Re: Reflections on Kim and LD

["Stephen Goodman" <spgoodman@earthlight.net>]

Double Amen, Cara.  New loopers are still coming to LD for willing, 
available help, more than a sign that Kim's legacy goes on.

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From: "Cara Quinn" <Cara-Quinn@earthlink.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 2:18 AM
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Subject: Reflections on Kim and LD

> 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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