$9f0|1-Remembering Wookie



$fbd                             kenco carnage
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Carnage has become slightly famous for its gatherings.  For its members,
anyway.   I  remember  one  of the first gatherings we ever had at Kei's
house.   Me  and Koony took our computers around and we basically vegged
out.  Carnage was in its infancy then, me and Koony had only been in the
group  a short while.  Kei was in charge of recruitment and he often got
jiffies or letters asking for a place in the group.

I remember Kei playing me a mod (I forget which) of Wookie's; I remember
me  thinking it was the best mod I had heard for a long time.  Kei asked
"Shall  we  let him in the group, then?" So Wookie was then our resident
music-meister.   He'd  already  made  a load of mods previous to joining
Carnage and although not many of them have been used yet, they will find
their way into future projects.

The  first  time  I  met  Wookie was when me and Koony were living at 30
Lothian  Road,  Middlesbrough.   This  was one of the bigger gatherings,
with  more than half of the Carnage crew turning up.  Aside from Wookie,
there  was  me, Kei, Amida, Kooky, Fireball, Cage and a few other people
turned up as well.  I would rate it on a par with some of the gatherings
we've  had.   It was the first time I'd seen a Playstation, which Wookie
thoughtfully bought along with him, along with a huge old TV.

I just wish I'd stayed more at that gathering, I'd have got to know more
about  Wookie - I know I had a good root round his hard drive and he had
a  good  root  round  mine  and  I  can put a face to the name, but..  I
probably  missed  out on some good times.  The reason why I went out was
one  visitor thought it was funny to piss me off, and I'd had enough, so
I  went  out.   I  think  it  was Species at the Showcase I went to see.
Sigh,  ah  well.   I  wish  Wookie'd managed to get to some of the other
gatherings,  I  reckon  some  good  times would've been even better with
Wookie  there  as well.  I guess he was too busy though, earning his 1st
class  degree.   Not that it was his fault, I mean, if you want to get a
1st  class  degree,  you've got to work bloody hard, so he must've had a
very  intense schedule to keep.  Sigh.  Just a pity I didn't get to know
him better.

Whenever  I listen to any of Wookie's music now, I get goosebumps.  When
I  first  learnt that Wookie had left, I went out for a walk and thought
what  sort  of  influence  was he on me?  A pretty big one.  Some of his
music is the best I've ever heard.  What sort of influence was I on him?
I  can't  really say, I guess everyone he met influenced him in some way
towards  his  music.   Ah  buggrit,  I'm  just waffling on now.  My best
regards to Wookie's family.  Rest in peace, Ben.

Many  people  believe in reincarnation.  I think I do as well.  The body
you  are  given  is a shell, which is handy for carting your soul around
in.   When  you pass away, you leave your body in search of another one.
I  hope  Wookie's  soul  reaches  another  body  so  he can be as big an
influence as he was.

-ende-