[sdiy] At last, back to synthesizer stuff..almost

[rick]

On 05/12/2011 23:02, The Old Crow wrote:
> 
>    Hey folks,
> 
>    Finally, after years of being gone working in the field, I have time 
> to return to synthesizer design.  

Heh, that happens to nearly all of us.. Playing around with a soldering
iron does not pay the bills, build homes and houses, raise children (or
dogs) for most of us, so we tend to get occupied and employed elsewhere.

>    But my loss, and the synthesizer design & DIY community's loss--these 
> are small compared to his family's loss.  I have two children, aged 9 
> and 6, and if sit and think too long about it about how my wife and kids 
> would fare if I were gone--the thought of it scares me.  And it scares 
> me now to think of how JH's wife and kids will have to deal with his not 
> being there anymore.

Yes.. We care and worry about those we leave behind. And we should.

I guess it's a sign of getting older that people you know and/or love are
passing away.

And that all those bright, young, sexy musicians, writers, actors you know
from your young days now are even older than you. Or worse.

(Can you say Peter Gabriel?) (sorry about that ;-)

>    I had thought to not say anything and just sneak back into obscurity 
> again, but then it occurred to me that now more than ever I should get 
> back into things, because there are things yet to do, even if I am not 
> that worthy of trying to do them.  But, I will do what I can, because I 
> must.

Then you are worthy, my friend. (If I have anything to say about it.)

>    Sorry to rant, but this past week has really unsettled me.

And me. SDIY down, only to find out that Juergen passed away...

Florian, do you know, maybe, if (and how) his wife, or parents, would like
some token of our esteem? Perhaps they have no idea of how big he was in
"our" world. I read that they were getting divorced, but even then. Or,
perhaps even more so.

rick