Rob's last gig
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I don't know how to approach this one, but I guess I just say it.
In a few moments, I'll be leaving my home for the last time, hopping on a plane, to ultimately end up in the country of Nepal, where I would bet the internet connections aren't that great, to spend the rest of my numbered days on a mountainside spot. I thought I licked my stage 4 melanoma, but within the last few weeks, it's come back with a vengeance. Internally, not externally. So as there's not much I can do, I might as well not do it somewhere cool while I'm still feeling good! I said my goodbyes to my friends and my family , an unbelievably hard thing to do, but I'd rather people remember me the way I lived. I don't know if this is the right decision or not, but I've made my choice.
In a few days, I'll be sitting in a beautiful spot, with my niece, who's taking this journey with me. We'll be playing the guitar to the mountains and valleys. I've been fortunate to have made a living and seen a lot of the world with my guitars for 30 years or so, my dream come true, and I hope your dreams come true, too.
There are some good, good, people on this board, And I wish you all well. Thank you for letting me be part of this, however short it was.
Now, as much as has changed in my life in the last couple of weeks, I'm STILL running late for the airport!,,,,,, My sister and Thelouderthebetter, are pacing nervously as I tell them , " No problem! It's Ok,,,,,,,,I'll be there in a minute". I KNOW I'll be running full speed with a daypack and guitar, up the concourse to make this flight!! Like I've done a couple of hundred times before.
Some things just NEVER change!
Peace to you all, take care of each other
Thank you so much, Puremagic , for your poems and your comfort. What a difference you made.
Rob
In a few moments, I'll be leaving my home for the last time, hopping on a plane, to ultimately end up in the country of Nepal, where I would bet the internet connections aren't that great, to spend the rest of my numbered days on a mountainside spot. I thought I licked my stage 4 melanoma, but within the last few weeks, it's come back with a vengeance. Internally, not externally. So as there's not much I can do, I might as well not do it somewhere cool while I'm still feeling good! I said my goodbyes to my friends and my family , an unbelievably hard thing to do, but I'd rather people remember me the way I lived. I don't know if this is the right decision or not, but I've made my choice.
In a few days, I'll be sitting in a beautiful spot, with my niece, who's taking this journey with me. We'll be playing the guitar to the mountains and valleys. I've been fortunate to have made a living and seen a lot of the world with my guitars for 30 years or so, my dream come true, and I hope your dreams come true, too.
There are some good, good, people on this board, And I wish you all well. Thank you for letting me be part of this, however short it was.
Now, as much as has changed in my life in the last couple of weeks, I'm STILL running late for the airport!,,,,,, My sister and Thelouderthebetter, are pacing nervously as I tell them , " No problem! It's Ok,,,,,,,,I'll be there in a minute". I KNOW I'll be running full speed with a daypack and guitar, up the concourse to make this flight!! Like I've done a couple of hundred times before.
Some things just NEVER change!
Peace to you all, take care of each other
Thank you so much, Puremagic , for your poems and your comfort. What a difference you made.
Rob
How,,,,,did I GET here?!
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good luck in nepal...... leave all your worries behind you.
you will be in all of our thoughts... and i'll be sending all the positive karma i can gather your way... peace & love
he could have tuned in, tuned in, but he tuned out
a bad time, nothing could save him
alone in a corridor, waiting, locked out
he got up out of there, ran for hundreds of miles
he made it to the ocean had a smoke in a tree
the wind rose up, set him down on his knee
a wave came crashing like a fist to the jaw,
delivered him wings, "hey look at me now..."
arms wide open with the sea as his floor
oh, oh, oh...
he's flying, whole!
high! wide! oh...
he floated back down cause he wanted to share
his key to the locks on the chains he saw everywhere
but first he was stripped, and then he was stabbed
by faceless men, well fuckers...he still stands
and he still gives his love, he just gives it away;
the love he recieves is the love that is saved
and sometimes is seen a strange spot in the sky
a human being that was given to fly...
flying! whole...
high! flying! whole...
he's flying! woah...
high... woah... oh...
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I'm not really sure what to say. I've read your post several times over the last few hours and I get affected each time. There is something beautifully sad in your destiny, and I wish you the best. I hope you see a beauty in a Himalayan sunrise that no one else has ever seen.
I wish I had the words, but I will use Ed's...
