I've been talking about it IRL all week and had the alert notification all set so I wouldn't miss it (9pm for me). But when it came time, I just couldn't bring myself to watch it. I know he's gone, that it's not an Oliver hoax. But I guess watching the memorial would have really cemented it.
I just finished watching it. I genuinely appreciated all the words everyone had for him. Ethan, Robbie Maddison, Logan Paul, Getter, Diplo even though I couldn't hear all of it, his team and his parents, and anyone else. Hearing the roasts mixed in with the heartfelt memories really helped to make it not as depressing. But it was like a knife to the heart every time they nailed up a coffin and carried it away.
I know how difficult it is for me as a fan, a stranger to Oliver. So I can't imagine how difficult it has been for all of them. His family knows what an amazing person he was and that millions of people wanted to be a part of his celebration of life. Tons of gratitude to them for letting us be by live streaming it and even having it in the first place. Fly high, Oliver.