| Author | Message | ||
     Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1808 Registered: 08-2006 |
Hey, all. I don't think he'd mind me positing this in this space. Some, maybe many of you, remember Allen Belz, who was a wise and active and enthusiastic voice around these parts back in the day. As I write this, he has either passed from cancer or will soon. Our bits of correspondence during his illness suggested he was facing his diagnosis with the calm, intelligence and equanimity he brought to his posts here. He was a lovely soul, and I thought some people here might like to raise a glass to him, or maybe just spin a favorite GBs tune. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 3697 Registered: 03-2005 |
Sorry to hear about that. Thank you for the notice Rob. | ||
| Hugh Nimmo Member Username: Hugh_nimmo Post Number: 967 Registered: 03-2007 |
Terribly sad news Rob. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 8048 Registered: 05-2005 |
I remember Allen well. I'm very sorry to hear that. | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 1194 Registered: 08-2004 |
Sad to hear. I'll play something in his honour. | ||
| peter ward Member Username: Peter_ward Post Number: 322 Registered: 06-2005 |
Thanks for posting Rob - Allen was a huge cinema fan I recall. Raising a Belfast Black Stout to him. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 1809 Registered: 08-2006 |
Just as a follow up, Allen passed Thursday, a little later than expected and the day of Peter's post. Apparently, one of the last songs he requested was Brian Eno's "Spinning Away." I think Richard Thompson's "The Angels Took My Racehorse Away" was also in the mix. I played the Chills' "Submarine Bells" in his honor. He was a big fan. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 3701 Registered: 03-2005 |
Thanks Rob. I remember Allen asking me--off board--for guidance in choosing among the later Chills albums. I didn't really feel qualified because I was still a relative newbie to them but I did my best. Hopefully it was of some use to him. "Submarine Bells" is certainly something I'd want people to play as I leave the metaphorical room. I remember when Allen announced his decision to stop visiting the board. I know that he was sometimes frustrated with our occasionally--ahem!--opinionated tendencies. I wish he had stayed. He was marvelously open-minded when it came to music. |