’s epsidoe without tears but last night there was no holding back.
What a truly remarkable man Capt.Phil Harris was. Humanity has lost a very special man indeed.
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C Webster said:
To Todd, Morgan and Discovery Channel, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for keeping us informed about the Harris family members. Last night’s show was heartbreaking but done with much class. To Jonathan Hilstrand of the Time Bandit, you are a hero of sorts! Thanks for staying with Phil, the boys, all the CM family, and everyone else who needed a strong shoulder and the support you gave through this very difficult time. Your loyalty and devotion to Phil and his loved ones is truly wonderful. Everyone needs a friend like you, Todd, Morgan and his mother, Phil’s Biker friends and the entire Deadliest Catch Captains and Crew Members. May God look down on all of you and keep all of you safe from harm until it is time for you to join Phil some day.
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C Webster said:
Also to the Discovery Channel and the people who run the show and are behind the scenes of “Deadliest Catch.” Please do not let the Cornelia Marie disappear into the sunset. HAVE THAT BOAT back on this next season and the seasons after that. Even though Capt. Phil is gone, the rest of the Crew is not. Phil would want that boat to continue fishing and making a living for his guys. We as viewers want to make sure the CM and its crew succeed and want to share in being a part of that boat’s success in continuation. We also want to know how all the guys on the CM are doing, if the Harris boys are okay and if they are still fishing, how Freddie and Steve and Nick are handling the changes. We as viewers who have watched for many seasons feel like we are family to the Harris boys and Crew of the Cornelia Marie, but also to the Captains and Crews of all the other boats seen on Tuesday nights. Capt. Derreck Ray seems like a good Captain who will work well with the CM, the boys and crew. As viewers we need to keep seeing that everything Phil gave his life for continues to flourish.
Also, to the other boats, Captains and Crews. You too are also as important to us, the fans, as Capt Phil was!Please don’t ever think you are not just as appreciated and enjoyed as Capt Phil has been. My family and I look forward to the continuation of being with you every week on the Discovery Channel. Thanks for making our Tuesdays! We all hurry up with our chores and jobs around here on the home front just to see all of you, Sig, Jonathan, Andy, Keith and Bill, come on television and brighten up our Tuesdays. We always hate it when your season is over but then we look forward to when your new season begins again. To Mike on “After The Deadliest Catch” you do a good job of assisting the Captains and Crew come to life in our homes. Thanks, job well done!
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Carrie said:
RIP Captain Phil – I was in tears by the end of last night’s episode.
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July 21, 2010
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Greg said:
Rest In Peace Captain Phil Harris!
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July 21, 2010
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Greg said:
The Cornilia Marie IS ThE ONLY CRAB FISHING VESSEL! The boat MADE what the show is today!
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July 22, 2010
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DH French said:
I first learned of Captain Phil’s demise via a TV commerical. I began watching, The Deadliest Catch,” back in 2005. I watched the segments from “Empty Throne” through last night’s tribute and biography on Phil.
In the segment, “Redemption Day,” I perceived that perhaps Phil knew his time on this earth was fixing to end, in that, he so touchingly conveyed to Josh an apology for not being a better dad, and that endearing pat to Josh’s face equally his reinforcing how proud he was of Jake. Then the camera captured Phil looking out the wind, as a storm was approaching. The musical score and footage of the fleet, riding out that Bering Sea Storm accompanied by the haunting refrains from the song, “Redemption,” is footage worthy of an Emmy.
My prayers go out for Josh and Jake and the other four crews. The Bible says, “it is appointed to man once to die and after that the judgment.” Based on the various crews’ comments, and the “After the Catch” in New Orleans, I don’t believe any of these men, including Capt Phil, are familiar with the Gospel, that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, and no one comes to the Father except via Jesus. I’m not sitting in judgment of anyone just extremely saddened that so many folks just do not realize the finality of eternity. I’m reminded of the scripture from the Book of Matthew, “What profits a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul: and what will a man give in exchange for his soul.”
