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Post by nancyb on Oct 8, 2007 22:28:45 GMT -5
Tom and I joined the grey board within days of each other. We were both Phillyites. He was a very nice person and will be missed. I am very sorry for the loss. Noisy I'm very sorry about you dad as well, my thoughts and prayers are with you.
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Post by Rosemary Rose on Oct 8, 2007 23:41:13 GMT -5
Tom's brother, Don, has related the following information about the services:
The funeral will be held this Friday at 9am at the Immaculate Conception Church in Jenkintown which is 30 minutes outside of Center City Philadelphia. The mass will begin at 10:30 am. The exact address of the church is:
602 West Avenue Jenkintown, PA 19046
My home is open to anyone who would like to attend and needs to spend the night. I mean that.
When I asked whether friends can send flowers or perhaps a donation to a charity, Don said that for now flowers are fine. They haven't really thought that far ahead.
I will be sending a link of this thread to Tom's brother so that the Gallagher family can see what an essential and beloved member of our family Tom was and always will be.
I think it would be nice if we all bumped up one of our favorite "Tom posts". His additions to the story and Gert Johnny threads were some of the funniest.
Thank you Sharon and others for sharing pics of Tom. If there's more, please post them. My sister is sending me some that I will post in the coming days. I am still going back and forth between shock and grief but I am holding it together knowing that, as people say, Tom is at peace now and that when we "shine on", we will all be shining more brightly with the light Tom left in all of us.
Tom really connected with Khalil Gibran's book The Prophet. I dedicate this passage from poem XXVII to Tom and Noisy's father:
Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.
And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.
And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.
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Post by HollyH on Oct 9, 2007 0:39:20 GMT -5
Thanks for the info, Angela. Philly's so close to NYC, I'm going to try to get down for the service. I believe that we were privileged to know Tom in a way many of his in-the-flesh friends did not, and the Kinksters should be well represented there.
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Post by franklima on Oct 9, 2007 1:32:50 GMT -5
I'm very sad, upset and shocked at the news... The picture above with Tom and me in it was the first time we met at Irving Plaza in NYC and we later met a few more times after that... Tom was free a rock & roll spirit who will be missed..my prayers and thoughts go out to him and his family...although you're gone you're with us everyday believe me " and I'm sure we all bless the light that shines on our crow bro Major Tom...
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Post by nancyb on Oct 9, 2007 8:06:05 GMT -5
Thought I would post this, Tom singing on you tube. I still really can't believe, what a shock.
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Post by Smiley on Oct 9, 2007 8:39:24 GMT -5
I'm Not like Everybody Else Tom Gallagher
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MiaT
Dreamer
I am here my Prince!
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Post by MiaT on Oct 9, 2007 8:44:29 GMT -5
I am sitting here with no words to express my broken heart. All I can say is that "Tag" was so kind, humble & funny. I loved to tease with him. His music was nothing short of amazing & I used to tell him "Someday I will tell people I knew you when...."
And so it goes....another good person moving on I guess...I know he is playing his guitar somewhere . The heavens have never sounded better.
So my friend Tag, I guess this is goodbye for now. I hope to see you again someday. I will miss ya & Thanks for your kindness & humor these past years....
Love Always,
Your friend & fan,
Miat
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Post by Smiley on Oct 9, 2007 8:56:03 GMT -5
RDD -- NYC March, 2007 We had all met, for the first time, at these NYC shows.
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Post by luis on Oct 9, 2007 9:35:47 GMT -5
I am very sorry and very sad. It is quite clear everyone of us was very fond of Tag. I'm not a big poster, but more than once I felt a "warmth" when he posted in relation to something I might have said and he wanted to support. It was delightful to talk music with him because his taste was great. At our Kinks get together in London last May for the Ray RAH concert, where I got to meet many of you, we talked about getting together again in the States. I remember telling Sharon that one of the persons I most wanted to meet in this ocasion was him. This will not happen now and I feel very frustrated. My heart goes out to all you Kinks fans who where closest to him. L
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Post by mrlennie on Oct 9, 2007 11:20:42 GMT -5
Major Tag. One of the really good ones. One of my favourites. Very sympathic, kind, fun and with a great taste in music. I´m searching for the right words to say, but I can´t express myself. The world have made a great loss. I´m never going to forget you, Man.
Your mate
Lennart
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Post by nicola6 on Oct 9, 2007 11:28:41 GMT -5
I can't believe it. Tom was such an amazing person, witty, kind and talented. His posts and occasional PMs always made me smile or laugh. I will really miss him.
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Post by Iñakink on Oct 9, 2007 12:12:47 GMT -5
Yesterday I was too shocked about the news and I couldn't think of anything to say. I could hardly write and I didn't feel strong enough to do it, but now I'm more calmed and even if I may not be able to express what I feel as well as some others I'd like to share what TAG meant to me, I'll post this in the other forums too.
Probably I wasn't as close to him as some of you, but he was someone I really loved and cared about and someone I considered a good friend. Even when he didn't post a lot, you could always feel he was there in some way, waiting to wish you a Happy Birthday, to tell you congratulations on your first 3000 posts, or to have a kind word for you when you needed it and even when you didn't.
TAG wasn't only someone I loved as a friend, he was also someone I respected and admired, because in some ways he represented all I would like to become in my life, and I couldn't help but feeling very identified with him. He was someone with a very big musical knowledge, he was a great singer, a wonderful guitar player and a great songwriter. But as someone perfectly said to me yesterday, he was A GOOD MAN. So in some ways he was one of my heroes, not a hero in the same sense Ray, Dave or any other famous person can be, but the kind of person I would always like to be.
One of my best memories of the forum is when Chris posted a video recorded in London in which I appeared playing a funny version of Village Green, and TAG came to the blue forum only to tell me how much he had liked it and how much he would like to play with me some day. And that meant a lot to me coming from him. This is the kind of attitude I was talking about, a helpful person always trying to make the others feel better. And I know he would do the same for us in these difficult moments if he could.
You'll be very missed, but never forgotten. Thanks for all the wonderful moments you gave us.
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Post by uncleson on Oct 9, 2007 12:23:06 GMT -5
What sad and shocking news this is. We have all lost a wonderful friend.
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Post by HollyH on Oct 9, 2007 12:32:42 GMT -5
Today there was no question what song I had to post about on my blog. Here's the link: thesonginmyheadtoday.blogspot.com/2007/10/dont-be-stranger-tom-gallagher-as-if-we.htmlNormally I add a link for the reader to check out a sample of the song. I'm still trying to work out how to link to the mp3 for Tom's song, since it's not uploaded on any other internet source. If anybody can give me any advice on how to do this -- I feel Tom's music should be shared with those who don't already know it.
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Post by Smiley on Oct 9, 2007 13:06:20 GMT -5
October 9, 2007 - Tuesday
Life’s fragile
I had notified Gunnar about this early this morning. We had all met in LA last July 06.
This morning i had a message on myspace telling that Tom, a hardcore Kinks/Ray D-fan, just passed away. Obviously didn't really know him, but we hung out in LA one night last year and talked a lot. Tom had been a semi-professional musician for many years in a band i can't remember the name of, touring and playing TV-shows like Jay Leno, where we were supposed to play the day after. He was a very symphatic chap, there are several things he said that night wich pops up in my head every now and then.
And the guy was in my age. I got no clue why he passed away (and it's really not my buisness), but it makes you realise you've been passing a critical age where people around you statisticly might die. Fact.
Hopefully me and my family and mates got some time left, but life's fragil.
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