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  • Tapiola
    Full Member
    • Jan 2011
    • 1688

    This very sad news has prompted me to break my current silence on the forum. BBM, for me, was one of a kind: always there, always upbeat, always knowledgeable, always kind, always interesting in his musical choices. Never argumentative, often funny... sui generis.

    I was shocked (but not altogether surprised) by PJPJ's message when I read it.

    RIP Tim - you were a true and rare gentleman. I shall miss you and your posts.

    My sincere condolences to your wife and family.

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    • Old Grumpy
      Full Member
      • Jan 2011
      • 3542

      Originally posted by french frank View Post
      He gave his birthday as June 9 1956 - so would have been coming up for 67.
      So it is, FF, thanks. I didn't go back in the Stormy Weather II posts quite far enough to find it , #9105.

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      • cloughie
        Full Member
        • Dec 2011
        • 22072

        Very sad news. BBM was an ever present, positive contributor to the forum, whatever tribulations he faced.

        RIP Tim

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        • richardfinegold
          Full Member
          • Sep 2012
          • 7541

          One of his most endearing traits was the nature of this posts, usually one sentence zippy bursts of enthusiasm ending in exclamation points. And if he ever bought a fraction of the CDs he said that he was going to buy, Sue must have quite a pile of them on her hands

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          • Pulcinella
            Host
            • Feb 2014
            • 10710

            Originally posted by richardfinegold View Post
            One of his most endearing traits was the nature of this posts, usually one sentence zippy bursts of enthusiasm ending in exclamation points. And if he ever bought a fraction of the CDs he said that he was going to buy, Sue must have quite a pile of them on her hands
            I hope someone is in touch with Sue to let her see (if she hadn't access to Tim's password here) the comments and tributes people have made.

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            • french frank
              Administrator/Moderator
              • Feb 2007
              • 29917

              Originally posted by Pulcinella View Post
              I hope someone is in touch with Sue to let her see (if she hadn't access to Tim's password here) the comments and tributes people have made.
              No one needs a password to read posts, only to access other permissions - posting, PMs, viewing the member list &c. which require log in.
              It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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              • Pulcinella
                Host
                • Feb 2014
                • 10710

                Originally posted by french frank View Post
                No one needs a password to read posts, only to access other permissions - posting, PMs, viewing the member list &c. which require log in.

                Of course.

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                • PJPJ
                  Full Member
                  • Nov 2010
                  • 1461

                  Originally posted by Pulcinella View Post
                  I hope someone is in touch with Sue to let her see (if she hadn't access to Tim's password here) the comments and tributes people have made.
                  I have let Sue know that there are many messages here......

                  P

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                  • Pulcinella
                    Host
                    • Feb 2014
                    • 10710

                    Originally posted by PJPJ View Post
                    I have let Sue know that there are many messages here......

                    P

                    I'd hoped that you had/would.

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                    • oddoneout
                      Full Member
                      • Nov 2015
                      • 8985

                      Given how many messages there are here, from a relatively small group of people, I think his send off will not be a small affair? He seems to have touched many lives.

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                      • Dave2002
                        Full Member
                        • Dec 2010
                        • 17964

                        Very sad to hear about this. I was looking forward to hearing how his newest enterprises with arranging and performances would go.

                        Tim RIP.

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                        • DoctorT
                          Full Member
                          • Feb 2023
                          • 26

                          Rejoining the forum to express my sympathy to BBM/Tim’s family and friends. I often wondered how he found time to listen to so much music!

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                          • richardfinegold
                            Full Member
                            • Sep 2012
                            • 7541

                            BBM’s wife reports on fb that the funeral is tomorrow in Worth, Sussex, 2p.m. She also reports that she would like to know beforehand but unfortunately didn’t specify a mechanism to do this…Worth Abbey, Paddockhurst Rd

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                            • Barbirollians
                              Full Member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 11529

                              Sorry - know what beforehand ?

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                              • Pulcinella
                                Host
                                • Feb 2014
                                • 10710

                                Originally posted by Barbirollians View Post
                                Sorry - know what beforehand ?
                                Presumably she'd like to know how many people are likely to attend.
                                I'm sure Tim will have a great and grand send-off.

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