RE: [wiardgroup] Re: De mortuis nihil nisi bonum
2004-07-30 by Robair, Gino
I had the same experiience as Doug: I met John at the Hayward AHNW, and enjoyed his enthusiasm and sense of humor (which email never really displays well). I was really looking foward to teasing him about the recent storm of email on this list at the next AH. His sudden and early departure from the planet is very tragic, and I certainly will miss his energy on the various lists. It propose we dedicate the next AHNW (Bay Area) to him, whenever we get one going. Best regards, ginorobair
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> ---------- > From: Doug Pearson > Reply To: wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 4:53 PM > To: wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [wiardgroup] Re: De mortuis nihil nisi bonum > > --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "drmabuce" <drmabuce@y...> wrote: > > I disagreed with almost every single one of John's opinions but > > I've still got a lump in my throat. > > I loved his sharp wit, his uncompromising, NON-waffling integrity > > and most of all, his literate and articulate style. > > I, too, am very saddened to hear this. I think it's important to > occasionally have one's opinions confronted as a way to help > understand and articulate them better, or perhaps to even change > them. I don't think that John's visit here changed anyone's > opinion, but I do know that it inspired some great conversation, and > some excellent writing by several listmembers here. > > And yep, even his cheap shots were usually pretty damn amusing! > > >I really can't think of a clash that I will miss more. The whole > >synth community is poorer now that his chair is empty. > > I'm grateful that I had a chance to meet him in person (albeit > briefly, at the Hayward synth meet last year), and was able to see > firsthand that his "real world" personality was not nearly as > abrasive as his "internet" one. And I'm very sad that now he'll > never be able to take me up on my offer to let him experiment with > imitative synthesis to his heart's content on my Wiard system - it's > always great to see synthesists better than me at work. > > I may be an atheist, but I still have to believe that someone with > his ideas & opinions about art, music, and beauty, would make a > great addition to the celestial orchestra. > > Play on, John, > > -Doug > jasret@mindspring.com > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >