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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 29, 2021 9:52:20 GMT -5
What I posted on Facebook: R. I. P. Greg Hatcher. I didn't know Greg very well. We talked a few times via e-mail and Facebook Messenger after becoming friends at CBR. He was kind enough to send me a copy of one of his books that had gotten dinged up to the point it couldn't be sold and I cleaned up his Goodreads page, because, why not. Greg was a genuinely good person. He lived to create art and, more importantly, to help teach kids that they could create art. Greg cared about kids, particularly creative kids who are far too frequently marginalized. If his only legacy were "Hatcher's Kids" it would be a fantastic legacy. But Greg was also a talented writer. He was an unabashed proponent of neo-pulp writing, but he was also a talented essayist and it was always a joy when a new column would drop. He was also a devoted husband. There was never a question Julie was the love of his life. His cancer left bills along with a void. If you have a spare buck or two it would not be misplaced. Adios, Greg. Here's hoping you can prowl Baker Street in the next one. This is Greg's Amazon Author Page.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2021 11:09:39 GMT -5
I know him from the CBR. Never really talked to him but he was ever present in the forum. Wow, He appears to have been young. I’m in shock a bit. he was one of THE most kind, generous, and wonderful people you would ever have met (Jim MacQuarrie falls into that category too by the way, tho MacQ can be a grumpy old man sometimes Greg was one of the first to welcome me to CBR with open arms. . way back in '96 or so.
And I finally got to meet him & Julie in person - and enjoy meals with the Hatchers and their extended family - by knowing Greg or Julie, you were automatically part of their family - at "Camp CBR" at SDCC in 2005.
the Universe is a bit darker today.
(and it's a shock, because of how damn private he was. I was not FB friends, so did not know he'd been in and out of the hospital the past month - fuck Cancer - but I'm grateful that multiple of my friends reached out yesterday morning to let me know what was happening, so I could send some prayers to Julie).
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Post by codystarbuck on Oct 29, 2021 11:34:59 GMT -5
I never met Greg, but I read his columns at CBR and then Atomic Junkshop. I had commented on several of his bookscouting ones and I mentioned, on one, being between jobs. He sent me a couple of pdf versions of his work, which was completely out of the blue and much appreciated. My father was a teacher and I loved Greg's stories of his classes and you could tell from the way he talked and the way he maintained relations with his former students that he was a good one. Greg spoke openly and honestly about his troubled childhood and bad decisions he made in his young adulthood, of both triumphs and failures, sharing the lessons he learned in life. Mostly, though, he shared the joys of storytelling, even in the realm that the High and Mighty dismiss as "low art." To Greg, there was only "Art," neither high nor low. He was a favorite contributor on podcasts, as he had a voice that was perfect for radio and he spoke with authority and enthusiasm, but also with a wisdom about the subject. He was involved in one about James Bond, on the Radio vs The Martians Podcast, and he described the Fleming Bond as "A knight, sent to slay wizards and dragons." I had never heard that description before, but it is the perfect metaphor for the literary secret agent. Greg had those kinds of insights that just made the subject matter that much more interesting. Greg spoke lovingly and warmly about Julie, relating how they met, their trials and tribulations and friends along the way. As COVID took over, he spoke of those of us who didn't have a choice but to be out there, working, because we couldn't work remotely and were in vital jobs, exposing ourselves daily to potential infection. Greg was driving for an ambulance service and was one of only two volunteers to step forward to transport COVID patients or potentially positive patients. One of his columns related the story of a woman who was being shuttled back and forth between a hospital and testing locations, with conflicting results about whether or not she was positive for the virus. They were trying to get her set up via an app and Greg went beyond his job and worked with his dispatcher to cut through red tape and find a testing location that could take her and give her a more accurate version of the test. They got the job done and the woman praised him as a hero, because he listened to her, when everyone else was too busy. Greg downplayed it, passed praise on to everyone who was involved, but those of us who read the column wouldn't let him shrug it off. Greg was a hero; he took the responsibility to do good for others in this world, without seeking reward or having a personal stake in the issue. This is the perfect description of Greg Hatcher... RIP Greg, and my condolences to Julie, Greg's students and his many friends.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Oct 29, 2021 11:45:51 GMT -5
(...) the Universe is a bit darker today.
(and it's a shock, because of how damn private he was. I was not FB friends, so did not know he'd been in and out of the hospital the past month - fuck Cancer - but I'm grateful that multiple of my friends reached out yesterday morning to let me know what was happening, so I could send some prayers to Julie).
