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| From | bob <segarini@rogers.com> |
| Subject | Re: Very sad news about former Audities publisher Gary Littleton |
| Date | Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:20:41 -0400 (EDT) |
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My sincere condolances to Gary's family and friends. As important a contributer to the powerpop culture as the late Greg Shaw...
bob
Mike Bennett <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> wrote:
What a terrible loss for this community. I know Gary would sporadically pop up (pun intended) here with some posts, and that for many of you, his Audities was like an oasis in the power pop desert of the mainstream.
The very fact this his efforts are the reason that this list exists makes this very sad news for me. I didn't even know the guy and he had an impact on me. So for those of you did, I can only imagine how much harder this news is to take.
Maybe we should all play some Raspberries or Big Star or something in this honor at our respective abodes in honor of Gary. Instead of a moment of silence, moments of insanely great pop.
Mike BennettBlog: http://blog.myspace.com/mrhonorama Music stuff: http://habloennui.blogspot.comFind out about Chicago shows: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagopopshowreport/> > 2008/7/10 Michael Coxe :> > I received the following email last night from Audities Magazine> > co-founder Anthony Henderson concerning Gary Littleton, and he> > has given his permission to repost it here.> >> > Gary had suffered from mercury poisoning which in turn had forced> > Audities to cease publication. But in recent years he'd returned> > to posting here on occasion, especially regarding the topic of> > Midwestern power-pop which he loved and championed. But it appears> > the struggle finally got the best of him. I will let Anthony's> > words explain further.> >> > - Michael> >> >> > -------- Original Message --------> > Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:14:19 -0400> > From: Anthony Henderson> >> > Gary suffered a massive stroke involving the right hemisphere of his> > brain last June.
After extensive therapy and rehab he was released from> > hospital paralyzed on the left side of his body and confined to a> > wheelchair. He continued to seek therapy and rehab here in Tampa for> > several months. He made some progress but not to his satisfaction. He> > then sought more alternative and conventional therapies in Dallas for> > several additional months.> >> > Gary returned to Tampa with his partner in early June. He was exhausted> > from a year of hard work that would have worn down an able-bodied> > person. He was weary and had lost hope for recovery. He contacted> > Hospice shortly after returning and began putting his affairs in order.> > In short, Gary passed away on June 28th . I am still in a state of> > shock as are all of us who were there at the end. I apologize for the> > cut and dried presentation of this sad news. There is really no way that> > I know of to soften the blow.> >> >> > Best Regards,> >> > Anthony Henderson> >> >> >> >> > > > -- >
______________________________________________________> > Great songs @> > www.myspace.com/automatmusic> www.last.fm/music/David+Doll> www.daviddoll.com
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