September 29, 2006

11:31 PM

I was saddened to hear of the most untimely passing of Radio7 on September 9th. I only met her once, but I was charmed by her humour, talent and vivaciousness.
posted by timeistight to MetaFilter-related at 11:31 PM (104 comments total)

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posted by The Great Big Mulp at 12:13 AM on September 30, 2006

What? What in the deuce happened?
posted by vernondalhart at 12:24 AM on September 30, 2006

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posted by vernondalhart at 12:25 AM on September 30, 2006

So, uh, the question is begged...
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posted by greycap at 12:45 AM on September 30, 2006

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posted by edgeways at 1:07 AM on September 30, 2006

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posted by felix betachat at 1:10 AM on September 30, 2006

Wtf happened? So sad.
posted by bob sarabia at 1:13 AM on September 30, 2006

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posted by juv3nal at 1:19 AM on September 30, 2006

That's a beautiful picture.

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posted by brundlefly at 1:50 AM on September 30, 2006

Canadian, movie lover, liberal, sushi purist, a friend of a lady who kept her uterus in a bottle, and seemingly able to tack on the last comment to a surprisingly high % of the posts she posted in.
(some of these things are inferred and may not be true, some of them are easier to ascertain)
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posted by Wilder at 3:28 AM on September 30, 2006

The information I have is that she died of a heart problem in her sleep.

Jeannie was very willful and perceptive, and more often than not her words bore that incisive wit of hers. The first time we met I was very much struck by her, and even more so when she cut straight through all my bawdy snarks and entendres with an unexpectly sharp "You really like me, don't you?" and left me stammering helplessly for a retort. I'll never forgive her for that.

She was just as unexpectedly genuine with her actions, whether it was by taking my friend out for a proper introduction to sushi (he had never tried it before) when he asked her out on a date, or insisting that I accompany her out karaoking to cure my aversion for it (something we never managed to make good on, alas). Or walking into a T-shirt shore and charming the clerk into pouring all of us some whiskey from the clerk's own bottle during one of our weekend prowls out on the town. Or complaining at the bar that my cigarettes were going to force her to wash the reek out of her hair when she got home, but then turning around to buy me another drink anyway. She was quirky, funny, and utterly charming.

I don't know what her last words to me were -- all I can remember is how sarcastically right they were for chuckling over during my hour back on the freeway after leaving her place at 5 in the morning. Likewise, I've been looking over the photos I have of her [1 2 3 4] in resignation about how inadequate they are for capturing her vivaciousness, and how many opportunities I had missed. I wish that she had more time to spend with us, or that I had met her sooner. Or both.

Good-bye, Jeannie. Whenever the weekend traffic slowly hums to life on the LA freeways during the dim early morning I'll be remembering, and maybe some day in the car I'll get right what you had said in parting that morning and you and I will laugh together about our youth again. We miss you.
posted by DaShiv at 3:55 AM on September 30, 2006 [14 favorites]

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posted by yhbc at 5:05 AM on September 30, 2006

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I wish i had met her--she sounds great. I hate it when any of us die--it's like we should all either be banned or live forever or something.
posted by amberglow at 5:21 AM on September 30, 2006

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Nice rememberance, DaShiv. Thanks.
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posted by sciurus at 5:50 AM on September 30, 2006

Thanks DaShiv. Like timeistight I only met her the one time, but she did leave an impression.

I had just been thinking earlier in the day that it had been some time since I had heard from her, and that I should email her.
posted by vernondalhart at 6:01 AM on September 30, 2006

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posted by sveskemus at 6:04 AM on September 30, 2006

I, too, wish I'd met her as she sounded like a joy to be around. A sad day.

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posted by TheDonF at 6:07 AM on September 30, 2006

That was beautiful DaShiv.

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posted by dodgygeezer at 8:44 AM on September 30, 2006

DaShiv, that was really moving. She sounds like a wonderful person, funny and strong. I'm sorry.
posted by onlyconnect at 8:47 AM on September 30, 2006

Unreal. My condolences to those who knew her.
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 9:00 AM on September 30, 2006

That's very sad.

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posted by scody at 10:08 AM on September 30, 2006

That was beautiful, DaShiv.
posted by Space Kitty at 10:12 AM on September 30, 2006

I believe it was the pics from the Toronto meetup that I saw and instantly developed a crush on her. Sounds like she was equally beautiful inside.
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posted by brain_drain at 11:14 AM on September 30, 2006

I knew nothing about her before today, but she really does sound like a great person. I was looking through her old comments, & couldn't help noticing how many were in threads about death... (and then came across a comment she made in the dworkin obit thread directed to me, which felt poignant, I guess just in that we had interacted in this small way.). Did she know about the heart condition?

in any case,
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posted by mdn at 11:54 AM on September 30, 2006

How about that Dashiv? He makes beautiful pictures with his camera and with his words.

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posted by mr_crash_davis at 12:19 PM on September 30, 2006

Poetry, Dashiv.
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posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 1:39 PM on September 30, 2006 [1 favorite]

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Damn. Wish that I had the good fortune to have met her, too. RIP, Radio7.
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posted by seancake at 1:45 PM on September 30, 2006

Perhaps not so well-known but DaShiv was a poet long before he was a shutterbug.
posted by scarabic at 2:09 PM on September 30, 2006

She sounds like a lovely person. I'm so sorry for your loss. :)
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posted by sperose at 4:04 PM on September 30, 2006

Thanks DaShiv. That tribute was much appreciated.

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posted by granted at 4:43 PM on September 30, 2006

I only had the pleasure of meeting her once but we had a wonderful time discussing old horror movies and eating sushi. She was a truly joyful person and the joy that she brought into the world will be missed.
posted by tinamonster at 4:52 PM on September 30, 2006

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*sigh*
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posted by LeeJay at 6:44 PM on September 30, 2006

I wish people didn't have to die. To those of you who knew her, I'm very sorry for your trouble.
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posted by LunaticFringe at 9:25 PM on September 30, 2006

Jeannie was delightful.

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posted by the_bone at 9:32 PM on September 30, 2006

Pretty woman. Sounds like an intriguing personality. Shockingly young to die.

"In the midst of life we are in death."

A reminder that if there is something you want to accomplish in your life, start it now. No one is guaranteed tomorrow.
posted by Slithy_Tove at 9:34 PM on September 30, 2006

I hear the best sushi is in heaven and let's hope Radio7 is enjoying her share. Also, thx, DaShiv.
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