Both Greg and, especially, Julie were posting updates on fb, but Julie's post about 2 days ago saying that Greg probably won't make it still came as quite a shock (a gut-punch would be a more apt term) - because just last week Greg had posted something light-hearted and funny. It really seemed like he was going to weather this.
So yeah, I'm feeling that the universe is more than just a bit darker... F***ing cancer.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Oct 29, 2021 11:51:09 GMT -5
(...) Greg was driving for an ambulance service and was one of only two volunteers to step forward to transport COVID patients or potentially positive patients. One of his columns related the story of a woman who was being shuttled back and forth between a hospital and testing locations, with conflicting results about whether or not she was positive for the virus. They were trying to get her set up via an app and Greg went beyond his job and worked with his dispatcher to cut through red tape and find a testing location that could take her and give her a more accurate version of the test. They got the job done and the woman praised him as a hero, because he listened to her, when everyone else was too busy. Greg downplayed it, passed praise on to everyone who was involved, but those of us who read the column wouldn't let him shrug it off. Greg was a hero; he took the responsibility to do good for others in this world, without seeking reward or having a personal stake in the issue. (...) It's one of my favorites, if not very favorite, written by Greg. Well worth the read. And while you're at the site, do yourself a favor and click on the 'Greg Hatcher' link on the sidebar to get a listing of links to all of his columns. They're all worth reading and re-reading (which I've done on many an occasion).
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Post by brutalis on Oct 29, 2021 12:27:03 GMT -5
Truly sad hearing about Hatcher's passing as I 1st saw his name in the old CBR site and really began actively following him in his blogging on the Atomic Junk Shop. From everything he wrote I grew to know the man and his family and their life struggles. He never gave up nor ever gave in, placing his own issues aside while helping others. The skies are a bit darker today but I know Heaven glows so brightly with his presence.
Condolences and prayers for his family and to let them find solace in knowing Greg is remembered and missed for all of us that he reached and touched in his writing...
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Post by Mormel on Oct 30, 2021 6:47:52 GMT -5
Saddened to hear about Greg passing. Truly a mainstay of the CBR forums, and from all the words of tribute I'm reading, a beautiful person. Rest in peace.
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Post by foxley on Oct 30, 2021 20:17:37 GMT -5
Australian media personality Bert Newton has passed away. Newton had been a fixture on Australia television since regular broadcasts began in 1956, hosting a variety of game, variety and talk shows. In the last two decades he had also started doing stage work, and in 2013 I saw him as Vic Fontaine in Grease.
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Post by shaxper on Oct 31, 2021 10:11:47 GMT -5
I didn't know Greg personally. I was aware of him, enjoyed reading several of his columns, and knew enough of his reputation to understand that he was someone I would have enjoyed calling "friend". It will be a sincere regret of mine that he and I never had the opportunity to cross paths. Strength and comfort to Julie, to their family, and to all mourning the loss.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Oct 31, 2021 16:42:12 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2021 23:32:37 GMT -5
RIP to former Red Sox player and broadcaster Jerry Remy. He'd been battling cancer for the past few years, but was unable to beat it. He was 68.
-M
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Post by foxley on Nov 1, 2021 1:46:10 GMT -5
R.I.P. to Italian restaurateur Ado Campeol, the father of tiramisu, who passed away on 30 October, aged 98. Speaking as a lover of both coffee and dessert, a world without tiramisu does not bear thinking about.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 1, 2021 4:44:47 GMT -5
R.I.P. to Italian restaurateur Ado Campeol, the father of tiramisu, who passed away on 30 October, aged 98. Speaking as a lover of both coffee and dessert, a world without tiramisu does not bear thinking about. I din't know there was an " inventor " of that desert. I assumed it has always been around.
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Post by foxley on Nov 1, 2021 7:00:27 GMT -5
R.I.P. to Italian restaurateur Ado Campeol, the father of tiramisu, who passed away on 30 October, aged 98. Speaking as a lover of both coffee and dessert, a world without tiramisu does not bear thinking about. I din't know there was an " inventor " of that desert. I assumed it has always been around. There were similar desserts that predated it, but apparently what we regard as the 'classic' tiramisu -- ladyfingers soaked in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar, and mascarpone cheese, flavoured with cocoa -- was created in Campeol's restaurant in Dec. 1969. Certainly there is no written record of a dessert called 'tiramisu' (Italian for 'pick-me-up') before the 1970s which lends credence to the claim.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 1, 2021 7:57:53 GMT -5
Well I invented pizza with pineapple on top.
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