[Tango-L] DJ Remi died

2008-02-09 Thread Keith Elshaw
Thank you Christian for kindly letting us know. I knew nothing about the man; never had communication with him. I wish I had. How I wish. As a tango dancer, I have felt gratitude and a debt to Remi for years ... because as a dj I have had a dim awareness of his major contribution. But as a sound

[Tango-L] DJ Remi died P.S.

2008-02-09 Thread Keith Elshaw
Forgive me - I want to clarify and expand. I said the quality of the CD's sucked. That sounds negative and I regret that inference because: I love that Remi collected and published the great tango recordings like no one had ever done - in chronological order, with recording dates etc. Wow. (The r

[Tango-L] DJ Remi died - Fwd: [tango-nl] Remi

2008-02-09 Thread Christian Lüthen
Dear members from Tango-L, there's sad news to report from the Netherlands: DJ Remi, the probably first dutch 'Tango DJ', died this morning - peacefully - at the age of 61. He had been suffering from cancer for years and at the end there was no escape. A lot of you who have travelled to the net

Re: [Tango-L] DJ Remi died - Fwd: [tango-nl] Remi

2008-02-10 Thread tango
Hello Christian, it is possible that You can translate the article Rob wrote about Remi? That would help a lot. thanks patricia muller florence-italy, www.kidojo.it Vanochtend bereikte me het trieste bericht dat de bekendste tango Dj, Remi Kooij, vanochtend heel rustigjes is overleden, in het wo

Re: [Tango-L] DJ Remi died - Fwd: [tango-nl] Remi inglish version

2008-02-11 Thread tango
Dear friends, Rob wrote me: "DJ Remi Kooij passed away. In the morning of February 9 the wellknown DJ and tango music collector Remi Kooij, past away in his sleep at the age of 61, in the care centre De Buitenhof in Amsterdam-Buitenveldert. For many this will be a shock, or an unexpected message,