EP
Joined: Nov '13
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I thought Thes' words were very moving.
At times like this it's natural to look inwards and see how we could have, in some way, changed Pats decision. I hope Chris and Mike aren't beating themselves up. It would be a bitter irony if they felt they couldn't continue because of the loss of Pat.
It really focuses the mind that the most important things are indeed family and friends.
LP
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A La Carte said:
I thought Thes' words were very moving.At times like this it's natural to look inwards and see how we could have, in some way, changed Pats decision. I hope Chris and Mike aren't beating themselves up. It would be a bitter irony if they felt they couldn't continue because of the loss of Pat.
It really focuses the mind that the most important things are indeed family and friends.
Indeed. It was somewhat saddening to read Thes' thoughts about not continuing. But today, he posted a couple of in studio posts indicating he is trying to find a way forward and "bottle" his feelings in music for TGOS part 3. I'm sure Pat is looking down and elated to see him fight through his pain to continue.......forever the P(muny)
mod
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UPDATE:
The book is amazing btw, they had a few bad samples and sent them to me and Po. I got mine and it's very cool... Reminds me of the book that came w/ the 10 Years of Thes One box / Beer Mug! Great job Tim, you make us all proud homie!
EP
Joined: Apr '14
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It's been a hectic week so I couldn't post earlier, but the memorial service went very well (aside from the old priest who I thought kinda half-assed it). I actually arrived a little late so the service had already started by the time I got there, but when I walked in I was immediately blown away by how many people were there. They could've sold tickets to that thing. I'm sure it's not even that crowded on Sunday's. And right up in front of everything was the Capital P Standing Tall.
Pat's brother, Paul, more than made up for the lazy priest with his eulogy. He started off by saying that the entire family had chosen to wear purple for the service because Pat always wore purple (another P/Prince connection). Then he shared random memories from Pat's family and friends about the kind of person Pat was, and Pat certainly wasn't any different in person than he was on here. Like one time when his brother asked Pat if he would give him some new music to listen to, so in classic Sactown fashion Pat handed him a hard drive with 10,000 songs on it. And when asked for a list of Pat's movie collection, Pat handed over a 50-page excel spreadsheet complete with a description of the movie/genre/director/actors/awards...etc. I could totally see him doing that, can't you? Or stories about how much he loved Christmas and how thoughtful he was about getting gifts for his nieces and nephews. And, of course, when someone asked Pat what he wanted for christmas, Pat would hand over a 50-page excel spreadsheet of his wish list, in order, and complete with prices and a link to find each one on Amazon. Or how he painstakingly digitalized his family's old home movies for his grandparents, which apparently took countless hours to finish. Sound familiar?
Paul ended the eulogy talking about the Forum and how blown away the family was for our support. They knew he really liked this group People Under The Stairs but no one knew his level of involvement or how much he meant to Thes and KK and to us. And no one knew about The Point Of The Rhyme and the countless hours he spent transcribing PUTS lyrics, but I don't think anyone was surprised. Paul ended things by reading Pat's super hero quote from the book. He couldn't get through the quote without choking up, and I admit I got misty-eyed myself.
As I was leaving the service to go the reception I saw Thes walking over to our flower arrangement and taking some pictures. I didn't say anything because I didn't want to bother him at the moment and figured I'd see him at the reception, but I didn't end up running into him there. I did get a chance to talk to Paul, who was very appreciative of everything we had done to honor his brother. They brought over the Capital P to the reception, and had all the books laid out next to the collages of pictures of Pat. Everyone there wanted to check out the book and catch a glimpse of this new aspect of Pat's life that they didn't know about before.
It really was a great thing that we were able to do this for Pat's family. It gave them something new to discover about him, and in such a dark time really was a shining light on the positive influence Pat had on everyone he knew.
Great Job SLC Head and YoYoPo. Pat would've been proud.
P.S. I do have a couple of pics I could put up but I'm not sure how to do that from my phone, if someone can PM me and show me how to do that. Though really, the pics are basically the same as the ones already up here.
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Awesome De La! Thanks for reporting back in such detail... Great to hear how large the turnout was!
The Architect
Joined: Feb '05
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That's great De La - so glad you could make it! Email me your photos if you like and I could upload
P fan #1
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Bigup to everyone who made this happen, especially Po and SLC for their efforts and those who represented the P army at the service/reception!
Very pleased we could reach out to Pat's family and friends with such a positive gesture and hopefully bring a bit of light and a few smiles with such a tasteful and heartfelt tribute - it's really not an easy thing to accomplish.
Forever the Pmuny
The Architect
Joined: Feb '05
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damn right Twelve 
Sorry I've not really been online this week- work is stupidly busy! (I'm basically running a £8million 3500sqm construction project on my own) because I was meaning to post up some photos of the booklet for you all to check out. The printers were kind enough to send over one of the not-perfect test prints. Was looking into getting few more done for anyone that would like a copy ...
P fan #1
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Sorry I've not posted much on this lately, been so busy at work but I guess that's just an excuse because it's been pretty difficult reading everything that's been posted & to be honest I've not really known what to say......
Just still makes me sad to think about this & coming back to the forum makes it real again. I am really moved that as a group we were able to do something for Pat & pleased I was able to be part of it.
I know life has to go on but the forum just still seems a bit empty without his posts. Anyway big respect to everyone for making this happen, the flowers looked amazing & the book was a great touch.
EP
Joined: Nov '13
Posts: 280
Fabulous work yoyopo.
P fan #1
Joined: Sep '11
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Aye, cracking stuff Po. A real top job.
I'm interested in a copy - what's the deal?
12
Joined: Oct '11
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I'm really sorry I missed out on this. Thanks so much to you guys for representing what we all feel. It means worlds to me that you did everything you did. Pat would be proud.
I've seen more than my fair share of untimely death. Last count was 20 witnessed. It's never easy but after a while, it will callus one's view. This one really saddened me though. The world has lost one of the truly good ones.
Although I never met Pat in person (like many around the world that his light touched), he made me feel like I was his friend on here. It's quite amazing that someone can actually convey that type of emotion though a couple posts on a tiny forum on the edge of our universe. How special of a human being do you need to be to accomplish that?! I'm a member of a few other unrelated forums and no one I've ever come across has ever put out such a positive vibe. Truly a light. I'm gonna miss my fellow Rob Ford Dancer. His words and dedication will be sorely missed.
Blue skies forever Sactown.
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