In memoriam: Eric S. Tiedemann, 1966-2008

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Sympathy and hugs to you
Very sad.....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/veeliam/2395542166/

That picture was taken just a few days ago ......

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This is one of my favorite pictures of him:

http://flickr.com/photos/ioerror/427107976/in/set-72157600009566656/


It was taken on my wedding day; he was a witness. I'm really fond of this one, too:


http://flickr.com/photos/ioerror/427107181/in/set-72157600009566656/


I'll miss his hugs.

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Agreed... good picture. Let's remember him that way...
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I met Eric once and only once -- at SHDH 19 -- really, really liked him. We had a great conversation late into the night about ragas, python, just intonation, LED light boards, and on and on. My son was there, too, and he told me how much he liked meeting Eric...
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He listened to multiple of my streaming concerts over the internet where I played percussion. He was a great and participatory audience and helped me grow as a musician.

Over the years, I was able to confide in est, he was a good listener and always had a zany or empathetic response, rarely ....if ever....did he close a conversation or stop participating due to impatience.

est was in touch with a spiritual side. He enjoyed communing with the ocean at night, doing primitive dance and drum, spending time at a monastery, exploring other religions and cultures. Ngawa.

We would discuss quantum physics, yoga Asanas, or cats...or all three.

I loved est as a friend, and mentor. I will keep, and honor his spirit with me along my path of music and enlightenment.

-Hunter Peress.

Hi,
We met last year at least I'm pretty sure I met your wife? At an afterhours party at Eric's house that he invited a bunch of codecon people to. My husband Sean and I were there, Sean was one of the guys DJ'ing later in the evening, early in the morning. We hadn't heard from Eric since we moved to Cupertino in March, but it wasn't unusual for the three of us to have sporadic contact. We were having a really hard time getting ahold of him though and I was getting worried. Sean has been friends with Eric for 15 years and myself for 10. I'm so sorry Meredith had to find him... Please let us know when the memorial is? I'm hoping someone has gotten in touch with his friend Keith. We will try to contact a few others to give them the news.
Hi Leah,

I just found your blog by searching for Eric's name. I probably remember Sean, since we made it to the CodeCon afterparty rather late that year. Keith knows -- he's one of the people we're working on memorial planning with. If you and Sean would like to be involved, let me know.

Eric didn't leave any instructions on what sort of funeral/memorial he would like, but he talked to a number of people about the topic, and the consensus has been that he wanted more of a "celebration of life"-style event than one of "mourning of loss", though I suspect the latter will be unavoidable. We're thinking of something along the lines of a rave-y wake. We've got a number of venues in mind yet, but no confirmation, so no date at this point. Hopefully soon.

Thanks for spreading the word -- we've tried to get word out to as many people as we can, but given how many friends he made over the years, we could certainly use the help.
Hi Len *hugs*,
I think you guys are planning exactly what Eric would want and I'm glad Keith is involved. We're pretty sure we can't think of anyone that Keith doesn't know that also knew Eric. But, there's a few people we are still trying to contact that would want to know. I'm not sure how much help we can be planning the memorial, but I'd be glad to if you all just let me know. I'm pregnant and not working at the moment so I have alot of free time during the day to make calls or send emails, etc.
Thanks for letting us know Len.

I haven't been by in #iA in a while and just heard. Never got to meet est in person -- but enjoyed him on irc. I wish him the best in the next life and thank you to all for taking care of his memorial.
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in memoriam est: e tockd arse eeeeeee was <3 corded || cor! .. ur tockin bout Memories! NP! e sed || e uploaded while eeeeeee upgraded || then out to lunch pass'd a certain margin & didn't return from devshed

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The following url is a prominent hit for 'eric tiedemann' in a popular search engine now, perhaps because it promises an opportunity to 'Contact Eric Tiedemann directly' ... YMMV

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/061/115

song queue ticked over to "chix on Speed' - 'Love life' .. which has some appropriate lyrics, more poignant than my disturbed poem above which I had returned to ponder:

No reference no consequence
I think of you, I think of you
No commitment, nonexistent
Lovely you, I think of you
yes, i should get a blog :) ... one of the nicest pix of eric i've seen, here http://www.spacebar.com/memoriam/
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I knew Eric from spacebar, but we kind of lost touch over the years since I joined vrave/spacebar 13 years ago. I only found out about his passing today.

This makes me really sad. He was such a generous, positive person and loved good music. I only wish I had spent more time with him. What a loss.
Ugh, so sorry to hear. I went to High School with Eric, and we were in Latin class together for 5 years (as well as many other). He was always so enjoyable to have in class and was absolutely hysterical.

Thanks for posting this.

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