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A tribute to Richard 'Richie Backfire' Bruinen
posted by: David on 20 March 2009
Everybody here on AsIce.net should know who Richard Bruinen aka Richie Backfire was. And if you don't: he was the drummer for Right Direction, Backfire!, Determined, Swish and One Night Stand. Richard took his own life on March 20th 1999. It's been 10 years. Here's our dedication to him.
Backfire - 'Freedom' lyrics
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We still find it hard to believe that you're gone
We still find it hard to believe what you've done
If we only knew what you had on your mind
If we could only find a way to talk to you just one more time
You've made the hardest choice someone could ever make
You took the hardest step someone could ever take
Brother what you did it hurts us all inside
We'll never understand why you just had to die
Why did you have to die?
We still can't believe you left us so suddenly
We still can't believe you became a memory
Oh it's so hard, so hard to lose you friend
Way too fast your life came to an end
Where ever you are now we hope you're finally free
A brother to us all is what you always be
We still can't believe you left us so suddenly
We still can't believe you became a memory
Our lives will go on although it's without you
But your spirit will remain in everything we do
In everything we do
Wyb Brouwer (Backfire!):
I've met Richard when I was in high school, he had to work there a couple of weeks for something he did that he wasn't supposed to do ;-)although jail seems nicer than that school at that time. Through Richard I've met Dave, Daniel and the rest of the Right Direction dudes and that's the reason why I'm out of a job, overweight and broke now.
We became friends and I started going to shows with those guys and buying too many records for too much money from Dave. Richard always stood out because he was the most impressive and crazy guy from all of them. Years later when I had some beef with one of my friends Richard and I became closer. We played pinball together almost every day and during those days we started talking about starting a band together. "A few good men" was born later to become Backfire!From that day I was doomed to see Richard every day and have him call me every 10 minutes day and night. ;-)
Richard was in charge of everything and he was unbelievably dedicated and skilled in what he did. The music, the networking, the media, all those things he did with a lot of enthusiasm and perfection. We just played our instruments (most of the time) and enjoyed what happend to us and the band. I've learned a lot from those years and was able to take over his work and effort when he passed away.
His passion for the music was enormous and striking to all of us. He soon became friends with almost all of his favorite bands like Madball, Warzone, 25 Ta Life, Agnostic Front, etc.. They all loved him and still talk about him. That also opened doors for Backfire! of course, so our first tour ever was with Warzone for six fucking weeks! Looking back after 15 years I have to say that was one of the coolest tours we ever did!
It feels kinda weird that after Richard died Backfire! did all the things that he dreamed of doing with this (his) band but without him we would never have been able to do all those things, that's a fact!
When he passed away it became clear that the Maastricht scene really revolved around him. The whole thing fell apart, we didn't stick together anymore. It was like the thrill was gone for a lot of friendships and bands. He kept us together someway, somehow.
My thoughts about his death have changed over the years but saying anything about that is useless and mostly painful. I've accepted it a long time ago and I still do, it's not like you have a choice! Today I've put a memorial advertisement in the newspaper with some friends, especialy for his parents to show them he is not forgotten, becauce he isn't.
"Het verdriet omdat jij ons achterliet is eigenlijk de vreugde dat je bij ons was"
Wyb: en nu we toch aan het herdenken zijn: RIP Lieve Rene Jacques
Dave Reumers (Right Direction/$400 Suits):
It's been almost ten years ago that my buddy Richard died. He didn't just die. He commited suicide by blowing his brains out. To me it came as a complete surprise. I didn't see it coming. I didn't know about his pain. About his demons.
I called him the day before to tell him that I just received the Ultimatum cd's. He asked me to put one aside for him. [ Don't worry Ritchie, It's been ten years and I still have 600 copies under my bed :-) ] Next day my entire life changed after that short phonecall from Wyb.
What is there to tell about his death that hasn't been told yet? Songs were written. Magazines had specials about him. Even a TV-documentary was made. After so many years there are still crazy rumors about what REALLY forced him to make that final decision. There's only one guy that has the answers and he's not here to tell me, but I can't help but wonder what he would be doing now if he was still alive. Would he be married ? Would he have kids ? Would he still be playing drums for Backfire! ?
