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Post number 21031

mcwetboy — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:16:34 -0800

Many of us learned about Rick Gleason, the Canadian badly injured in the Bali explosion, through the efforts of his friend, known to us on MetaFilter as stavrosthewonderchicken, who published regular updates on Rick's condition on his blog (see also this thread). Sadly, Rick has died in a Melbourne hospital (CBC, Canadian Press).

By: four panels

four panels — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:24:08 -0800

Terrorism sucks.

By: matteo

matteo — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:26:34 -0800

I'm so sorry Chris

By: konolia

konolia — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:29:42 -0800

Damn.

By: oflinkey

oflinkey — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:30:11 -0800

My deepest condolences.

By: boneybaloney

boneybaloney — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:32:05 -0800

Same message as oflinkey, with a big hug.

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:34:41 -0800

My thoughts are with you.

By: lampshade

lampshade — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:35:37 -0800

Sincere Condolences.

By: jackspot

jackspot — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:36:13 -0800

My thaoughts are with you

By: yhbc

yhbc — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:38:40 -0800

God bless all of Rick's friends and family. I am so sorry.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:46:00 -0800

fuck. i'm so..., fuck.

By: octobersurprise

octobersurprise — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:48:55 -0800

Oh, man. I'm sorry, Stav. Peace to you and Rick's family.

By: scody

scody — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:56:20 -0800

So, so sorry, Stav. My thoughts are with you and all of Rick's loved ones.

By: Woolcott'sKindredGal

Woolcott'sKindredGal — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:57:22 -0800

I'm very, very sorry.

By: Stuart_R

Stuart_R — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:03:00 -0800

That's so terrible. My deepest sympathy.

By: Satapher

Satapher — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:03:39 -0800

By: mcwetboy

mcwetboy — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:06:52 -0800

Globe and Mail coverage.

By: alloneword

alloneword — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:14:01 -0800

Sorryon the other side of the world, Chris.

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:20:56 -0800

I am so very sorry for the loss of your friend....I remember you worrying about him right away the night the news broke, yet it didn't seem it would come to this, how very sad. Condolences to you and Rick's family.

By: greengrl

greengrl — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:27:34 -0800

There is really nothing to say except that my thoughts are with you, and with Rick's family.

By: stinglessbee

stinglessbee — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:29:11 -0800

By: ashbury

ashbury — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:34:13 -0800

By: eddydamascene

eddydamascene — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:35:38 -0800

sorry, stav.

By: readymade

readymade — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:38:10 -0800

My heart goes out to you and Rick's family.

By: SiW

SiW — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:38:18 -0800

By: amandaudoff

amandaudoff — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:39:37 -0800

By: scottandrew

scottandrew — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:40:40 -0800

By: burp

*burp* — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:45:41 -0800

By: mdeatherage

mdeatherage — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:47:34 -0800

By: hackly_fracture

hackly_fracture — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:51:03 -0800

By: Ufez Jones

Ufez Jones — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:52:26 -0800

. . .

By: arco

arco — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:53:04 -0800

By: plep

plep — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:53:14 -0800

Sorry to read this. Take care...

By: thomcatspike

thomcatspike — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:53:15 -0800

By: pfuller

pfuller — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:04:08 -0800

By: allpaws

allpaws — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:07:55 -0800

By: ronin

ronin — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:11:40 -0800

"The people that we have lost, and the dreams that may have faded.... never forget them. "

By: holloway

holloway — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:13:58 -0800

If I were that ditsy chick from Big Brother I'd give you a hug right now. As is, I don't know what to do.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:27:09 -0800

Very sorry, Chris.

By: Dantien

Dantien — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:29:19 -0800

My deepest sympathies Stav.

By: jbelshaw

jbelshaw — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:33:21 -0800

By: ligeia

ligeia — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:35:03 -0800

By: moonbiter

moonbiter — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:36:28 -0800

By: herc

herc — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:42:24 -0800

So so sorry to read this.
The Australian Red Cross has a Bali Assistance Program — should anyone feel inclined. It's tragic that so many have suffered.

By: clavdivs

clavdivs — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:42:37 -0800

I am sorry Stavs.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 13:44:32 -0800

My prayers to his family. Thousands mourn in Sydney's 'cathedral'; We share your pain, say families of September 11 dead; The Bali Toll, Dead and Missing, an incomplete but very international list.

