Say it isn't so http://www.avclub.com/articles/rip-tv-on-the-radio-bassist-gerard-smith,54877/
Only 34 :-(
― Cluster the boots (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:00 (fourteen years ago)
what??? RIP
― markers, Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:00 (fourteen years ago)
'Nine Types of Light' is so great too, absolutely gutted.
― Cluster the boots (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:01 (fourteen years ago)
Lung cancer at the age of 34? Fuck. So glad I stopped smoking.
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:08 (fourteen years ago)
rip. cancer is the worst thing.
― popular gay automobile (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:09 (fourteen years ago)
:(
That is really sad, been loving the new album tons.
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:10 (fourteen years ago)
oh, man, awful.
― ban drake (the rapper) (max), Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:10 (fourteen years ago)
holy shit
― frogbs, Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:22 (fourteen years ago)
R.I.P.
― diamonddave85, Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:25 (fourteen years ago)
That stuff moved like a freight train. Wasn't he just diagnosed a few weeks ago?
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:44 (fourteen years ago)
listening to the new record with extra bass. so sad.
― DISPLAY NAMING RIGHTS (Upt0eleven), Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:48 (fourteen years ago)
awwwww hell
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:54 (fourteen years ago)
This is terrible. Don't really care about this band but this sucks. 34?? Christ.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:55 (fourteen years ago)
one of my fav bands and he was sort of the guy that held it all together live. first time i saw them in a tiny room he played basically the whole set with his back to us. later in bigger venues he'd be concealed behind a wall of keyboards and shit, just filling in the sound.
rip dude
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:57 (fourteen years ago)
Wow, 34 is way too young. RIP.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 21 April 2011 01:25 (fourteen years ago)
RIP
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 21 April 2011 02:37 (fourteen years ago)
tunde hired him after seeing him perform every day on the subway, apparently. used to be a fine arts student.
― ban drake (the rapper) (max), Thursday, 21 April 2011 02:44 (fourteen years ago)
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― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 21 April 2011 07:49 (fourteen years ago)
apparently he was a first responder at ground zero on 9/11?
http://punkeinfilm.blogspot.com/2011/04/rip-tim-heatherington.html
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― O da Huge Manatee (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 21 April 2011 23:02 (fourteen years ago)
that bit does make you wonder
― omar little, Thursday, 21 April 2011 23:08 (fourteen years ago)
I am so sorry, how did I miss this, I just mentioned them the other day. Much respect, RIP. That is way too young to die of a senseless illness.
― eat gravel and die (u s steel), Friday, 22 April 2011 15:36 (fourteen years ago)
Is it true about him being a 9/11 responder? My friend was buds with him and had never heard about that...
― last name ever, first name gjetost (Jon Lewis), Friday, 22 April 2011 16:09 (fourteen years ago)
I was curious where that came from also. I googled around but couldn't find anything on it except that blog post.
― dmr, Friday, 22 April 2011 17:08 (fourteen years ago)
Hmph. Cause if true it seems, yknow, rather pertinent.
― last name ever, first name gjetost (Jon Lewis), Friday, 22 April 2011 17:21 (fourteen years ago)
What does "first responder" even mean? Was he a firefighter? Anyway, there seems to be little internet evidence for that rumor.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 22 April 2011 17:42 (fourteen years ago)
generally means police, firefighter, or EMT
― dmr, Friday, 22 April 2011 17:57 (fourteen years ago)
In this case I would guess EMT would be possible as it sounds like Gerard wore several hats before joining tvotr.
― last name ever, first name gjetost (Jon Lewis), Friday, 22 April 2011 18:14 (fourteen years ago)
nice post by Justine D remembering Gerard from art school in 1994http://inthekitchenatparties.tumblr.com/post/4919775379/black-coffee-and-crumb-cake
― dmr, Monday, 25 April 2011 16:34 (fourteen years ago)
shit. great guy.
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Tuesday, 26 April 2011 08:37 (fourteen years ago)