[fishmonkey]

Originally Posted by Hip Priest

Its been a strange year; in nearly every other way its been close to perfect, but 2006 will be a year I recall due to death. I'd only previously known the death of a few relatives, but this year I've seen the passing of my very sweet and strong three-year-old niece Jessica, Rex (fine jazz drummer and very nice person), Stuart (sound engineer kind of guy, lovely man), Dougie (owner of a local museum and jolly decent fellow), Dougie's wife Alice (again, friendly, nice person) and Gary (a friend from work who just dropped dead, aged 40, always interesting to chat to). And another friend has just been told that she has six weeks to live. It all feels rather strange.

sorry to hear that Hip
my deepest sympathy.