By: Cyrano

Cyrano — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:02:16 -0800

*hoists a cold one in tribute*

By: kindall

kindall — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:05:20 -0800

Man, that news sucks more than anything I've ever read on MetaFilter has ever sucked before. Peace be upon him and his friends and family.

By: Mr_Spook

Mr_Spook — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:09:32 -0800

If anybody's friend be dead, It's sharpest of the theme The thinking how they walked alive, At such and such a time. Their costume, of a Sunday, Some manner of the hair, - A prank nobody knew but them, Lost, in the sepulchre. How warm they were on such a day: You almost feel the date, So short way off it seems; and now, They're centuries from that. How pleased they were at what you said; You try to touch the smile, And dip your fingers in the frost: When was it, can you tell, You asked the company to tea, Acquaintance, just a few, And chatted close with this grand thing That don't remember you? Past bows and invitations, Past interview, and vow, Past what ourselves can estimate- That makes the quick of woe! -Emily Dickinson Sincerest condolences to Rick's friends and family and the friends and families of those lost in the Bali tragedy.

By: goneill

goneill — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:11:30 -0800

so sorry stav.

By: daver

daver — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:14:55 -0800

By: hippugeek

hippugeek — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:22:25 -0800

I'm so sorry to hear of this, Stavros. It sounds like Rick was a wonderful person. I'm glad you had the chance to know him and sorry he's gone out of the world. I envy not in any moods The captive void of noble rage, The linnet born within the cage, That never knew the summer woods; I envy not the beast that takes His license in the field of time, Unfettered by the sense of crime, To whom a conscience never wakes; Nor, what may count itself as blest, The heart that never plighted troth But stagnates in the weeds of sloth; Nor any want-begotten rest. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. "In Memoriam, AHH, #27" Alfred Tennyson

By: goddam

goddam — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:22:38 -0800

my condolences

By: yoga

yoga — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:25:17 -0800

warm thoughts your way, stav.

By: t r a c y

t r a c y — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:26:49 -0800

i'm so sorry for your loss stavros... you and rick's family are in my prayers.

By: CrazyJub

CrazyJub — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:39:05 -0800

By: jess

jess — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:44:41 -0800

By: chill

chill — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:46:06 -0800

By: calico

calico — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:49:52 -0800

By: bowline

bowline — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:53:15 -0800

By: asok

asok — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:57:49 -0800

My condolences to the Gleason family, any friend of 'wonderchicken' is a friend of mine, if I can be so presumptuous. My thoughts are with you too, stavros, as you have obviously been feeling the strain in recent days. I raise my glass to Rick! And to stavrosthewonderchicken! to absent friends! . We are so lucky to have the access to the means to communicate in times like these.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 15:01:26 -0800

I'm so sorry...remember all the good times you had together...

By: 40 Watt

40 Watt — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 15:13:34 -0800

By: biscotti

biscotti — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 15:15:24 -0800

I'm so sorry this happened. The way you've followed this on your site, which made it so apparent how much you cared for Rick, has been a most fitting tribute. Rick was lucky to have a friend like you, Chris. Hang in there.

By: thunder

thunder — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 15:34:23 -0800

By: quin

quin — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 15:34:30 -0800

Very sorry stavros.

By: zygoticmynci

zygoticmynci — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 15:35:17 -0800

By: Blubble

Blubble — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 15:46:18 -0800

By: jokeefe

jokeefe — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 15:48:44 -0800

......

By: phyrewerx

phyrewerx — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 15:53:41 -0800

My condolences, stavros. God bless Rick Gleason's family and loved ones.

By: y2karl

y2karl — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:05:24 -0800

By: PigAlien

PigAlien — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:10:00 -0800

By: hama7

hama7 — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:11:18 -0800

By: ursus_comiter

ursus_comiter — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:14:05 -0800

By: fluffy1984

fluffy1984 — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:16:08 -0800

By: dg

dg — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:38:27 -0800

By: sonicgeeza

sonicgeeza — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:50:20 -0800

By: metaxa

metaxa — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:55:28 -0800

By: dhacker

dhacker — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:00:11 -0800

By: illusionaire

illusionaire — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:00:49 -0800

I'll raise a glass this evening. My condolences, Stavros.

By: squasha

squasha — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:02:11 -0800

so very, very sorry to read this...condolences to you, stavros, and rick's loved ones, and the thousands of others touched by yet another senseless loss.

