JT Murphy - in memoriam
mercy...@aesthetik.com
Those who witnessed Faith and the Muse live this year were fortunate to
see the unique and unparalleled Mr. Murphy in our line-up. He was our
gorgeous "King of Siam," a look that he perfected whilst in his days
with Sunshine Blind. JT Murphy was an incredible human being; he
touched and changed every person he met. He was, in his short life, a
research biologist, a champion skateboarder, an inventor, a chef, a
carpenter, an explorer, a poet, an artist and musician, and he held a
myriad of other skills and talents at his fingertips. He was a free
spirit, able to fly with the winds towards any and all new adventures
and experiences. JT lived the kind of life most only dare to dream
about; he reveled in each new day as if it might be his last...
We are shattered by his passing. We will at this time stop to lick our
many wounds, and realign our feathers before trying once again to take
flight...
The Vera Causa CD, yet unfinished, will be placed on the shelf for now.
We have many ponderings and poetry to tame and rearrange from this
terrible loss.
The somber events of this year are helping to shape the essence of our
next musical endeavor. We only hope we can give something back to those
who gave us so much.
Our sorrows,
William Faith & Monica Richards
Faith and the Muse
Ron Cecchini
mercy...@aesthetik.com wrote:
> We are devastated to inform fans of the sudden loss of JT Murphy...
...
> He was, in his short life
So after that last batch of posts I made I check the new ones & see this.
Suddenly I'm no longer in a good mood.
I won't email William & Monica, but does anyone know what happened?
I loved that freaky bass player from back in his Sunshine Blind days,
and their picture sits right *there* on my office wall.
He even remembered my name Sunday night at Clinton's (I remembered that).
I didn't really know him well enough to warrant any kind of "mourning",
but I think I'm going home now...
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G. Robert Perye III (Mac)
swore:
>mercy...@aesthetik.com wrote:
>> We are devastated to inform fans of the sudden loss of JT Murphy...
>So after that last batch of posts I made I check the new ones & see this.
>Suddenly I'm no longer in a good mood.
>He even remembered my name Sunday night at Clinton's (I remembered that).
>I didn't really know him well enough to warrant any kind of "mourning",
>but I think I'm going home now...
No shit.. I just walked in and got the info in my mail... came to the
newsgroup for confirmation..
This really freaks me out.. On the way to the airport JT wanted to know just
everything about the SSAV-1, and was keenly interested in the machine itself..
I'm totally messed up here.. how can someone I just hung out with be dead?
Heartfelt condolances to William and Monica... and to everyone else that reads
this who has worked with or know JT.
-Mac
(fuck.)
lordbiran and his pussy mr. bigglesworth
>We are devastated to inform fans of the sudden loss of JT Murphy...
>
My sympathies Monica and William, friends, family and fans of JT
Murphy.
:(
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lordbiran or _brian on #altgothic #babygoth #nycgothic
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Grimm
decree:
I met JT for only for a few minutes at Convergence, but he was one of
the kindest, sweetest people I met there. He had a resonance about
him. You could just tell he was a great, fun loving person. It's
strange. Though I met him only briefly, I feel greatly saddened by
his passing. I can only try to imagine how much those who knew him
well are hurting, and offer my *sincerest* condolences.
I'm reminded of a quote by Earnest Hemmingway. ""The world breaks
everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those
that will not break it kills. It kills he very good and the very
gentle and the very brave impartially."
This seems so true. Not even the fact that he lived to the fullest
sheds any light on this tragedy. The world is now one shade darker.
Anyway, I offer my deepest sympathies to all who get this, and I pray
that your grief deminishes switfly (for we never truely recover fully
from something close to us).
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Fuck L Ron Hubbard and fuck all his clones.
fuck all those gun-toting hip gangster wannabes.
-Tool, "ćnema"
Siobhan
Cecchini) suddenly said:
>I didn't really know him well enough to warrant any kind of "mourning",
>but I think I'm going home now...
I know what you mean. I've been in shock since I heard.
I only met him over the Convergence weekend, and he made such an
impression on me as being such a cool person. Hell, all of them did.
