[texasflower]

Net, I don't know if you got an answer to your question about why Anthony's parents had the shrine thing going.

Anthony nearly died when he was very small. That's when he had the tracheotomy. They were told he probably wouldn't even be able to speak again, much less sing.

That's why I'm so fascinated every time he opens his mouth to sing.

I suppose that's why they are so overjoyed with every achievement of Anthony's.

[Netizen]

I remember that stuff from his interview and such. People handle things differently. I know of a couple that lost their only son and they turned his room into a type of shine. This was many years ago so maybe they have finally moved on.

People from the 'old country' do things differently, as well. I say 'old country' because that is what my grandmother had called Lithuania at times. They do things like 'shrines' for good things too. To each their own I guess. I think they see so much death and destruction in some of these areas that I'm willing to cut them some slack. iykwim