I remember exactly how we met. It was 1987. I was kicked out of school and It was my first day at a new school. I didn't know ANYONE. I was wearing an S.O.D. shirt when I saw this tall dude with a very bad mullet and a Zildjian shirt. He looked kinda lost just like me, so we started talking. We were not in the same class. I was in my last year and he was a class lower, but we became very close friends meeting at lunchbreaks and we started hangin' out after school. We were buddies right from the start. It did not take long until we got involved with the police because of some [ small ] stupid juvenile crimes. My mom thought Ritchie was a bad influence on me and his mom thought I was a bad influence on him. They didn't want us to be hangin' out with each other anymore. As if we cared... Unbelievable that it's more than 20 years ago.
Dave & Ritchie during lunchbreak at school 1987
We hated school and we only cared about music. We loved the same bands and we went to lots of shows together with the other metalheads in M-town. We saw Sodom / Holy Moses / Death Angel / Gang Green / Lääz Rockit and so on and we dreamed about being in a band ourselves.
We formed our own band RIGHT DIRECTION in 1989. It was a wonderful experience to be in a band at that time. There was no internet and we didn't know about fanzines. The only information we got was from Aardschok magazine. So we didn't know more than 5 or 6 other bands in Holland. We heard of Crivits and Ancestral Sin to name a few. But that was it. There was no such thing as a ''scene''. We had to do everything ourselves. Organise our own shows. Release our own records.
Right Direction at the practice-space 1990
Right Direction live in Maastricht 1991
In 1993 me and Ritchie quit the band. When RIGHT DIRECTION got an offer to record a CD I got asked to come back , but Ritchie and the Immekeppel brothers couldn't stand each other anymore so we recorded our first album without him. I always missed being in a band with him. We had the exact same ideas and infuences. That's why it was so cool to be playing with him again in $400 Suits. I still think the first 5 songs we wrote for our demo are the best we ever did.
Richard playing drums for Right Direction in 1992
When we went on tour with Warzone I really wanted Ritchie to come along, but the problems between him and the brothers were still not solved. Before our third European tour [ with Slapshot ] I told him to bury the hatchet with Daniel & Chris so he was able to join us and sell our merchandise. It was a great tour. The coolest experience in my life. He was able to promote his new band Backfire! by selling their first EP at shows. After Backfire! blew up and became the most popular Hardcore band in Europe he made sure I could come on their first European tour as well. That was so cool about him. He would always support Right Direction. He often wore our shirts on stage. He really kept everything and everybody together. He helped all the bands that were formed in Maastricht. After he died the whole ''scene'' died. I never had as much fun anymore playing in a band after that.
Dave & Ritchie selling merch on tour 1995
Not a day goes by that I don't think about him. I still miss him a lot. I can say that my life wouldn't be half as exciting as it has been so far if I never met Richard. He's the coolest, funniest, most interesting friend I ever had. And I think everybody that was friends with him will say the same.
I would give my left hand to get him back into our lives if that was possible.
Rest in Peace brother!
Dave & Ritchie on the beach somewhere in Italy 1995 tour
Right Direction - 'Heroes Never Die' lyrics
20 March of 1999
Was the day you left us all behind
You decided then to say goodbye
Don't you know that Heroes never die!
Watch over me brother
Guide me from above
Rest among the angels now
in harmony and love
The loss remains forever
since the moment I was told
But Ritchie, within our hearts
you get your chance to grow old.
You're gonna live forever
You will always be around.
You're gonna live forever
Just like the songs you left behind.
You're gonna live forever
In that fortress in the sky
You're gonna live forever
Because Heroes never die!
You truly were the one
You truly were the best
Wherever you are now
You finally found your place to rest.
Maurice Gijsbers (Right Direction/Demon Joker Junior):
Richard has been dead for 10 years now. Bizarre.
I'm not going to write much. We already did that 10 years ago. We wrote songs for him and about him. Articles were written in de Volkskrant, Nieuwe Revu... books were written, a play about Richard and the subject of suicide went from school to school.
