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I can't say I know much, but this is part of an email from 4040 productions
in Philly:
"Hello. Before I begin to type-out and report any irrelevant show or venue
news, I want to say a few words about a very close friend, who we just
recently lost in Philadelphia. For the first time in my life, I have been
forced to take a look at my priorities, and reevaluate my goals and plans in
my life. Relationships with friends, family and fellow acquaintances have all
been reexamined this evening, after it seems they all been taken for granted
lately. Within this so called "scene" of ours, it is very rare that actual
tragedy strikes us, especially at our young age. We are often lead with a
false sense of security as we feel invisible against many of the normal day
to day problems. Often times a "major disaster" is a trivial event such as a
band canceling or breaking up, a venue getting shut down or moved, or a fight
breaking out at the end of a show. But now a far greater incident has taken
place. It is often cliche to mention such feelings at an opportune times such
as these, but at this time, I absolutely feel it is necessary. Many knew of
him or at were at least familiar with his antics or persona. Whether it be
good or bad, he always had a niche for being the constant center of attention
and remained in the spotlight. Perhaps we all watched, never blinking because
we were all fascinated by what he was going to create or produce for us next.
Our friend was always one step ahead of us, leading us to new grounds where
we were shocked, amazed and thrilled at what possibly laid ahead of us. Only
a few people realized how unique and special this friend was. Without a doubt
he was one of the most intelligent, sophisticated and brilliant people I have
ever come across. Our friend constantly pushed the envelope, and challenged
not only himself, but our own selves. He personally was obsessed with
creating personal inner change for all of us and envisioned a time , when we
could all got together, no matter what our differences , to fight for the
causes we believed in. He never rested on his laurels and sat back to
reflect. Our friend was a constant achiever and pushed the envelope up until
his final days. I don't want to romanticize our friends life, and make it
seem that he was the perfect angel, he without a doubt made some horrible
decisions, but I feel that everyone should know about how unique our friend
was before passing judgment on him without ever knowing him completely.
It is said that you only meet a small handful of truly special individuals in
a lifetime,. And now for the first time in my experiences. I can believe it.
Our friend was certainly one of a kind, who deserved far more than he ever
received. Looking back to only to last Thursday, I remember an enthusiastic
and excited kid who was telling me about his new job traveling across the
country to college campuses, while taking his new concepts and plans for
music on the road, to execute out for when he returned to Philadelphia. I
spent the majority of that evening with him, as we both traded ideas back and
forth about how we could make Philadelphia and our friends a more inclusive
creative personal group. Our friend continued with courage and confidence, as
he attempted to introduce us all to new ideas and imagery. Our friend
ironically enough authored a zine by the title of "Dead by 23", which many of
us still have in our dresser drawers. It was a joke of sorts, but this friend
hinted at how he actually believed he would die young and that is respectable
in its own sort of way.....
Please don't ask for details, stories, or accounts of what actually
happened.. I am sure you will hear soon down this grapevine for greater or
for worse. There will be attempts to collect any e-mail, letters or cards you
may want to pass on to the family of our dearly beloved friend. So they make
sure they knew how much this young man meant to all of us. We will greatly
miss him.
Sean Patrick McCabe
1972-2000
may he rest in peace."
