Some of you may remember Ray Thigpen, who participated on the PGMusic forums over a decade ago. I was reviewing some of my YouTube videos and came across this one he sent me about Fall in the North Georgia area (close to my heart, as I went to college in Dahlonega, GA) from 2006. Ray had since died from cancer, but his memory lives on in the CD he made (some of the members here contributed to it, including myself), and in remembrance of one of our own how has gone before us, I share his video again:
John
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I think he would be happy that his good advice is still helping us out.
Went too early as he said himself, he was a heavy smoker for many decades but fought it to the end.
Thanks for brining up his memory again John. I think its always good to remember them on the forum, Ray, John Conley, Howard, Sam (Wiensam) youtube page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClQIC3RvfLFXvlWelPjt2zw, and Edward Buckley.
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We have lost a number of the group over the past 20 years. I think wiensam left the biggest impression on me. He was such a colorful character that I was able to get to know through his web presences and his forum communications. It is good to remember these folks at times.
I also wish I knew about Mac (Clark MacDonald). I had a phone number for him, but when I tried to call, I could not connect. I know he went through a bout of health issues. I hope he is still doing well.
John
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Without intending to highjack Ray's thread, but remembering others, I was always amused at the lighthearted fun that John Conley brought to the forum. He was very witty.
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Life is so fragile. We've lost quite a really nice people who were kind, generous and helpful to others. It's sad to see them gone, but nice to see that they are remembered by more people than just me.
Mario, I don't remember Ian, but another person who disappeared from the PG forums is Russ Stanton (Russel-the-muscle). He and I played music together for a couple of years. Quite a few fond memories......
thanks for the brief tribute to forum contributors who are now gone. I remember each of them and appreciate them uniquely.
And for that matter.. now might be a good time to say that I appreciate those of you who are still alive and STILL adding value to the lives of everybody here in the PGMusic forum. I think its safe to say that all of the core users here have taught me multiple things through the years... and not just about BIAB. I'm happy to have met several of you. Traveling to shake the hand of a friend is time well spent in my opinion.
Russ posted as recently as this past November. If I recall correctly, his interest in radio controlled planes surpassed his interest in BIAB.
Yes, Russ and London guitar phenom Alan Simm both got the R/C modeling bug about the same time. Both gentlemen are quite ill but Alan managed to send me a fabulous track. He seldom plays anymore which is a tragedy.
I will share my collaborative effort with Alan below. He's playing his custom shop Strat, his pride and joy.
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