I didn't know him well enough to call him a friend, but I know I'll
never forget having met him.
Siobhan
...Normal is what cuts off your sixth finger and your tail...
{http://www.interlog.com/~siobhan} sio...@interlog.com
Men are from Earth. Women are from Earth. Deal with it.
timly græ
mercy...@aesthetik.com wrote in message
<35EC47C7...@aesthetik.com>...
>We are devastated to inform fans of the sudden loss of JT Murphy...
>Our sorrows,
>
>William Faith & Monica Richards
>Faith and the Muse
friday night of C4 was a fun and interesting time. i was meeting all these
different and wonderful people. but that night after the show, a bunch of us
head off to pan's pad for a bit and have a pizza. jt and his girlfriend (i
recall someone telling me this) come in and i didn't even know who he was
for half an hour.
i sat there talking his ear off and laughing at some jokes together and
sharing pizza.
and now he's gone? this is so wrong.
he's one of those rare people you just love from the moment you meet them. i
remember telling him to go to C5 and see us all again. he smiled, chuckled
and said something like "we'll see."
now i'm gonna be thinking about him at c5.
william, monica, my condolences to you. please pass our sympathies on to his
family.
i know he will be missed sorely by you and anyone who knew him well.
timly grć
ovrb...@aye.net
"but the sun grows cold upon my skin
and the wind cuts me to the bone.
the leaves fall and never to return,
underneath the ground lies frozen hard.
they tell me this season will pass,
but that is all just a fairy tale for me."
-grć
the Gruamach
mac...@BLOCKdigitalangel.com (G. Robert Perye III (Mac)) scribbled
>
>This really freaks me out.. On the way to the airport JT wanted to know just
>everything about the SSAV-1, and was keenly interested in the machine itself..
>I'm totally messed up here.. how can someone I just hung out with be dead?
I too am freaked out as the last thing I heard him say was Sunday
night when I was chatting with him:
"So, did you like the show last night?"
*snip my comments about how grand I thought it was*
"Great. That makes all the shit we went thru worth while"
I mean, he was acknowledging to me that it was *ME*, the person out
there in the audience listening and watching that is the whole point
of a band. I was (and still am) in awe of them all how "human" they
are.
And now he's proven to be all-too human and is gone.
This sucks.
Fuckin hell!!!!
Why do all the good people die, and the shits of the world live
forever?
Charles/the Gruamach, St. Louis Hardcore *bi-polar* Perkygoff
"You've lost you're choices long ago," the stars whisper,
and whatever moves you make now are the ones we let you.
And Cowboy- we do not permit innocence. That is the first
thing you give us." http://home.stlnet.com/~gothcop
Mixy
the Gruamach wrote in message <3600e264...@news.stlnet.com>...
>"So, did you like the show last night?"
>*snip my comments about how grand I thought it was*
>"Great. That makes all the shit we went thru worth while"
>
>
>I mean, he was acknowledging to me that it was *ME*, the person out
>there in the audience listening and watching that is the whole point
>of a band. I was (and still am) in awe of them all how "human" they
>are.
That was typical JT. He was a great guy, a true genius and the world is a
sadder place with his passing. He wasn't perfect, nobody is, but he came
damn close.
I was lucky enough to meet him a few times, the last being earlier this
year. My main memories are of chatting and sharing jokes with him and
thinking that, although he was giving me his full attention his brain was
off on a hundred different tracks at once, such was the mind the man had.
Does anyone know how he died? It's so sudden I can't believe it was illness.
Mixy
<The views expressed herein are strictly my own or those of the voices in my
head>
Greylock
>We are devastated to inform fans of the sudden loss of JT Murphy...
I, for one, am suddenly very depressed.
And I didn't even know him - but i interviewed Sunshine Blind once, over the
post just after he joined the band, and he seemed like a cool guy.
After C$ weekend everyone's been talking about how 'real' the F&TM crew were.
This sucks.
Sincere condolences to all involved.
tee...@spamtrap.com
: the Gruamach wrote in message <3600e264...@news.stlnet.com>...
: Does anyone know how he died? It's so sudden I can't believe it was illness.
There's another thread about this elsewhere... Haven't found it yet, but
it was reposted to a list I'm on.
