[NYC GOP Chick]

Jeffrey Sparks, fiancé of Nicole duFresne, plays drum at candlelight procession to honor the slain actress.

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Larger photos from the NY Post:

SPIRIT BURNS BRIGHT: Jeffrey Sparks beats a drum yesterday over flames marking his fiancee's silhouette.
Photo: Robert Miller

[NYC GOP Chick]

At least he didn't pull a full Matthew McConaughey and managed to keep his clothes on while banging the bongo...

[cyborg]

"My main regret is that I didn't take her hand and pull her with me down the sidewalk" after being pistol-whipped, Sparks wept yesterday.

*** So he is admitting he was being a scared little girlyman.

[martin_fierro]

A bongo and flaming silhouette.

Yeah, that'll help.

[silent_jonny]

It's nice that he wore clean pants to the wake.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Oh, for Pete's Sake! Can't these people just ever shut up and grieve for their loved ones without making a public spectacle of themselves?

What next? Will he be championing cleaning up that part of NYC, and inviting hoodlums into his own home to rehab them?

What a self-serving POSER!

[MisterRepublican]

There is a lesson in this tragedy. Don't date prissy, new age, pretty boys who won't come to your aid when some punk has a gun to your chest.

[tet68]

Jeez, this guy hasn't a clue.

I'll take murdering thugs for 500.

Let's go walking around NYC at three in the morning.

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Sorry your time is up.

Wrong answer.

[Cicero]

It sounds as if she was the real man of the couple.

[Question_Assumptions]

Given all the comments I've heard from her fiance, mother, etc., did this woman have any intelligent people in her life?

[hinckley buzzard]

Quintessential blue-staters. These creatures really do live in a different world. God help us all if they ever marshall a majority of the elctorate.

[rcocean]

Before anyone blames this on New Yorkers, remember her, her finance and family are all from Minnesota and out of town.

I don't know any Native New Yorkers who bang drums.

[Clemenza]

NUKE WILLIAMSBURGH!!!

[Malesherbes]

Metrosexual = girly man = Jeffrey Sparks = moron.

[Dont Mention the War]

During an elaborate ceremony, friends bearing candles walked to the spot where she was killed. Once there, Sparks drew an outline of a body in blue chalk, laid rope and flowers inside, and lit them on fire.

Embarrassments to humanity. But at least I can laugh at them.

[GVnana]

"You think I'd get in trouble?" asked Servano Simmon, 17. "Do you think they'd be mad if I went to the memorial service?"

It's not about YOU!

[SaveTheChief]

A woman is dead because this "man" was totally naive about the dangers of society. He could not gather his wits, take control of the situation, and lead his fiance to safety.

He is a prime example of why the push to make all men metrosexuals will ultimately lead our society to moral and cultural decay.

[Dan from Michigan]

This isn't very nice, but I have little if any pity for that boy Sparks because of his actions.

First off, from what I've read here, it sounds like the Lower East Side isn't the best part of town. I'd be careful about taking a girl to certain neighborhoods, especially if I'm drinking. That lowers awareness of surrounding areas. My best "weapon" when I'm in a place like Detroit or Flint is my awareness.

Secondly, he let his girl get killed. He knows it too. He should have taken the bullet for her or did whatever he could to protect his girl from getting shot. If he did all he could do, that's one thing. It sure doesn't sound like it though.

Third, if I go, please throw a wake, and not some bongo, burning thing.