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Marc Friedland


From:
Fort Collins, CO
Post  Posted 12 Jun 2002 3:58 pm    
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This afternoon I played a gig at a Music in the Park event in Concord, CA. During sound check the promoter, Joe Ocean, came over when he heard the sound of the psg. He said this was the first time a pedal steel was used in one of their shows since Dean played there with one of his bands. He believed that it was one of Dean's last performances. He said, let's dedicate today's show to Dean's memory. There was no formal announcement made, but in my mind I was remembering what Joe said. For those of us that remember Dean, this is a chance to think of him again. -- Marc
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Damir Besic


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Nashville,TN.
Post  Posted 12 Jun 2002 5:31 pm    
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I don`t know mr.Dean but that was for sure a nice thing to do.You`re a good man.
Damir

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b0b


From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
Post  Posted 13 Jun 2002 9:26 pm    
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We still miss Dean around here, Damir. Read this to learn more about him.

Thanks for sharing, Marc.
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Richard Sinkler


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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
Post  Posted 14 Jun 2002 12:48 pm    
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Too cool Marc... Dean was a great guy.

I'll never forget going to his memorial service and seeing his steel setup to the side of the band by itself. That image will be burned into my mind forever.

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Richard Sinkler

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Bob Mainwaring

 

From:
Qualicum Beach Vancouver Island B.C. Canada
Post  Posted 14 Jun 2002 2:44 pm    
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b0b - thanks for the link, I never realised it had been so long back since the tragedy.

Dean sure came over as one of the best kinda guys to know.

Bob. M.

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Jon Light (deceased)


From:
Saugerties, NY
Post  Posted 14 Jun 2002 3:18 pm    
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I didn't know Dean and I don't think I ever interacted with him on the forum but for reasons I don't understand and won't question I was affected by his loss. It had some kind of meaning for me at the time and it just is what it is. Thanks for the post, Marc.
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Butch Foster

 

From:
Pisgah, Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2002 7:11 am    
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Thanks for the post. It was a very meaningful to honor the memory of a friend and steel artist.
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Keith Grubb

 

From:
Petaluma, CA, USA
Post  Posted 17 Jun 2002 11:51 am    
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I took lessons from Dean for a short while. I had lost contact with him for a while and meant to get in contact with him but I kept putting it off. Unfortunately I saw his picture in the Contra Costa Times in the days after the crash and never had the opportunity to meet up with him again.

My message to everyone out there is to make sure you let your friends and loved ones know how you feel about them and don't take your relationships for granted.

Keith
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Frank Parish

 

From:
Nashville,Tn. USA
Post  Posted 17 Jun 2002 4:17 pm    
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I never met Dean but we talked a time or two on the phone and had arranged a deal for a trade here on the forum. It no doubt was the last trade he made here at least. Dean was going snorkeling on his trip and would see what he had traded for when he got back. When I heard the plane had went down I knew he never saw what he'd traded for. His posts are missed here I'm sure by more than myself.
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Bob Shilling


From:
Berkeley, CA, USA
Post  Posted 18 Jun 2002 9:54 am    
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I only met Dean a few times. He was a great guy. Like Richard, I was at the memorial service, and it was truly heartwarming to see the turnout. Good to hear about the "memorial concert" Marc.

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Bob Shilling, Berkeley, CA--MSA S10, "Classic"

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