RIP MarkB

16 January 2023, 09:53 AM

rich galassini

I have not visited the WTF in longer than I care to admit, but 2 wonderful members sent me an email to let me know of Mark's passing. I am so sorry to hear this.

I enjoyed him thoroughly and we were friends on FB, but like others here, I have not seen any of his posts in sometime. RIP Mark.

16 January 2023, 02:08 PM

piqué

quote:
Originally posted by Doug:
quote:
Originally posted by Mary Anna:
I actually didn't know that Mark was Ermo!

he wasn’t. If you look at the thread that WTG posted above I put a picture in there of Mark with another guy with his face obscured. The other guy is Ermo.

I met Ermo in person a couple of times, as did Mark. We chatted, off-line, away from the forum a number of times. Ermo was very private and did not want his real identity on here.

Matt revealed on FB that MarkB was, in fact, Ermo, and that he was in a position to know, as admin of WTF.

So, who should we believe???

16 January 2023, 02:55 PM

wtg

Mark, with Precipice Improv:

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We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. - Australian Aboriginal proverb

Bazootiehead-in-training

16 January 2023, 03:10 PM

Doug

quote:
Originally posted by piqué:
quote:
Originally posted by Doug:
quote:
Originally posted by Mary Anna:
I actually didn't know that Mark was Ermo!

he wasn’t. If you look at the thread that WTG posted above I put a picture in there of Mark with another guy with his face obscured. The other guy is Ermo.

I met Ermo in person a couple of times, as did Mark. We chatted, off-line, away from the forum a number of times. Ermo was very private and did not want his real identity on here.

Matt revealed on FB that MarkB was, in fact, Ermo, and that he was in a position to know, as admin of WTF.

So, who should we believe???

I think Matt may be confused by the fact that Ermo, Mark, CJQ and I shared a sock puppet account for a while. We all had passwords to the same account, and took turns at it.

I know for 100% certainty that Ermo is a different person. I’ve met him in person, I’ve had dinner and lunch with him in restaurants, I’ve spoken to him on his phone at his workplace. I have had three way email exchanges with me, him, and Mark.

16 January 2023, 03:49 PM

Lisa

I have missed his posts. He was hilarious.

What awful news - so young and so quickly. I will keep his family in my thoughts.

16 January 2023, 05:12 PM

Qaanaaq-Liaaq

So sorry to hear this. I was wondering about markb because I haven’t seen any posts from him for a long time now.

16 January 2023, 09:06 PM

Piano*Dad

WTG reminded me about his music group, Donuts for Dinner.

Donuts

16 January 2023, 09:44 PM

wtg

I couldn't make out the text on that magazine cover..thanks for clearing that up, P*D!

The interview with the Donuts:

https://www.montgomerymag.com/...covers-the-classics/

Performing:

https://www.facebook.com/4donu...os/2483001125331978/

17 January 2023, 04:31 PM

Qaanaaq-Liaaq

I realize that on internet forums, people sometimes leave without saying good bye for as many reasons as there are people. I’ve done the same thing myself on other forums.

This appears to be an opportune time to ask about these three WTF members since other long gone members have been mentioned. They were long time posters here but haven’t posted for years. Or maybe I missed their final good bye post. Anyone hear from them?

EHPianist, Piano Again, and Bongwater Q. Liberalstein

I think BQL might have been someone’s sock puppet or wasn't he?

17 January 2023, 05:41 PM

Piano*Dad

EHPianist is on FB. She doesn't post here (much) any more. Haven't heard from Piano Again in a while. I met her once at a piano party at Cathy Harl's place.

17 January 2023, 05:50 PM

CHAS

Piano Again is on Facebook from time to time.

17 January 2023, 07:11 PM

wtg

Ax organized a couple of virtual piano parties, and EHpianist stopped in for the one in May 2020.

http://well-temperedforum.grou...433/m/9473982497/p/1