According to the members of Sunshine Blind, it was suicide.
It makes no sense.
+ren+
touring with Switchblade, he told me about the poor conditions of
the Nile stage. Tom Williams and I then booked Sunshine at the
Atomic and about a good half of the Phoenix crowd stayed up after
Midnight on a week-day to watch them play. J.T. was so open and
nice with everyone. He was interested in our scene and what we
were doing to get more bands here and he took an interest in one
girl who was a bass-player like he was. She performed that night
and we both complemented her on her performance and had learned
that she had only been playing for a year. J.T. gave some helpful
advice and we also talked about the Internet and how popular it
was getting. That he understood how much promotion of the band
was taking place on alt.gothic and that he was very thankful to
us for that. We then talked all night and he mentioned that he
was a world class athlete and since I also followed California
sports I recognized him at that moment. J.T. became my idol. I
wanted to be and do everything he did and I grilled him on his
daily routine. "What do you do the first thing in the morning?"
J.T. was driven by inner goals and inner morality. He was a
believer in the future. We even discussed religion, politics, and
space exploration at one point. I had mentioned the U.F.O.s over
my house all the time and he was very interested in that since
Phoenix was making national news at that time about this.
J.T. did not seem to me to be a quitter. But perhaps he expected
to much of himself or found it hard to stay interested in
anything that he mastered. And those who knew J.T. know that he
could master anything he focused on. He just had natural talent,
the smarts to go after what he wanted, and the patience to get
there.
I introduced J.T. to Ron and told Ron how nice he was and that
J.T. was my bud. J.T. introduced me to his girlfriend and we
talked for awhile. I would really like the details and even why
J.T. died. I know that not everyone wants to read this but I
myself will not be able to sleep until I know everything I can
find out.
Second Satan in Command
> You might ask Kali... She posted the original message in that thread,
> forwarded from the guys in Sunshine Blind.
Unfortunately, I don't know anything other than what was in that
message. The message was posted to a local mailing list by a friend,
and I forwarded it here. I've only met the band once, but my friend
knows them well. I will send him a mail asking if he can inquire about
places to send flowers/donations.
+ Kali Nichta - http://www.sfgoth.com/~kali +
"Goth is never having to say you're sorry"
-Pariahic
sven togni
>William Faith & Monica Richards
>Faith and the Muse
>
It's soo nice to see so much reactions and stories about JT...
The first time I met him was in London when my car was clamped...the whole
lot of them felt sorry for me, but months later in Leipzig he recognized me
and asked if my car was fine !! That's JT !!
I have some great pictures of him, look on the F&tM-homepage or ask me to
sent you one...
s.
Mixy
tee...@spamtrap.com wrote in message <6sk75t$7hu$3...@news.jump.net>...
No, I can't believe that. He had so much to live for.
If it was then it is such a waste.
That's really depressed me. He always seemed so upbeat and I never would
have thought he would take his own life. If anyone confirms that please post
it to the board? Also is there anywhere we can send flowers/donations?
Xthlc
*sigh*
OK, I really hate to bring this up,
but goddammit, I feel like I have to.
If he did, indeed, commit suicide
(which, due to the silence of those who would know,
I am assuming to be the case)
I must call it an abominable waste
and call him a right bastard for doing it.
Granted, I am allotted a healthy dose of callousness
since I am not someone who knew him well and loved him
(which, judging by the reactions I have seen,
are one and the same thing).
But come the fuck on.
How many of us here have been on the brink?
How many have sat there, wallowing in self-hatred and misery,
making little cuts with X-acto blades
and wishing we owned a gun to make it easier?
And how many have had the love for those who loved us
to clamber out of the darkest places
in which a human can find him- or herself,
to grit our teeth,
and to weather the fucking storm?
Oftentimes I've wondered what would happen if,
in a moment of weakness,
I forgot the people who gave a toss as to whether I lived or died
(who would number, I imagine,
far less than JT's friends and companions),
and ventilated my skull with a 12-gauge.
The thought fills me with horror.
Christ, I honestly don't care whether I live or die,
but the amount of misery and soul-rending pain I would cause
is not worth my skipping the extra thirty years
before I croak from lung cancer.
