Atmosphere at the funeral of the actor and host Rae McDonald who suddenly passed away at age 49 at his home in the Phatthanakan area due to triple coronary artery disease. Recently, senior actor in the entertainment industry Mos Patiparn opened up about his feelings after having the chance to work with him, saying he regards Rae as a legend of coolness that no one can imitate.
Recently, Putt Tar and Rae, if I recall correctly, it was about four years ago. "Mam," Rae’s wife, is quite close to me because "Mam" is a costume designer working with Grammy’s program. She contacted me, and I quickly agreed because we know each other. When I heard it was Putt, Tar, and Rae, I didn’t even ask questions—I already knew "Mam" was a producer on the show and a fan of Rae. So I didn’t refuse. Usually, I don’t do many interviews like this. We just talked about old times, how we started in the industry, that’s about it.
After hearing the news, I immediately went back to watch videos on YouTube. I don’t know why it happened automatically, so I quickly watched the past footage. Today, I really focused and watched carefully. All the feeds came up. It was sad. He was a junior in the industry whom I met since we were teenagers. When I watched YouTube, I was curious if the interview was fun, because if our ratings were good, more people would watch and it would help him. But this time, my eyes focused solely on "Rae," watching attentively. My perspective was completely different because before this, no one expected it. We grew up in the industry together. I was 19, and he was about 15 or 16. We met as hosts on Teen Talk. I secretly envied how cool "Rae" was. I wondered how this kid could be so cool. But it was okay; we were different. I was more like a cute, goofy type. I even shaved my head and looked rough. Even younger kids admired him. He had something very unique. Sometimes I tried to imitate him on the show (saying "Hello")—it was me trying to speak like Rae, but it never worked. It had to be him alone—so cool and a bit wild, dressing eccentrically. I couldn’t dress like that. I considered "Rae" very outstanding among hosts because before him, there weren’t teen hosts with such a style. He was truly unique with his own flair.
The definition of "Rae McDonald" as a legend of coolness is that no one could match him. Whether it was his coolness in dressing—wearing clothes that looked messy or mismatched but somehow suited him perfectly. His shaved head hairstyle required boldness to pull off and look good, as he did.
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