I can't let today go by without mentioning something that's been on my mind.
One year ago, today, the blogging world and the entire world itself lost someone very important: Rob Smith (aka Acidman) from Gut Rumbles.
After Rob died, the blogging world came together, for a moment. We all felt this loss that we couldn't explain. Many of us had never met this man but we felt like we knew him because he let us in. There was no bullshit with Rob. He was angry, melodramatic, sentimental, hilarious, raw, sensitive and compassionate...sometimes all in one day.
You never knew what you were going to get when you went to Gut Rumbles but you couldn't wait to get there because you knew it was going to be entertaining.
Some wonderful people are keeping Gut Rumbles alive so we can continue to be entertained but I still feel that hole in the blogosphere where Rob once reigned.
I saw this Winston Churchill quote and immediately thought of Acidman:
I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
De, it's be great if you could trackback this to today's memorial post. I'm sure new and existing readers at GR would get something out of being pointed to what folks are saying today.
Paul
Posted by: Light & Dark at June 26, 2007 11:25 AMI tried but I'm not sure it's working.
Posted by: De at June 26, 2007 11:50 AMBeautiful, De...
Love that quote, too.
And, don't feel too bad about the trackback.
I don't think Elisson's showed up either, so you're in wonderful company... *smile*
I was looking for info about my friend Terry Falk after hearing some sad news when I came across your page.
I will miss the guy. I remember seeing him on the bus years ago on a regular basis when I lived in Austin and played gigs at waterloo icehouse on congress in the 70’s. Although we never “hung out” my wife knew him well.
I am sometimes amazed how things keep folding back through time. I moved to Port Aransas when Austin became the Live Music bla bla... and had two bicycle shops to subsidize my music addiction since I am neither mainstream nor young and sexy; they called me Bicycle Bill. Rhonda often came into our shop in Rockport to buy or repair bikes. It was a pleasant surprise to find that they were there even though Rockport would definitely be a place one might find a Falk.
I will remember him always as a good part of my life in texas, both Austin and the coast.
Bill Averbach
704-537-8898 Carolinas 361-215-7163 Texas
Austin Klezmorim - www.bamusic.net/klez.htm
That's a very sweet post. Robbie and I almost came to blows over his lambasting of fellow female bloggers in his last days. I'm glad we kissed and made up, so to speak. He was a great influence on me, and a great guy. I wish I had him back! Think about him all the time. Can't visit Catfish without we get weeepy.
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