I heard it, but I didn't understand what he was getting at at first. The earlob story was just as weird. Didn't this guy have any other memories of his dad? He's been detached for the whole week, I chalked it up to shock. I was watching Patti and Ron at the state funeral, and his eyes were everywhere, probably checking out the archectural aspects of the Rotunda.
At least he made room for Michael to give Nancy a kiss.
I noticed that with his eye also.
I thought Patti did good comforting her mother and holding her hand ... Her mother is really going to need her in the coming days and months
I had the same feeling -- detached. I thought at least in the end when he stepped away to let Michael help comfort Nancy, he was doing the right thing and then afterward when Michael and Ron were together it seemed like they were family for the first time all week.
The earlobe story seemed rather odd to me as well. I wish he'd kept that privae.