Esau Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 No official word mentioned on their site yet.John Hall,the bass player from Addison Groove Project lost his long painful battle with colon cancer this weekend.1979-2004John hadn't be touring with AGP since 2003 except for a few shows in his local area,Rob Marsche (keyboards) had been playing the basslines in his absence.Very sad news.Much love to his family & the AGP family.Seriously guys,as a person living with cancer I have already been checked out, but be sure to get yourself checked out at the doctors,no matter how unpleaseant it may be or sound,it is preventable if discovered early enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 yipes. That is very very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyB Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 May you rest in peace John Hall. How very sad that John was taken this early in life. When I interviewed Rob Marscher late this summer he said in the interview that John was "doing okay." I wonder if Rob knew how close one of his best friends was to the end? You never know when your time is at hand. Live life by the fullest everybody, we're only here for a short time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalacePrincess Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 ohhhhhhh.... what sad news. addison groove project is a great band, and i'm sure john hall had a lot to do with that. my sincere condolences to anyone who knew him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 oh no... He was a wonderful person who is part of an absolutely wonderful organization. He will be sorely missed. wow... what awful news. I'm shocked.... Nothing but best wishes to his family, friends and the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briguy Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 Sorry to hear this. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted November 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 From the AGP newsletter: On Friday morning, at about 2 AM, our bass player, John Hall passed away after fighting cancer for more than a year and a half. He was surrounded on Thanksgiving by his close family and was fully conscious until almost the very end. Because of his passing, we have decided not to perform this Thursday night at the Downtown in Farmingdale, NY (you ought to go, though, because Matisyahu and the Bomb Squad are amazing). We last visited with John on November 20th, his 25th birthday. We were thrilled to find him still full of the spirit we were blessed to experience during his life. On his last night, he died with the same calmness, bravery, dignity, and wit that had characterized him during his life. John was a founding member of Addison Groove Project and performed with the group until his diagnosis in June of 2003. Though he was not performing with us, his presence was felt on every stage, in every city we went. He was like a brother to us and it still feels unnatural to think we'll never have another conversation with him. If you have any memories, stories or comments about John, we'd love to read them and think we'd be comforted by them. Please email them to John@addisongroove.com (in case he's still checking, you never know) and at least one of us will look at them. Also, if you've photographed the band and have some nice pictures of John playing or hanging out, let us know through the same address. Donations may be made in John's memory to The Mockingbird Foundation c/o The Godards 6948 Luther Circle Moorpark, CA 93021 or to Healthcare Dimensions Hospice 40 Woerd Ave. Suite 102 Waltham, MA 02453 Attn: Jennifer Harding. Take care,, Brendan, Dave, Rob, Ben, Andrew, Aaron, Steve, and Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 I have a few photos from when they played ottawa in 2001 (or was it 2002). I hope I have something decent of John to send to the guys. Did anyone here ever take any photos of them while he was in the band? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemonkey Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 crappy news! Big booooo to cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggrtrhhrtgg Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 25???!! (speechless) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 sh!t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mark tonin Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Life is precious, life is fragile, so sad to read this news ... Peace, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 sorry to hear this. What a shame. Double Boos to cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 very sad indeed glad he got to taste some of the good life of beautiful music and caring folk in his time rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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