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<div>I'm up for a Wales bar-jam :-) (For Gert)</div><div><br></div><div>Mohsen</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, March 21, 2019, 7:37:09 PM PDT, Dave S <dave.silvester@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpf17e6599yiv4716078875"><div><div>Hey everyone,<div><br clear="none"></div><div>I'm really sad to hear about Gert.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>How time flies - I think it's 16 years since we met, though we haven't been in touch much for the last few.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Gert was always kind to me, particularly during my ranty mid 20s, when for some reason I felt particularly attached to my well-meant but often obnoxiously-expressed views. His patience and wisdom on Music Bar (and in real life) helped me find a better way to be in the world and I never quite realised how much he was a part of that process until just now.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Never underestimate the impact of kindness, even by email!</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I'm glad we hung out and made music quite a few times. I still have recordings of it somewhere. You could always hear Gert's bits... often the monosynth lead lines over whatever chaos was going on underneath.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I loved his sense of humour, and the booming voice to end all booming voices... great combination. It's amazing how many things become instantly hilarious when said in a booming voice! "Num nums"... heheheh!</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I regret not staying in touch more... it would have been great to see each other again after so much time. Damn.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>For now I'm shocked and sad.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Love to all 'barians... those I've met, those I haven't met, and those I haven't even spoken to yet. I miss you, and social media ain't got nothing on Music Bar.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>So instead of returning to lurking, I will now officially un-lurk and see you here again!</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>But I wish Gert was still around, won't be quite the same.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Jam session in Wales, anyone? I'm pretty desperate for one and there is lots of opportunity for it this year, as well as the means. So it could well happen!</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><div style="font-family:sans-serif;">Galactic Emperor, gentle giant... RIP Gert. (You rock, dude!)</div><br clear="none"></div><div>~Dave</div><div class="ydpf17e6599yiv4716078875yqt6592186292" id="ydpf17e6599yiv4716078875yqtfd64669"><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ydpf17e6599yqt6592186292" id="ydpf17e6599yqtfd83574">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">music-bar mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:music-bar@lists.music-bar.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">music-bar@lists.music-bar.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://lists.music-bar.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/music-bar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.music-bar.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/music-bar</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Listen to Music-Bar Radio! <<a shape="rect" href="http://www.music-bar.org/radio.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.music-bar.org/radio.html</a>></div></div>
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