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The Big Man
Posted on September 28th, 2009 at 5:27pm
For those of us who knew Gordon "Gungi" Paterson he was a giant among men, figuratively and literally. At 6'11" the giant Scotsman touched the lives of all those who worked with him. He was one of the unsung heroes, the ones who make tours sound great and run smoothly. As our sound engineer and tour manager he made every day on the road easy for us but rarely got the recognition he truly deserved as he was just a member of the "crew". Gungi passed away today after a long battle with cancer and will be sorely missed by us and all those who worked with him. Feel free to stop by www.friendsofgungi.com to learn more, you only need to click on guestbook to see how much he meant to so many, and for those so inclined leave a note or make a donation. He leaves behind his wife Bridget and two sons. R.I.P big man, and thanks to all those unsung heroes that work with us each day on tour.
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Posted by webwezal on Monday, October 5, 2009 - 11:08.
Cool Stephen K...thanks for the info and link. It was nice for them to combine his career in music as a sound engineer and road manager. Great choice of tunes they picked too.
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Posted by Celeste on Monday, October 5, 2009 - 10:43.
Yeah they got "Pale Shelter" in there too. I love that song.
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Posted by stephen_kohlmann on Monday, October 5, 2009 - 09:32.
I know it's a few minutes too late, but I only just found out that it was going to happen, so you can't listen to it, but the Current (89.3) in Minneapolis/St. Paul played a tribute set to Gungi:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/music_blog/...
The post also has a link to Gungi's site, which I didn't expect them to do, which was really great of them to do!
Posted by stephen_kohlmann on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 11:44.
My heart goes out to Gungi and all of those who knew him and loved him. My personal experiences with Gungi were pretty cool and funny (like getting lost backstage at the State Theater in Minneapolis and getting his invitation to "share the lift") and I'm sure a lot of people who went to shows between '04-'07 probably had similar experiences with the man. It always seemed like he was willing to go out of his way to make sure that not only the band was happy, but that the fans were happy with their experience, while it would've been perfectly understandable for him not to give anybody the time of day. So, cheers to a man many should aspire to be like, who will no doubt continue to rock on in the hearts of so many!
Posted by Celeste on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 10:59.
Posted by katlahe on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 07:15.
Hi all-
I just did a search for Gungi and this video came up. I thought others might want to see it as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clvE9_uLPok
Peace to Gungi and all who loved him.
Posted by tff2632@aol.com on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 21:50.
Curt, I am so very sorry for your loss. I can't say anything prettier than what Yara has already said. But, I am so sorry for having been gone from here for months now, but I am here now. (Having had a very recent one myself, year anniversary was 9-2-09) I know what you are going through. I have no words. I gave up writing. But, even if I had the right words, I know, that there aren't any that can really help anyway. But, know that you are not alone. His family, is not alone. You have all of us KOOKS who care about anything you do or feel. Alexis took it pretty hard as I did. Please know, I am here for you, Always. My thoughts are with you.
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