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re: Karl Kumrey IV, RIP

Posted by:
Leesa (gallytrotter@mchsi.com) 01:50 am UTC 08/31/07
In reply to: re: Karl Kumrey IV, RIP - SandraZ 05:43 am UTC 08/30/07

My god, this feels like a memorial service! So good to hear from you, Sandra! Now I see what the Steingatherings must be like!
Why do we only get together during weddings (which I guess we don't...!) and funerals (which this isn't really either!)?
Cheers, sweetie!
Leesa

> Just joining the line of sad people.
>
> > Ryan gave me some devastating news this
> > morning--apparently our Karl (who was very active both on
> > the Rockman as well as the old mailing list) was killed in
> > a car accident earlier this year.
> > He was one of the first I met, and always my favourite
> > poster. We debated over how wasted Gary Cherone was in
> > Extreme--I sent him a video of Freddie Mercury's Tribute 8
> > years ago--JD sent him a bunch of Jim CD's to help replace
> > the ones he had stolen once. We exchanged obscure Meat/Jim
> > recordings through the mail before Smeg had his vast
> > online resource.
> > He had impeccable taste, a biting wit and one hell of a
> > bright future. He was also a contributer to Jim's 2000
> > Yearbook (which is still online) which Xavier put together
> > and many Rockman fans contributed to.
> > I understand he has a myspace tribute page but it doesn't
> > load for me--plus I'm not a member.
> > This is so very sad. What a loss to the community and the
> > world in general.
> > Leesa J


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