I experienced it all and I am still experiencing it. Not on a daily basis, but weekly for sure. This is also because I live just a few blocks away from his parents. I see his dad walking the dog and my heart still breaks a little. Jo Bruinen, a huge guy, worked hard his whole life to buy their house so Richard would have something to inherit later.
I also think a lot about Richard as my friend. And I miss him then. Richard and I met each other in 1986. Around the time when Iron Maiden's 'Somewhere In Time' album was released. We both idolized that band and album. Now Iron Maiden has been on the right track since a couple of years I go to their shows like a loyal fan does. And every time I wish I was experiencing it together with 'De Lange'. It was 'our' band. Other friends liked AC/DC, Kiss and Slayer better.
Now, 10 years later, I still have the same questions about the why. I still don't judge what he has done. I have no respect or disrespect for it. His suicide is a fact that I can't get a grip on. Maybe that's why my contribution to the Richie Backfire! AsIce-special is so short. But his suicide is a fact that is always present. I've made my peace with it and I'm done with it. Because everything that is to be said and written about it already has been said and written. And they say it's true. I don't know.
Richard, the 20th of March has never been the same for me. You were my first best friend. I miss you.
Soms is het beter iets moois te verliezen, beter verliezen dan dat ge het nooit hebt gehad (Jack Poels/Rowwen Heze)
Maurice & Richard in 1989
John Franko (Awkward Thought/Swish):
The first time I met Richard Bruinen. We are in Europe on the Warzone tour, Its 1996, The Warzone guys and I flew into Frankfurt Germany, got the bus and we were meeting the Backfire guys at the first show. There we were, face to face, the Americans and the Dutch!
There was someone as tall as me on tour -some dutch guy in Backfire -the drummer. We did not say a word to each other...the night went on...of course there was a band meeting after the show (Raybeez always had meetings) and there were the 5 Americans and the 5 Dutchmen in our sleeping room backstage. Since I was new on tour I had nothing to say at that meeting. It took a few days before Richard really spoke to me. He later told me he had no idea I was an American -he thought I was a German who did not speak English -thats why he did not speak to me.
We had alot of good times on that tour -actually they were the BEST of times. THE BEST!!!! After the tour I kept in close touch with Richard and Dave Reumers via postal letters (imagine that -writing a letter and waiting 3-4 weeks to get a reply or a postcard back -boy how times have changed). But it wasn't until I came back to Europe on holiday in the summer of 1997 that I really got to know Richard. There I was taking the train from the UK to Maastricht and when I get off at M-town central station there is Richard waiting for me.
He lived with a cool crew of guys in the city center right above a frite shop. We had 3 weeks of hanging out and drinking. Damn those were good times. I remember late one night he went upstairs into his bedroom while I slept on the floor in the livingroom. 5 minutes later he came back down and had to sleep on the livingroom floor also. His Japanease girlfriend (who was also visiting him) kicked him out of his own bedroom. We must have laughed for three hours straight. Kicked out of his own room! Ha classic! I can't speak enough about that summer in Europe at his apartment and traveling to a few summer festivals with him and his band Backfire. To this day I will say that 1997 was the best year of my life and Richard and M-Town had alot to do with it.
I had the honour of touring with Backfire in 1998 when my band did a short European tour after the Raybeez memorial festival. Then when Richard came to NY twice he stayed with me. The good times we had while making the Swish Recordings. He is well remembered by the studio owners when he got so drunk he threw-up all over the studio floor then passed out. I had no problem cleaning up the vomit -after all he was in NY -it was his time to party. We had to carry him to the car and he was passed out the whole ride home. The Swish CD is the funnest CD to listen to. Pure insanity and GREAT memmories. I never get tired of listening to it or hearing Richards voice. The drumming, the arranging, the singing, Richard was an awesome musical force!
Talk about a passion for music - I remember one year he was in NY we had Christmas dinner at my parents house and all day long before dinner Richard was sitting in a room and listening to music (Backfire, Right Direction, $400 Suits) and playing airdrums praticing the songs - waiting to get back to Maastricht so he could play with his M-town bands. Music was his life.
God damn I miss that guy. As we grow old and grey... Richard Bruinen will remain young forever in our memories and in our hearts!