By: sgt.serenity

sgt.serenity — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:08:32 -0800

By: shelleyp

shelleyp — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:32:02 -0800

By: The Great Satan

The Great Satan — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:56:24 -0800

By: litlnemo

litlnemo — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:58:20 -0800

I'm sorry, Stavros. My thoughts are with you as well.

By: Smart Dalek

Smart Dalek — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:05:18 -0800

My condolensces and sympathies, Stavros. And also to Rick's family.

By: Jubey

Jubey — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:10:17 -0800

By: crasspastor

crasspastor — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:12:13 -0800

Tonight, I'll pour one for both of you amigo. I'm so sorry. . .

By: jann

jann — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:12:41 -0800

By: Oxydude

Oxydude — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:15:25 -0800

Rest in peace...and God bless.

By: melissa

melissa — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:20:37 -0800

By: whatnot

whatnot — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:32:52 -0800

By: quarantine

quarantine — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:46:28 -0800

By: adamgreenfield

adamgreenfield — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:47:19 -0800

By: Danelope

Danelope — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:55:11 -0800

A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man, as they say, and Rick was extraordinarily noble to all those whose lives he touched. God bless, stav.

By: Nothing

Nothing — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:11:31 -0800

By: SweetIceT

SweetIceT — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:21:09 -0800

so sorry to hear this....my deepest condolences to Ricks family and his good friend Stavros....

By: maudlin

maudlin — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:43:45 -0800

Oh God, I'm so sorry. Chris, my thoughts are with you and Rick's family and friends.

By: armoured-ant

armoured-ant — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:53:57 -0800

By: jonmc

jonmc — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:54:43 -0800

...

By: boredomjockey

boredomjockey — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:10:55 -0800

By: Neale

Neale — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:27:16 -0800

By: bwg

bwg — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:45:26 -0800

. ! .

By: sennoma

sennoma — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:03:27 -0800

By: farmen

farmen — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:07:37 -0800

...

By: epersonae

epersonae — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:40:43 -0800

By: LeLiLo

LeLiLo — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:49:43 -0800

By: Wulfgar!

Wulfgar! — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:49:47 -0800

No great words come to me, stav; Be well, and take this thread as evidence that you have our love, as does Rick's family.

By: jmd82

jmd82 — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 22:08:59 -0800

By: one.louder.ash!

one.louder.ash! — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 22:17:33 -0800

By: yonderboy

yonderboy — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 23:10:39 -0800

By: Tarrama

Tarrama — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 23:21:25 -0800

By: taratan

taratan — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 23:35:53 -0800

.:. ::: ::: :::

By: saintsguy

saintsguy — Wed, 23 Oct 2002 23:58:10 -0800

By: Bearman

Bearman — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 00:14:05 -0800

By: SoulNoise

SoulNoise — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 00:19:36 -0800

By: stavrosthewonderchicken

stavrosthewonderchicken — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 01:34:03 -0800

Thank you everyone. Rick was a good man, and the best of friends, and he will be missed, by more people than I had ever realized.

By: walrus

walrus — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 02:24:27 -0800

I've only just found this thread. I feel almost sick to hear this news Chris. My heart goes out to all Rick's family and friends.

By: Doozer

Doozer — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 02:39:04 -0800

May Rick and all the other victims of these mindless bastards rest in peace. Sleep tight. Beannacht Dia leat, Stavros.

By: putzface_dickman

putzface_dickman — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 04:29:55 -0800

By: prentiz

prentiz — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 04:41:45 -0800

By: talos

talos — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 04:46:29 -0800

By: thewittyname

thewittyname — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 05:24:47 -0800

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 05:33:18 -0800

By: triggerfinger

triggerfinger — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 06:14:25 -0800

By: Pinwheel

Pinwheel — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 07:08:44 -0800

By: Songdog

Songdog — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 07:58:40 -0800

By: johnnyboy

johnnyboy — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 08:09:28 -0800

By: Joeforking

Joeforking — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 17:04:26 -0800

Damn

By: Slithy_Tove

Slithy_Tove — Fri, 25 Oct 2002 02:01:51 -0800

By: DenOfSizer

DenOfSizer — Fri, 25 Oct 2002 13:33:30 -0800

By: twos

twos — Fri, 25 Oct 2002 15:10:16 -0800