Re: Reflections on Kim and LD

[=?WINDOWS-1252?Q?tEd_=AE_KiLLiAn?= <tedkillian@charter.net>]

Amen Cara Q.

On Jun 22, 2010, at 6:18 PM, Cara Quinn wrote:

> Hi All;
>
>  After hearing the news, two evenings ago, of Kim's passing. I spent  
> Sunday night / yesterday not only much more shaken than I'd  
> realized, but also focusing on reconnecting with friends / loved  
> ones I hadn't spoken with, in some time.
>
>  One thing that became incredibly clear to me was just how much Kim  
> and this community have really touched my life. Over the last  
> fourteen years or so, many of the people from this list have given  
> me so very much not only musically, but personally as well. These  
> are people that are real. They are people I can call or go see if I  
> need or would like to. These are people I've turned to to share in  
> happiness and sadness.
>
>  This is so much more than just mysterious screen names on an email  
> list. -Even those that I haven't met, I've seen here for over ten  
> years. this community has been with me for a very long time. -Kim  
> made this community what it is. His presence and caring influence  
> made this.
>
>  I'm not exaggerating or being bombastic when I say that because of  
> Kim Flint and this community which he brought about and supported,  
> my life was and is made better. -Because of him, my life has been  
> made fuller…
>
>  My music and creative life has been made fuller; my personal life  
> has been made fuller; and my sense of community has been made fuller.
>
>  None of this I'm overstating. -And all of this is truly,  
> wonderfully important.
>
>  As I shared with those I've been talking with over the past couple  
> of days. I feel like this community is a large tree and now it feels  
> as if a root is missing. the tree is still here, with its branches,  
> and it still lives. So Kim still lives here too. -How can it really  
> be any other way?…
>
>  Please, to all of you, please accept my sincere thanks for your  
> part (whether you know it or not) in my life. I thank you, Kim, for  
> sharing your time with me and for the existence of this community  
> and for your presence in it.
>
>  I appreciate you all taking time to read this and I hope I can give  
> back as much or more than was / is given me! :) I know our community  
> will continue to flourish and grow!…
>
>  thank you all!!!
>
> Smiles,
>
> Cara :)
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