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R.I.P.

From Planet Gong:

Edited by Angelo - March 13 2015 at 06:26

It would appear that Daevid have passed away now.

Websites I work with:

http://www.progressor.net
http://www.houseofprog.com

My profile on Mixcloud:
https://www.mixcloud.com/haukevind/

yeah, relax Daevid ... all the best Hug

There is a statement from his son on the Gong website:

Hello, I'm Daevid Allen's youngest son and his current carer. It was suggested to me recently that perhaps I should blog a bit about his current day to day condition, to keep the fans in the loop. While I decided against actually starting a blog, I thought maybe an update here and there wouldn't be remiss of me.

Dad is in quite a lot of pain at the moment, most of it sourcing from an open wound on his neck that will not close over because of a suspected cancerous origin. While this is fairly easy for me to attend to, it makes it difficult for him to move his head/left shoulder- and has become an almost constant source of pain. To help manage this we have been using special opiate patches on top of his regular intake of painkillers. The most significant downside to this is a loss of cognitive awareness- making him very hazy about his surroundings and situation.

In an effort to bring back a modicum of his usual bright-eyed wit, our nurse was helping me experiment with the opiates' dosage over the last couple of days. Sadly, as it often does with cases like this, it comes down to either having a high dosage with no pain and a comfortable, drifting awareness or a few hours a day of mental acuity with intense discomfort and pain.

Obviously we are going with the former option with his happiness and comfort being my top priority. He still has a flow of close friends and family dropping by to spend time with him, and even when he's a bit out of it he still enjoys the company and pleasant conversation.

Unfortunately he doesn't have the energy to parse the masses of well wishes you all have been sending him, but he's aware and grateful of all the support and every now and then I'll play a little something one of you has done in the background.

For the most part he's relaxed and happy and slowly winding down in the warm comfort of his favourite chair.

Help me I'm falling!

Happy the man whose life had been an achievement and who can control his own fate.

Oh no! I just found this thread and...

octopus-4 wrote:

Speachless...

"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."

Charles Bukowski

earlyprog wrote:

His latest musical offering makes so much more sense to me. Him saying See You and his last words Thank You before setting off into the ether with Shakti Yoni.

Profound.

I thought the same thing.

http://progressiverock.com/guide/blogs/daevid-allen-un-obituaryA few words about Daevid Allen

Edited by djfake - February 06 2015 at 10:32

Author, "The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock"

www.progressiverock.com

Truly sad news.

Missed Gong when they played here recently, and now I'll probably never get to see them.

His latest musical offering makes so much more sense to me. Him saying See You and his last words Thank You before setting off into the ether with Shakti Yoni.

Profound.

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