A Crash Still Heard
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This is just a quick note to thank the charming Erin a.k.a. goodmusiconly for reminding me of the late Chris "Crash" Pryor's birthday with a lovely tribute that you can find here: http://mog.com/goodmusiconly/blog/215691
It's been a year or so since his unexpected and unfathomable passing, which devastated a goodly portion of the MOG community. As longtime MOGgers know, Chris - a man of wit, grace, honesty, eloquence and broad-ranging tastes - was one of the true joys of the site, and his words and insights continue to resonate on his page at http://mog.com/CrashPryor. Any of you who haven't had the pleasure of his prose should check it out.
He was far too young and with so much more to offer. Accordingly, his death still stings. But I'm sure glad to have known the guy, learned from him, and enjoyed his company.
This oat soda's for you, Crash - and so's my favorite song by the English Beat, "Save It for Later," streaming into the ether and tickling your spirit...
Chris "Crash" Pryor: We Dig
Comments (24)
hallelujah
i don't think any song could've been more appropriate. thanks for more memories of Crash, Mike. (and now i just miss dear Micki even more ... sob.) i love the sentiment of this post.
AS Poe says, Micki is missed and I hope she's OK, with her beautiful son in tow. Crash was a blazing fire in the Mogoverse and is indeed missed. Thanks for yanking on our coat to remember him.
Wow time flies, it seems like just recently that we got the horrible news.
Oatmeal: And amen.
poe: You're welcome, sister. Again, I wish there had never been a reason for such a reflection. And I, too, want nothing but the best for Micki and her boy.
Jonh: He was one of us - and one of a kind.
MrFrost: Crazy, no? Here's to better news coming up!
Oh Mike, why did you have to go and make me cry?
Well said.
Very nice.
In reading Crash's posts, it looks like he thought something was afoot...
"...I just got in from that 3:10 to Yuma screening and will have to get right back up in a couple of hours in order get to the check in...I should be dead tired after riding around all day...but I'm not...I can't sleep because there's been a rush of adrenaline pumping through me ever since I almost lost my life, ironically, not that far from where I almost became a road burger back in March...but wait, I'm getting ahead of myself...
I've mused on here once or twice about how long was I going to keep "Forrest Gumpin' " my way around this town before I either 1, got my grind on 2, tucked tail and skipped town or 3, buy the farm in some freak accident that involves me, some strangers I met in Venice Beach, a llama, a bottle of Ouzo...and a John Deere woodchipper...these have been a wild and woolly couple of months for me but I've been keeping the lupine lot loping on the lateral by writing, reading and writing some more...But just because you don't see 'em doesn't mean that they're not out to get you....my mother is a staunch believer in signs from the beyond that we all should look for when trying to get on with our lives and although I've been known to say shite like "man, the last time that occurred "X" bad/ good thing happened to me"...if I apply my Vulcan powers of logic, I know that it's a sham...a futile attempt to take control of the steering wheel of fate which is akin to ice skating uphill...you'll get nowhere fast...still things like what I'm about to explain make me think twice..."
...etc...
Showed up too late to really get to know him, but will sorely miss writing like this...
Van
Thank you, Mike. Sorry for the short comment, every single word still hurts.
Unfortunately I did not know Crash, but this is really heartwarming tome to see this type of community love for one of our former MOGgers.. Cheers to All, and thanks Mike!
Had plenty of those oat sodas last night...
Ah Crash, one of the distinct Mog voices. I still keep him in my trusteds, just as a tribute. Thanks for the reminder.
he was the coolest kid on the block....someone whose posts i rushed to read more so than any other
heartbreaking
I'm thinking of the wonderful picture Chris posted on M, of the two of you sharing oat sodas. Gulping harder and sending warm thoughts your way, and another cheer out to the cosmos for our Crash. Thanks, Michael ... xxx
I was just thinking about him the other day. Thanks for the post Mike...
The cats don't come much cooler than Crash..
I am: Had to reaffirm the props...
gympumpkin: Was just feeling it.
extraordinarypoems: I trust that it was merited, too.
vannatta: What a masterful (and effortlessly funny) writer he was. Such a singular voice silenced. Maybe he did sense something, but truth be told, we're all a lightning strike away from oblivion.
Anna: I know. I know.
Indiana: Indeed, and believe me, he earned and deserved the love he was given.
nicki: Ditto. Of course, with me, "many" means two.
contrabandwidth: He remains in my Trusteds, too. I keep hoping I'll get a MOG alert from beyond, but so far, nada.
Lyrikhan: Sounds about right.
goodmusiconly: Wish you'd been there with us, Erin. I'll bet we'd have really torn it up.
RGM: The memories will probably flow back every October for a while. That's probably a good thing.
Cody B: The coolest, man. And you'd know, C.B.
I got an update yesterday from aim, all it said was christophers birthday was coming up, send him a card. It is sad to think he is gone, but we are all better people for getting to know him
Kevin: That's real ghost-in-the-machine stuff. Gotta admit that it took a few months after his departure before I was willing to delete his number from the contact list on my mobile phone. No deleting the memories though.
every time I get on AIM I see his name, kind of hope that I will see him log on.................
If only...
this was a hard one to finally come back to Mike - and MY BELOVED MR. CUTLERY - the perfect one as well !!!
MISSED you FIERCE !!! Hope you're well & will try to get more involved as the days pass - it's been too long & it wasn't the Phillies (I know I know - still thrilled) that kept me from you - just life :)
XOXOX
Your sister in brotherly love !!!
Lizzie: Always happy to have you in the mix. I'm hangin' in here. And, yes, this particular setting is somber-toned, but, if you listen to "Save It for Later" while thinking of Chris, it's a little easier.