I miss you already, I miss you always...
is this just another day, this god forgotten place
first comes love and then comes pain, let the games begin
questions rise and answers fall, insurmountable
love boat captain, take the reigns and steer us towards the clear, here
it's already been sung, but it can't be said enough
all you need is love
is this just another phase of earthquakes making waves?
trying to shake the cancer off? oh, stupid human beings
once you hold the hand of love, it's all surmountable
hold me and make it the truth
that when all is lost there'll be you
cuz to the universe, i don't mean a thing
and there is just one word i still believe
and it's love...
it's an art to live with pain, mix the light into grey
lost one friend I'll never know, tomorrow is today
and if our lives became too long, would it add to our regret?
and the young they can lose hope
cuz they can't see beyond today...
the wisdom that the old can't give away, hey
constant recoil
sometimes life don't leave you alone
hold me and make it the truth
that when all is lost there will be you
cuz to the universe, i don't mean a thing
and there is just one word and i still believe
and it's love... love, love, love, love
love boat captain, take the reigns, steer us towards the clear
i know it's already been sung, it can't be said enough
love is all you need... all you need is love
love, love...
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
I wish you a full lifetime of beauty in the time you have left on this earth. Your courage humbles and inspires me.
guess I'll turn on music instead
a human being, given to fly...
I know he won't be reading this any time soon, but all I can do is wish him the best of luck in his journey to pure freedom!
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Don't throw away your playful beginnings...
i'll say that you have a lot of courage...
good luck...
be happy!
Don't let me know we're invisible
We could dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
Dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
angels share laughter
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I hope you have a safe journey to Nepal. and the Great Beyond. wherever it may be
*Light Years*
No time to be void or save up on life.
Oh, you got to spend it all.
Love and Peace
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Skies always blue.
Flower Strewn pathways,
All our lives through.
God Hath Not Promised,
Sun without rain,
Peace without sorrow,
Joy without pain.
But God Hath Promised,
Strength for the day,
Rest for the labored,
Light for the way,
Grace for the trials,
Help from above,
Unfailing Sympathy,
Undying LOVE....
Peace to you always.
Good luck to you and thank you
I dont know you, but for some reason I wish I did...I wish your journey to be safe and pleasant, and may you enjoy you days with a smile and no pain...When I look at Mars each night, lighting up the sky in brilliant redish/orange, I will think of your last post here....Light Years my friend...Light Years!!
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we were but stones... your light made us stars...
Rock on Rob, we'll miss you.
Best two days of my life: Oasis at MSG and Pearl Jam at the Gorge.
I kept reading this and was affected in a warm sad kinda way, but as soon as I read the other replies I was crying like a little school girl. For the record I am a 29 year old manly man
was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
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peace. love.
seeya soon.
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Our body is love, we are eternal.
Eternal...
Omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, without judgment."
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Have we lost our way tonight?
Have we lost our hope to sorrow?
Feels like were all alone
Running further from what’s right
And there are no more heroes to follow
So what are we becoming?
Where did we go wrong?
I didn't know you, but I wish you Godspeed and as little suffering as possible.
Good luck on this journey.
I never even knew you, other than the little I read from your posts, but right now I feel like I've known you forever. You're a truly inspirational soul, I'm sure all of us who read this post will remember you always.
I believe all souls will meet again someday, so this is more of a "see you soon" than it is a goodbye.
As George Harrison once sang...
There comes a time when all of us must leave here
And nothing I can do or say can keep me here with you
Nothing in this life, but I've been trying
That can philosophies the art of dying
Belive me, for though there are times when your hopes are fading
When things so very strange become ordinary
And always sitting through the months of lying
And that is when you learn the art of dying
Are you still with me?
But if you want it
Then you must find it
But when you have it
You may not need for it
And when the times when most of us return here.
Backed by our desires to be the perfect entity
And living through a million years of trying
Did you realise the art of dying?
Can you believe me?
Lots of love and strength to you and yours. You will be missed dearly.
and let me just say this to everyone else. i dont know how rob got his melanoma, but i know how i got mine. from the sun. people dont realize how important it is to wear sunscreen regularly if they are going to be exposed to the sun. never did i think as a normal kid who probably spends less time outside than others that i would be getting skin cancer removed when i was 18 years old. We caught it early, and they supposedly removed it all, we will see at my next checkup. anyway, i urge you to wear sunscreen if you are going to the beach or a park or something even for an hour. at least on your face. Take this seriously because cancer doesnt discriminate. and if you have been exposed to the sun often in your life, make an appointment with a dermatologist to get your skin checked out, you may thank yourself afterwords. take care everyone
tremorvoid - "id rather you smashed your member into me instead"
there is always a beacon of light and hope
that reaches out and touches the compassion
and love inside of us all.
thank you for sharing these beautiful,beautiful
words with us rob.
you will be missed but not forgotten.
because people who mind don't matter and people who matter don't mind...
Rock forever and ever & peace to ya,
Dan.
"It is I, with the empty bladder!"
www.nowalletevolution.com
thank you for sharing this with us, you're a very brave person.
i wish i could give you a hug.
---PureandEasy
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"A little voice Inside my head said, "Don't look back. You can never look back." --Don Henley
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...thank you for a funk-ay time...
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"You’re a butterfly
And butterflies are free to fly" - EJ
the whole world will be relieved