Author Topic: Paul (TBO) (Read 13570 times)

icecreamman · « **Reply #180 on:** February 08, 2009, 10:19:14 PM »

I met Paul last year at the Bay Area Alembic gathering and remember him being one of the first folks to bubble right up to my wife and I to introduce himself when we arrived. What a great guy.. he was so psyched to be at his first US Alembic gathering (as we were!). It was great to spend some time chatting with him and talking shop.

I just found this thread this evening and am really bummed to see how fast this all has all happened.

Despite this really depressing news, it is great to see how a great person can have such a vast impact on folks that they may or may not have met. I salute!

(Message edited by IceCreamMan on February 08, 2009)

terryc · « **Reply #181 on:** February 09, 2009, 03:08:07 AM »

Been off the forum as I was busy...very sad news and all my condolences to Paul and his family.

RIP Mr Bassman Paul TBO

pontypridd · « **Reply #182 on:** February 10, 2009, 08:27:30 AM »

Very tragic news indeed. Our loss is Heavens gain, there must be a hell of a rhythm section up there. peace and love to the family.

mattheus · « **Reply #183 on:** February 10, 2009, 01:31:14 PM »

Goodbye Paul, we'll miss you. But one day we'll meet again.

sjhoffma · « **Reply #184 on:** February 10, 2009, 06:27:23 PM »

Fare thee well, fare the well, I love you more than words can tell...

Listen to the river sing sweet songs, to rock my soul...

palmann · « **Reply #185 on:** February 11, 2009, 04:02:58 PM »

My condolences.

Pablo

gare · « **Reply #186 on:** February 13, 2009, 01:52:43 PM »

Having not been the forum in awhile I just saw this thread..how sad.
I always enjoyed Pauls humor and points of view.
Now that first fret F he use to chase around will just fall in place.
Condolences to the family and all who knew him.

Gary

haddimudd · « **Reply #187 on:** February 13, 2009, 02:08:37 PM »

Same as Gary, I haven't been to the forum since a while until now and am in shock over this devastating news. I never met Paul in person but he was like family member to forum, like so many. Paul, you will always be!

Hartmut

lothartu · « **Reply #188 on:** February 14, 2009, 05:24:08 AM »

Also same as Gary and Harmut. It's been a while since I had been by the forum. I saw that Bonnie was cotm which struck me as odd but Bonnie has always been special so I thought maybe Alembic was revisiting some of the best of the best; now I know.

I never had the chance to meet or speak with Paul but over the years that I've spent reading these forums I always stopped to read any post by Paul that was in a thread I was reading. I knew whenever I saw a response from Paul that it would always be some combination of being insightful helpful and funny. I think almost all of the Alembic threads that I have bookmarked for reference are bookmarked because of Paul's contribution.

You will be missed more than you know.
- Jim

edwin · « **Reply #189 on:** February 15, 2009, 06:26:50 PM »

Maybe I can be a bad one someday, like Paul1

RIP, words cannot express.....

Edwin

edwin_van_huik · « **Reply #190 on:** February 17, 2009, 06:51:09 AM »

Last saturday I touched Paulus' soul by putting my hand on his white urn. I did that in the name of every Alembic-player and all music-friends. Together with a few hundred people in Belgium we had a Very Warm Last Paulus Party.
We will meet again Paulus! Bass regards,
Edwin Van Huik.

jacko · « **Reply #191 on:** February 17, 2009, 06:54:48 AM »

Thanks for sharing that and keeping us all in mind Edwin. Friday night was my first gig since Paul's passing and he was in my thoughts the whole time.

Graeme

David Houck · « **Reply #192 on:** February 17, 2009, 08:08:27 AM »

Thank you Edwin!

lbpesq · « **Reply #193 on:** February 17, 2009, 01:14:59 PM »

Ditto.

Bill, tgo

bob · « **Reply #194 on:** February 17, 2009, 01:58:45 PM »

From Katrien, Paul's eldest daughter:

Dear fellow brothers of Paul,
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On behalf of myself and my family, I would like to thank you all for your warm words on the Alembic forum. Thanks to Bob, we got the link to the ?For Paul? file quite fast and forwarded it to family and friends. And in all silence, we read your posts to find some comfort during these difficult times.
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To thank you, we included you all in the list of people announcing his death (see attachment).
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My father has been cremated last Friday and his ashes will be spread out on several places, the places he asked to go to when he heard he only had a couple of weeks to live: Cheilly-les-Maranges in France, Wissant in France, Port de la Selva in Spain, San Francisco Bay, The North Sea and our back yard. Last Saturday we held a farewell party with around 400 family members and friends. There was beer, wine, good food and live music. The perfect night to remember him.
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Your words on the Alembic forum will remain for all of us a place in cyberspace where we can go to remember our father, partner, brother, friend forever? whenever we need him or just want to be close to him.
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Thank you all,
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Katrien Lindemans

Hopefully, the announcement is attached. Even those of you who don't read Flemish should have no trouble spotting The Alembic Forum in the friends section on the right side.