RE: [Harp-L] Gary Primich.....

["Ronald Tuffel" <ronnyt@xxxxx>]

	Sad we are all so emotionally tagged by this tragedy, this sad
happening, that our emotionality has now clouded too many intelligent people
from realizing that they are now going much too far. For all of you who have
known or have claimed to have known Gary Primich... you missed the boat! If
you didn't say something before when he was living specifically to him,
don't desecrate his being and existence now! Especially on this forum where
most people only knew his music, his performances, and his persona.
	If you knew him, you know that he didn't talk bad about folks unless
they had specifically ripped him off, lied, etc. and even then he was cool
about things. How dare you speculate on what, how, or anything about his
passing, his life, or existence. And, if you have something to say which is
trite, not factual, self righteous or harmful... don't scuttle a ship that
has already gone down. People don't need to be introduced to things that
Gary, his family, or true friends have endured for awhile. Please have some
common decency, respect, and restraint. If you can't say something good,
please don't comment at all. He would have given you that courtesy.
 	Let his music, spirit, and being exist forever on an elevated level
or plain. Listen to his music, play his music!

Peace, love, and respect to us all,

Ron

-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of tomsmics
Sent: samedi, 29. septembre 2007 00:39
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] Gary Primich.....

I considered Gary to be a good friend, besides a customer.  I first met him
in the early 90's;  we did a lesson in the beer garden behind J&J Blues Bar
in Ft. Worth.  Later, when the mic biz opened, he became a customer, and
even a test pilot of some mic designs we pioneered, most memorably the
Astatic 200S models we cut down to the bullet and mod-ed.

The guy was the real deal.  I'd seen him in so many formats--from acoustic
to amplified, all combinations of players.  He was always the most happening
thing on stage, and his infectious playing and patter always had an impact
on his audience.  

I spoke to Gary just a few months ago.  He had lost all his harps, mics,
etc.  Even over the phone it was apparent he had really changed--he just
wasn't the positive guy I had come to know and respect.  When I had seen him
last, his weight gain indicated he had completely forsaken the athletic
regimen he used to follow.  

His death is a sad thing, for sure.  But after living with it a few days, I
think I have to admit I'm also pretty pissed at him just because he killed
himself.  Suicide is a tough thing, but unlike Bill Clarke--who died from
internal bleeding that was a hereditary issue (and a REAL tragedy) and NOT
self inflicted, Gary's death angers me.  Like Butterfield, he ignored all
the warnings, lessons and examples of how NOT to live your life.  Willingly
or not, he subjected himself to a nasty addiction, so well hidden few knew
of it.  Did he try to get clean?  I hope so, and maybe we'll find out he was
really struggling to get clear of the problem.  But dying of a drug overdose
is just a waste.  It's not a tragedy, not as I define tragedy. 

It's a terrible way to wrap up a life of giving pleasure to so many.  And it
really pisses me off he decided to go that way.  TOM ELLIS/Tom's Mics  
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