The Mellotron Group

He will be in my prayers. You and the rest of Greg's family and friends have my sincerest sympathies.

warmest regards,

fritz

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: sdavmor <sdavmor@systemstheory.net>
To: sdavmor <sdavmor@systemstheory.net>
Sent: Tue, Nov 3, 2009 12:32 pm
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Update from Systems Theory regarding Greg Amov's health






















    

                  
We're into the final stages now of his cancer. Greg has been in

at home hospice care since the middle of last week. He is heavily

sedated on Dilaudid, a very strong narcotic. He was moved to it

after morphine was no longer cutting it for his extreme pain.



Greg went to sleep on Sunday before noon and has been completely

non-responsive since then. Saturday evening was the last time he

engaged in any conversation, and that was only "yes", "no" and "it

hurts". He is expected to pass away in the next few days, and his

wife Diane has urged all friends and family that want to see him

to do so immediately. I am on my way to his house now.



Should Greg somehow still be alive on Friday he will be 50 years

old. Not that there will be anything to celebrate, since he will

be there in body but not much else. I have chosen Nov 6th as the

official release date of both his 3rd solo album "The Noble Gases"

and the new Systems Theory album "overfulnoisecascade".



His family and band-mates appreciate the fact that many progressive

music community members emailed, texted, phoned, etc., their well-

wishes. Since there won't be anything further to report, the next

time I post an update regarding Greg Amov will be to advise of his

death.



On a positive Greg Amov related note, our friend Kurt Barabas (UTS,

Amaron's Plight, Roswell Six) has offered me the use of his studio

and as much help as I need to get all the remaining music of Greg's

into releasable shape. That will be a project for 2010, after I get

his currently OOP solo albums "The Dark Within The Dark" and "Gecko

Highway" back into available status.

-- 

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