I truly hope this message opens the hearts and minds of those who read this and know that it is God’s desire that none should perish but that all come to repentience. Just as so many aspects of our lives, we make choices. The Lord gives us our first breath and He takes our last one. For those who are saved, born again believers, they have eternal life. For those who die without Jesus, their eternity is the outer darkness of hell. Not my rules but straight up facts from the Bible.
For whom ever this may help, I personally know how significantly my life has changed and the quality thereof improved since I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior on 1/30/05. John 3:16 states, “That God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son (Jesus) that WHOSOEVER believes in Him shall not perish.
To Josh and Jake, your father provided you with skills, a legacy and memories captured on film. He was quite a colorful character. I pray these words will comfort you and equally open the eyes of your heart to Jesus – He is the way, the truth and the life. Know Jesus: Know peace. No Jesus: No peace. He is waiting on you.
Finally, from the first episode I watched back in 2005, I was and still am impressed at the conditions you all endure out there on the cold, high winds and waves to bring in those crabs! Of all the “Reality” shows, the Deadliest Catch captures the reality of the Crab Fishing!
God bless and keep you.
Respectfully,
DH
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ROBERTA HAMILTON said:
Thankyou Todd, we only get one chance at life and no rehersals
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July 22, 2010
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VIncent (Singapore) said:
Capt Phil left a legacy of a great man and fisherman, both a caring father and die-hard captain. We will always remember him for what he did and in all his good ways shall we follow. Rest in Peace Phil, the Lord blessed u.
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July 22, 2010
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D Wright said:
C Webster said it all so well. Thank you to everyone who makes the show possible season after season. I’ll be watching for the seagulls, might be Phil looking after the fleet…
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July 23, 2010
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Max said:
Man that was hard to watch. It reminded me so much of my father’s passing, how I was the new man in charge (like Josh), and these scene where people are all asking him what they should do and he was so confused (so realistic to how I felt).
Phil was a great father to these boys. Josh is a man of maturity way beyond his years. I hope Jake can recover and get focused.
Seeing Sig’s face when he was told is something I will never forget. Never.
What are these boats worth? I mean, why not have the fans contribute to buy out the 50% for the boys? The 75M viewers can each put in a $1 via PayPal and the whole boat is covered, right?
Think about it.
RIP Phil. Thats a guy who would never even accept a bailout if offered to him. Not many guys like that left anymore.
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mike hile said:
I always believed reality shows were beyond belief.But I fell head over heals with deadliest catch.When Phil died, I felt like I had lost a best friend. The more people talk about His life the more I miss Him.Thank You for sharing Your life with us captain Phil.
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Chris said:
In response to Max above-that’s actually not a bad idea-i would send a buck-or $10.00…if all of us friends are as devoted as we say-is there someone out there willing to set up a fund for Josh and Jake? Then we can see it tallied up ourselves on a site somewhere…i’m just wondering if the powers that be are reading all these posts? I would do it though-loved Phil enough to do it (even though didn’t know him personally) and I love those guys on the boat-so i think it would be a great cause. Anyone else out there-maybe reading this post and the one above me by Max?
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Chris said:
Oh one more thing, Todd and all of you guys work very hard doing what you do to bring us this extremely entertaining show. And I want to thank you for that. It is a great show-i have watched it from the beginning when it was a promotional show Deadliest Job-i think was the name of the pilot show. Anyway, i wanted to say as always-i watch the Behind the Scenes show too-and i have to say i don’t know how Gordon didn’t tell that Joel punk to go f**k himself – i was appalled by how he was acting, doesn’t he realize what the show is about – what a loser-glad Keith fired him right away-he sucked anyway. Big dummy…but just goes to show also by the same token how much you endure and you do it with class. Thank you again for keeping us entertained and informed.
