Farewell friend
I have just read the bad news.
I had been expecting it for a while but hoping it would wait for considerably longer.
Kevin Jones, aka Nisakiman has died.
Kevin first appeared here on Rambles back in July ’12 and was a regular ever since. I loved his comments – pithy, funny and wise.
A year ago, almost to the day we set up his own site. It sat there quietly for a while doing nothing. He played around with it but needed a drop of encouragement to actually publish something.
His first post really tells it all.
Naturally I never met Kevin but we corresponded regularly by mail. I only spoke to him the once when Frank was setting up his Smokey Drinky Bar and we were doing some testing – a three-way call with Frank, Kevin and myself.
I will miss him. He was one of the cornerstones of the group that has built up around Rambles and his own posts were always worth a read.
I like to think of him now sitting at a beach bar supping on his favourite tipple and enjoying a peaceful smoke.
Sad.Isn’t it strange how we not meet people in person but still somehow feel a connection – and feel sad if it is broken?
Agreed, maybe it’s just for people who have touched us through their music, or made us laugh, or acted as a role model (Princess Di), or written things we can empathise with.
The Blogger Community is in some ways a lot like an extended network of buddies, even acquaintances because the relationship can evolve beyond the blog, to emails, phone calls or even meetings.
For the most part however it’s just a respect that can only be earned, for their writing. In Nisakiman’s case both as commentator and blogger.
He had one heck of a life that he shared in part with us on his blog. And he invariably took the time to reply to most commentators. He was appreciative of that support.
Perhaps the most surprising thing has been the way his kids, all grown up with lives of their own, two travelling from Aus. And his two daughters were with him at the end. So he was one heck of a father as well.
I’ll write to Aimee later.
Well said
Having watched what Anna Raccoon (and Mr G by definition) went through , perhaps Kevin got the better deal. Enough time to say goodbye, to do what was important but not years of ‘care’ slowly losing all dignity. I shall miss him and his writings ( I think I have one of those real,actual , ‘letter’ thingys from him somewhere.)
Frank’s comment bears repeating: “I can’t help but think he’d still be alive today, if he’d just stayed at home in Greece, tinkering in his workshop, not feeling too well, and continuing to ignore his wife’s pleas to see a doctor.”
Oh no! That’s really sad news, I saw his comments around lots of blogs. Didn’t always agree, but he was always a level-headed commenter.
I’m so sad to hear this. I really enjoyed his comments here as well as his writings on his site. I wasn’t much of a commentor but I shall miss him
Sad news indeed,first had contact with Nisakiman when he was setting up his new workshop, and yea, maybe staying at his workshop and tinkering would have been better, but, we do what we, or those around us, think best I guess.
Like Grandad, I only met Kevin online and really appreciated his insights – RIP
A Nisakiman comment was always worth a read, sad news.
RIP to a blogger I have only been reading for a few months.