Determined - 'Fuck The Past, Kiss The Future' lyrics by Owen Eussen and Richard Bruinen
The innocence you took from me
All the tears that I have cried
The secrets that I tried to hide
All the nights I couldn't sleep
Because of what you did to me
Did you ever think of me?
Owen Eussen (Determined):
There’s a lot to be said about Richard, but I’ll try to avoid the obvious stuff. Most of us know now that there were other sides to Richard besides the friendly and happy-go-lucky guy that a lot of people knew. When I think about Richard however, I like to think of the tons of crazy and funny stories that still make me laugh to this day. Because the people at Asice.net asked me to write something about Richard, I’ll just tell you one of these stories.
Back in the days we used to steal as much shit as we could at gas stations when we were on the road. It was like playing a game. Extra points were awarded to the person that could steal the biggest and (preferably) most useless item in the shop. Snacks, drinks, trucker gadgets, jackets, shoes, you name it, we stole it. Richard was by far the most shameless thief I have ever seen in my life, and because he didn’t give a fuck he was always able to get the craziest shit into our van. I remember one day around Christmas time, and even the crap gas station we pulled into had put up all kinds of Christmas decoration, including a gigantic box with a big bow around it. Even though it was pretty obvious to most of us that the box was empty, Richard decided to try and steal the box anyway. I don’t know how he did it, but he managed to get the damned thing in the van. He untied the bow, opened the box, and (obviously) found out that the box was empty. Any normal person would probably leave it at that (come to think of it, any normal person probably wouldn’t even have stolen it in the first place), but Richard was no average person and went back into the gas station. The look on the face of the guy behind the counter when this big tattooed maniac walked into his shop holding a gigantic box was priceless. Even more priceless were the legendary words “iech klauw heij noets mie get opliechters!” (“this is the last time I’ve stolen anything in this place you rip offs!”). As Richard walked out of the store, the guy’s jaw was still on the floor.
In conclusion; Richard was one of the craziest (mostly in a positive way) and most intense people I have ever been lucky enough to meet in my life, and I’m pretty sure that I’ll never meet anyone like him ever again.
Agnostic Front - 'Bullet on Mott Street' Lyrics
I know he had a lot on his mind
I know he put a bullet in his brain
Too many times I´ve tried to realize
He had a lot held a lot of pain.
I´ve seen a lot of fighting seen a lot of pain
Seen a lot of fucked up days
Seen a lot of fighting seen a lot of pain
Seen them all throw it all away.
Never knew I never seen the signs
Now I know I´ve got to take the blame
Too many times I tried to realize
You know he was a victim in pain.
A bullet on Mott St.
Richie Backfire lay slain.
A victim in pain
Rob Franssen (Born From Pain – taken from the M-Town Rebels book)):
We came home late last Saturday night. We had played a good show in Germany and everyone went home in good spirits. I hit the sack around 3.00 in the morning and was just dozing off when the telephone rang and Wouter told me about what happened to Richard. My first reaction was one of disbelief and it took me at least a couple of minutes to fully comprehend what I was just told: Richy Backfire was no more...
The next morning it seemed that the bad news was really true and the feelings of disbelief became even stronger and a sudden emptiness and deep dismay took part of all of us. There were not many people who didn’t know Richard around here. Everyone knew him at least from their gigs with Backfire! in the Oefenbunker and other venues in the area. And, hey, who could overlook a guy as tall and fully tattooed as he was?
I first met him about 8-9 years back when our band Point Of No Return played with his band Right Direction. We got along just fine for a couple of hours (!) until, for reasons long forgotten, people in both bands didn’t speak yo each other for the next 4-5 years. However, time passed and both sides seemed to have forgotten the reasons they needed to be in conflict with each other. Richy was one of the first who buried the hatchet and many of his fellow Rebels followed. All agreed that uniting the scene around here was more important than petty scene bullshit. This was the beginning of a time that we got to know Richard as a supportive, funny and at time a bit bitter person, but almost always in good spirits.