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Debs said:
Todd, I just have to say that you did a great job filming on the Cornelia Maria. Lucky to be able to call Phil your friend! I cant even imagine what you had to deal with during the taping of that season. Tomorrow will be sad watching the Finale. I just dont know about a new captain taking over Phil’s chair…that is so not cool. Look at the ring Phil gave to you and smile…!!! Head Up Always!!! :)
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Tricia said:
Fantastic job ! This season was so well done. I think all watching would have been disappointed if it did not show all that was. My heart goes out to all that were close to him. What a wonderful TRUE person Phil was. The world needs more of that. Great job.
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Jill said:
Max had a fine idea. If those boys need some help buying a share of the boat, I’d gladly donate a buck or more to help out. Great idea!
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July 28, 2010
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Janice said:
Todd did such a wonderful job granting Capt. Phil last wish. Telling the end of the story.
It was clear you were a good friend to not only him, but the boys.
We knew how the season would end, but it seemed that everyone, Capt’s. & Discovery, knew from the start it was going to be the end.
Thanks to the Discovery crew for a great job.
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Kathy said:
Todd, thank you for all you did for Phil and the family in telling us their story through your camera. We came to know and love Phil and his boys through your “eyes”. The show nor the Cornelia Marie will be the same without Phil at the helm but life must go on. I desperately hope the Cornelia Marie will be back for all future seasons and that the boys take over in some form or fashion. The last frames of the last episode with Josh sitting in Phil’s chair just seemed so right. Whatever the boys decide, my thoughts and prayers will be with them.
I too would gladly give $10 or more to help the boys get the full share of the boat if that is what they decide to do. I do hope someone at Discovery or within the Harris family reads these posts to see that the fans love Phil and the boys enough to help them in their time of need.
God bless Phil Harris. He was an incredible man, wish I would have known him. Best of everything to Josh and Jake. Boys, please know you are not alone. Besides your grandfather and mother, there are millions of us out here who love and care for you.
If you boys ever make it back down to New Orleans, give us some notice so that more of us can show up to meet you.
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Becca said:
Todd, thanks for a deeper look at your relationship with Phil and the boys. It always showed by the way Phil talked to you (and your camera) that you were friends. I wish you the best.
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August 15, 2010
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Bed Guard said:
my grandmother owns some antique gold coins in her purse-.”
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August 20, 2010
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Buddy and Betsy Basso said:
We will miss this so much, this show kept us together as a family, why? because of Phil and the Boy’s, Sig, and the other’s but it just won’t be the same without them. We will watch should they have a next season, but, it truly is the end of reality shows for us.
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The Basso family
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August 26, 2010
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Carole said:
The episode where Phil is told by Jake that he is an addict was hard to watch. When he first discovered Jake had been taking his medication and went pretty wild over it and then when Jake told him that he was addicted, he immediately stopped and you could see on his fact that he did NOT know this…he hugged him and told him he’d be there for him in his recovery. So sad that he would not survive much longer. I truly hope both Josh and Jake realize how much their Dad loved them and will live their lives remembering that love.
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August 27, 2010
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Teresa said:
I also think it a wonderful idea if the fans of the Cornelea Marie can contribute to it to keep it running. I think about the other fishermen in the boat and their future as well as Josh and Jake Let’s make it happen! Iam in!
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August 31, 2010
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David Maruska said:
In 74 i worked on the F/V king of wing out of kodiak alaska and i worked on a few others as well F/V Kona untill 1 finds the true calling of the sea just 2 let u all know God loved fisherman more then any other look at the deciples he chose
Miss you phil
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October 27, 2010
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libby said:
Was so saddened to see last nights episode when Phil passed on , Josh and Jake, you are both VERY brave for letting us be privvy to this.As we have watched Deadliest catch we have felt weve got to know all you guys, one of the worst things in this life must be loosing a parent , sending much love Libby.
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October 30, 2010
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john oconnor said:
R.I.P CAPTAIN PHIL,
ONE OF THE FINEST
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November 2, 2010
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sophia lacey said:
phil was and still is a man to be recconed with his memory will live on.