this is really sad....Tomas Young is no longer with us...

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  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    I hope he is at peace now. My thoughts go out to his loved ones. Thank you for your service Tomas.
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • PJForceofNature
    PJForceofNature Posts: 3,087
    I was so sad when I heard this news. May he rest in peace, and my condolences to all his loved ones-family and friends.
    "A beacon on dry land"
  • branscop
    branscop Posts: 1,185
    Can't thank you enough for your sacrifice. RIP.
  • spearhead
    spearhead Posts: 600
    I won't forget seeing him at a few shows over the years. He made a difference. The letter he wrote to Cheney was scalding, pure white hot truth that left a deep impact on me, but I'm sure never even phased the evil one...that's ok, Tomas Young was a brave man, and he will be remembered. He made a fucking difference. No More!
    I was alone and far away when I heard the band start playing!

    ...I was always a DeadHead, but when I first heard Winston Rodney, aka the Burning Spear, sing, I became a SpearHead too!
  • yellowwho
    yellowwho Posts: 1,661
    He will be missed

    Rest in peace
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    I have to say, it may seem trivial to some, but the Royals going to the World Series, to game 7. . . I only hope he was well enough to enjoy it. I know he was a huge fan. I wish the outcome was different, but the ride is so exciting. Tomas was one of the reasons I was rooting for KC.
    Don't come closer or I'll have to go
  • dot30
    dot30 The Great Midwest Posts: 83
    I googled Tomas yesterday to see if he was still kicking. I was glad to see he was. So much can change so fast...
    Once you hold the hand of love, it's all surmountable.
  • Go To Fire 43
    Go To Fire 43 Posts: 449
    My thoughts are with his family.

    branscop Posts: 518

    Can't thank you enough for your sacrifice. RIP.
  • iwasatpj20
    iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,470
    Sad to hear
    2000 - Chicago, IL
    2003 - Champaign, IL
    2006 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2007 - Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
    2009 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
    2010 - St. Louis, MO
    2011 - East Troy, WI 1 & 2 (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2012 - Atlanta, GA, Missoula, MT
    2013 - Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), Dallas, TX, Oklahoma City, OK
    2014 - St. Louis, MO, Tulsa, OK, Moline, IL (No Code, IL), Saint Paul, MN, Milwaukee, WI (Yield, WI)
    2016 - Greenville, SC (Vs, SC), Raleigh, NC, Columbia, SC, Boston, MA (Fenway Park 1), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
    2018 - Seattle, WA (Safeco Field 2), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2), Boston, MA (Fenway Park 2)
    2020 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, ??
    2022 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, Las Vegas, NV
    2023 - St. Paul, MN 2, Fort Worth, TX 2, Austin, TX 1, and Austin, TX 2
    2024 - Portland, OR and Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
    2025 - Pittsburgh, PA1 & Pittsburgh PA2


    2012 - Temple of the Dog East Troy, WI (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
    2014 - Soundgarden Tinley Park, IL (with Nine Inch Nails)
    2014 - Alice in Chains Davenport, IA
    2016 - Chris Cornell Solo Madison, WI and Peoria, IL (official hometown show)
    2016 - Temple of the Dog San Francisco, CA (both shows)
    2017 - Soundgarden Dallas (cancelled) RIP Chris Cornell
    2018 - Smashing Pumpkins Chicago, IL (first show)
    2019 - Alice in Chains Milwaukee, WI
    2022 - Jerry Cantrell Chicago, IL
    2023 - Jerry Cantrell Milwaukee, WI

    RIP Andrew Wood, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, and Chris Cornell

    RIP Mom (may your star shine the brightest in the sky, our family loves and misses you very much, we'll meet again)

  • moretonbayfig
    moretonbayfig Australia Posts: 805

    Rest In Peace Tomas xox


  • PorchgirlCO
    PorchgirlCO Colorado Posts: 1,377
    RIP Tomas...
    NO MORE WAR!
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me...

    Orlando 4/24/92 & 8/23/92, Miami 3/28/94, Ft Laud 10/7/96, Alpine Valley 6/26/98, Missoula 9/30/12, EV Jax 11/24/12 & 11/25/12, Chicago (Wrigley) 7/19/13, Charlottesville 10/29/13, Charlotte 10/30/13, Tulsa 10/8/14, Lincoln 10/9/14, Denver 10/22/14, Jacksonville 4/12/16, Greenville 4/16/16, Telluride 7/9/16, Boston (Fenway) 8/5/16 & 8/7/16, Seattle (Safeco) 8/10/18, Boston (Fenway) 9/2/18 & 9/4/18, Dana Point 10/1/21 & 10/2/21, MSG 9/11/22, Denver 9/22/22, Austin 9/18/23 & 9/19/23.
  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    PorchgirlCO said:

    RIP Tomas...
    NO MORE WAR!

    CANT BE SAID ENOUGH!
  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    RIP Tomas Young. Such sad news, he was so very brave and inspiring.
    "Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith."
    ~not a dude~
    2010: MSGx2
    2012: Made In America
    2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
    2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
    2015: Global Citizen Festival
    2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
    2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    R.I.P. Tomas. You fought the good fight.
  • oceaninmyeyes
    oceaninmyeyes Posts: 4,646
    I'm having a really hard time with this and wrapping my thoughts around it. When I met my husband he was a soldier. He went to Operation Desert Storm, driving a tank. It was a really hard time for those of us at home, but it was certainly less of hell hole for him than it was for Tomas. I knew a lot of young men just like him, but they came home mostly whole. And as a nurse, I know quite a bit about what Tomas went through when he returned. I am glad that his suffering is over, but my heart is broken. RIP Tomas.
    And the sun it may be shining . . . but there's an ocean in my eyes
  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    tribejammer05 said:

    Very upsetting to see this. Was at the Portland show last year that Tomas attending. Very inspiring to hear Ed talk about him.

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=XHj4E8Cowjk

  • Sprunkn7
    Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    Very sad to hear about this. I was angry when I went to see Phil show the movie and talk because Tomas come on via satellite and he and his wife delivered the news he was going to end his life surrounded by his family and friends. I thought it was an easy way out and he was being selfish, taking himself away from his new wife. I was so wrong.... It hurts me more knowing he was fighting the system and was in pain, exactly what he didn't want to happen. RIP...and Thanks to Ed for bringing his fans in on his story.
    Thank you fellow 10 clubber for saving my ass....again!!!
  • weddingparade
    weddingparade Posts: 1,179
    Just finished reading the book "Tomas Young's War"
    It broke me right down into pieces reading what he went through after that black sunday, until his passing 10 years later. The struggles were endless for Tomas. I can't imagine how hard it was for him and his loved ones. Especially his Mom and Claudia.
    I'm really really thankful EV was such a good friend to him, among many other people. The signed Walter Payton poster of Ed's(given to Tomas) and the Easy Rider helmet etc etc. Reading how Ed reacted after Tomas's totally preventable embolism was enough for me to know what kind of a friend Ed was to Tomas.

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