I dunno if JT's moment was one of weakness
or of decision.
If it was the former, I repeat: what a stupid waste.
If it was the latter, I repeat: what a cunt.
My sincere, heartfelt condolences
to those who have been emotionally devastated by this tragedy.
| Xthlc -- <tem...@spam-this-yeh-shite.catholic.org>
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| of being called an idea at all." -- Oscar Wilde
tee...@spamtrap.com
: That's really depressed me. He always seemed so upbeat and I never would
: have thought he would take his own life. If anyone confirms that please post
: it to the board? Also is there anywhere we can send flowers/donations?
Read the thread titled [Fwd: Some Sad news]
Sheryl Kirby
> That's really depressed me. He always seemed so upbeat and I never would
> have thought he would take his own life. If anyone confirms that please post
> it to the board? Also is there anywhere we can send flowers/donations?
I was thinking about the donations thing myself. Check with William and
Monica... they would know.
mercy...@aesthetik.com
Sheryl
--
Above all else, think ice. You want to be able to walk around in your
dinner jacket and smoking robe with an ice bucket and tongs,
distributing ice to all you deem worthy. You want to be a monarch of
cold drinks. -Chris Prince
Janelle Flanagan
Janelle is a friend of mine and she doesn't have net access at this
time so I'm posting this for her. She used to talk to J.T. on the
phone every day for two months before he went to Europe. She also
reminded me about J.T.'s envolvement with the Wake and I remembered
that he was telling me about how they were all going into the studio
to mix some new stuff soon. Again, J.T. seemed to me a guy very
excited about his near future.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
From Janelle,
J.T. Murphy; The single most wonderful person I've ever met.
So very talented, and so very kind. He could always make me smile.
I'll miss you J.T. with all my heart.
Janelle Flanagan
Mixy
(still yet to be confirmed), accident or illness. It's not morbid and we
don't want to know the details but many of us still cannot believe he would
take his own life and need confirmation before we can accept it.
Mixy
<The views expressed herein are strictly my own or those of the voices in my
head>
whit...@whitby02.demon.co.uk wrote in message
<904847471.1470.0...@news.demon.co.uk>...
> Where'd this suicide idea come=20
>
>>
>>I'm hoping that Caroline can throw a little light on what happpened, but I
>>don't expect a reply for some time, I'm sure that she grieves more than I.
>
>
>Before I start, this isn't a rant or a flame directed at any one person
>-it's just a simple request from someone quite profoundly affected by JT's
>death.
>
>I really don't think that we should even start to discuss the gory details
>of JT's death here, nor should we quiz those in our acquaintance even
>closer to him than us about the morbid details - to do so would only cause
>them (and us) more distress.
>
>I know that obviously Goths have a morbid fascination in death - but
>somehow when it's one of our own or someone close to us, it looses all
>it's glamour.
>
>I don't wish to see the intricate details and circumstances of JT's death
>posted here and I feel to do so would only disrespect his memory. I'd much
>prefer to remember him as we have done so far and not picture him at his
>end.
>
>
>So PLEASE lets continue along the line of our fond memories of him and
>leave it at that.
>
>Thank you
>
>
>Jo
>
>
>
dboy...@gmail.com
mik...@gmail.com
He was a great guy. Talented musician and conversationalist.
The last time I saw him was at Marky/Markiesha's "naugahyde " party off Lincoln at the apartments.
Oh Markiesha was one of JT's best friends and I haven't seen anybody since the end of 98.
Please let me know.
Michelle M H.
mik...@gmail.com
I knew him when I lived in Santa Cruz Ca. Back in the mid 90's.
Again, please keep me informed. Hope this goes somewhere.
Michelle M. H.
matt...@me.com
here's a link to one, don't know if it will work:
https://www.facebook.com/ABF.Skate.Shop/photos/a.242526409145530.60178.111570955574410/242531209145050/?type=3&theater
matt...@me.com
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1479395469077&set=a.1400242530303.2056922.1359489093&type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1479395549079&set=a.1400242530303.2056922.1359489093&type=3&theater
