very sad news indeed and so shocking
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Odeluga, Ken <ken.odel...@dowjones.com> wrote: > Unbelievable. > R.I.P. > Ken > > -----Original Message----- > From: kent williams [mailto:chaircrus...@gmail.com] > Sent: 30 September 2010 14:17 > To: list 313 > Subject: (313) Aarron Carl has passed > > Those of you up early in the US who checked Facebook or Twitter already know > this, but Aaron Carl Ragland died overnight, having just started chemotherapy > for a just-diagnosed cancer. This is a terrible loss for Aaron's family, > Detroit, and the world. > > I didn't know the man well, other than a couple of long conversations earlier > this year on the phone. I was impressed by his drive to make things happen > in Detroit, not just for himself, or for Detroit Dance Music (though they > were things he loved DEEP, second only to his family and friends) but the > next generations of kids. > > Aaron was openly, flamboyantly gay man who came out at a time and place where > it was a lot easier to stay on the down low. The Detroit dance scene is a > lot more open and accepting than the wider culture, but it's a brave man > who's willing to be honest with the whole world the way AC was. Aaron > presented himself transcended his sexuality, it represented an openness and > honesty that's an example for everyone. > Aaron was genuine, authentic, true, no bullsh*t. > > And he was funny as hell too. Inexplicably, he was afraid of trees -- can you > watch this and not laugh? > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJVdtEzUJII > > The W.A.R.M.T.H. "Wallshaker" Compilation he put out last December was a > great example of what Aaron Carl could do -- bring people together under a > positive vibe. That's what I'll be listening to today, and if you don't yet > have it, you can listen to the mix I made of it: > > http://www.cornwarning.com/chaircrusher/Chaircrusher-WallshakerMix.mp3 > > AC I love you, and I hope you're slapping skin with Ron Hardy and Arthur > Russell and James Stinson about now, and they've got your crate by the tables > waiting for you. >
