You have such a gift for curating the essence of experiences and life lessons of this absolutely infinite hardcore community. I love so much that Eddie’s words will reverberate here in this essential archive. Thank-you for my weekly self-reflection tool…more than a fanzine!
I'm going to be 54 in a couple of months, and the phrase that's always stuck with me is that I have more life behind me than ahead of me now. It's sobering, but I feel like I'm in a pretty good place. Hardcore meant a lot to Eddie, clearly, and it's the kind of community not everyone gets. And Eddie meant a lot to a lot of people - he touched a lot of lives, and I hope some part of him realized that before he passed. Not everyone gets that either.
Reading this, the point really hit me: We really do sometimes take for granted that the community that hardcore gives us is rare. The average person doesn't always get something like this, and I honestly couldn't imagine what my life would have been like without it.
That was a very moving piece. I never saw Leeway perform and it hurts that I will never will. I'm kicking myself for not taking the time out to see them. But as an older hXc "kid" (I will be turning 49 this Wednesday) a find of mine asked me how does it feel to get older. I replied that it really changes your perception of time. When I was 19 I distinctly remember watching the Chris rock hbo special "Bring the pain" . The line that stuck me that most was "Life isn't short . life is long if you make the wrong chooses." At the time I thought that was a brilliant but now that an approaching fifty I believe Chris rock was dead wrong. This friend who asked me how does it feel to get older, also told me that the book, "Life begins at forty" actually was originally published in 1932! (as an interesting sidenote Supposedly John Lennon wrote an unrecorded song called "Life begins at 40" in 1980) Well I stop rambling. Looking forward to your piece on Thursday.
Thank you for your perspective on Eddie's life. I am in this supposed half life 50s and almost didn't make it to here a couple of times. Frank Turner's spouse and Eddie have it right being here is everything! Being able to experience what Eddie beautifully said at This is Hardcore makes the world go round. The Marathon race is the one we got to keep running. RIP Eddie!
When we lose our legends—now in my 50s, it happens with greater frequency—a part of the puzzle is gone forever, never to be replaced. We honor them as best we can.
You have such a gift for curating the essence of experiences and life lessons of this absolutely infinite hardcore community. I love so much that Eddie’s words will reverberate here in this essential archive. Thank-you for my weekly self-reflection tool…more than a fanzine!
I'm going to be 54 in a couple of months, and the phrase that's always stuck with me is that I have more life behind me than ahead of me now. It's sobering, but I feel like I'm in a pretty good place. Hardcore meant a lot to Eddie, clearly, and it's the kind of community not everyone gets. And Eddie meant a lot to a lot of people - he touched a lot of lives, and I hope some part of him realized that before he passed. Not everyone gets that either.
Reading this, the point really hit me: We really do sometimes take for granted that the community that hardcore gives us is rare. The average person doesn't always get something like this, and I honestly couldn't imagine what my life would have been like without it.
That was a very moving piece. I never saw Leeway perform and it hurts that I will never will. I'm kicking myself for not taking the time out to see them. But as an older hXc "kid" (I will be turning 49 this Wednesday) a find of mine asked me how does it feel to get older. I replied that it really changes your perception of time. When I was 19 I distinctly remember watching the Chris rock hbo special "Bring the pain" . The line that stuck me that most was "Life isn't short . life is long if you make the wrong chooses." At the time I thought that was a brilliant but now that an approaching fifty I believe Chris rock was dead wrong. This friend who asked me how does it feel to get older, also told me that the book, "Life begins at forty" actually was originally published in 1932! (as an interesting sidenote Supposedly John Lennon wrote an unrecorded song called "Life begins at 40" in 1980) Well I stop rambling. Looking forward to your piece on Thursday.
Thank you for your perspective on Eddie's life. I am in this supposed half life 50s and almost didn't make it to here a couple of times. Frank Turner's spouse and Eddie have it right being here is everything! Being able to experience what Eddie beautifully said at This is Hardcore makes the world go round. The Marathon race is the one we got to keep running. RIP Eddie!
Well said.
When we lose our legends—now in my 50s, it happens with greater frequency—a part of the puzzle is gone forever, never to be replaced. We honor them as best we can.