More than once Born From Pain played gigs with Backfire! and plans were made for small tour together, Richard being among the most driven of us to get things going. Among other fond memories of him, is the unforgettable ones I have of our gig together with Comin’ Correct, where he filled in on drums for the tour, in Germany last winter. For the first second we met them that night he went crazy! One act of craziness followed another. From entering the gig with his clogs on, to throwing a bucket of water all over Wouter at 5.00 in the morning. From filling the whole damn room , where all of us slept, with mist, once he had discovered how to make the smoke machine work, waking up dumbfounded and only hearing his laughter while fleeing the room, to showing us proudly all of the rubbish and plain useless stuff he had stolen on tour up to that moment (being especially proud of his full-colour ceramic garden snail). Not to mention all of the idiotic pranks he pulled all the time. He made one of the worst gigs, probably all of us played, into a great and funny time!
Not only was he funny and crazy. More than once he emphasized how we had to hook up and he’d introduce us to people who, as he referred to it, ‘would get us somewhere’. When asked why he would do that for us, he just said that he felt it was deserved and that he just wanted to do this for us.
Last time I’ve seen him must have been a couple of weeks ago here in Heerlen at a Saturday night together with his girlfriend. We talked a bit and had a good laugh about all kinds of things. He was talking all enthusiastically about his new band Determined and we agreed on them playing the Oefenbunker next month in front of the La Fachada. And after one last funny crack about god knows what, I watched his tall figure disappear into the night. Not even remotely suspecting that this was the last time ever I’d see him...
Richard was a nice and loveable guy. None of us really knew about the difficulties in his life and the pain he must have carried with him all that time. Even the bitterness he sometimes displayed was covered up by random remarks that created laughter rather than a suspicion of some deeper lying problem. Richard was always supportive to us in every way possible and that will never, ever be forgotten. Just like his craziness and good spirits...
You will be missed in Heerlen, Lange. The MOC salutes you on your final journey. Rest In Peace.
Bas 'Bef' Siersema (Downshot/Pikkatrillaz):
My first memories of Richard date back to 1991 when a friend of mine introduced me to the first Right Direction 7” called No Reason To Laugh. After spinning the record at his place, I immediately fell in love with the speed and aggression. He then told me that the singer Dave actually lived a block away and that he had some copies left for sale.
At the time I was very much into metal. I had already started listening to S.O.D, D.R.I and Suicidal Tendencies but failed to see the connection with hardcore punk. As a matter of fact, I didn’t have a clue at all as to what hardcore was. Although I had heard of the terms thrash, speed and death metal, all loud guitar music to me was simply put metal.
I got Dave’s address and decided to buy the record straight away. So, here I was, a skinny 14-year-old kid with a mullet and glasses, wearing a jeans jacket with patches of Dio, Anthrax and Metallica, standing right in front of the apartment of the already heavily tattooed front man of this hardcore band called Right Direction.
I remember mixed feelings of nervousness and curiosity as I rang the doorbell and was invited to come upstairs. I vividly recall the surprised look on the face of Dave when he saw me standing on his doorstep, willing and wanting to buy his band’s 7”. It must have been a funny sight, that short moment we stood there, curiously looking at each other.
As expected, I had to explain how and where I got his address and how I got to know his band. He then told me there was a gig coming up at the Atrium in Maastricht, a place I knew very well as I had lived in the proximity of it and had been coming there for years to celebrate Carnival. That gig was the second edition of the legendary Walk Together Rock Together Festival and it was my first hardcore show.
It was also the first time I got to meet Richard, who at that time was the drummer for Right Direction. I don’t think we spoke more than a few words that day, as he was constantly running around, arranging stuff, making jokes and fooling around. Anyone who’s ever had the pleasure of meeting Richard, knows just how much fun it was or rather could be, to hang around with this guy. On the contrary, anyone who knew him, also knew how intimidating he could be to strangers. And to me, he was just that.
Richard was very tall with a shaved head and he had even more tattoos than Dave. Furthermore the guy was all over the place, coming across like a restless mad man. I remember buying a record at a distro stand (Up Front’s Spirit on blue vinyl) and showing it to him. He just smiled and continued with whatever it was he was doing.
As the years progressed, I got to hang out more with Dave, always looking to buy more records and check out new bands. Of course I got to hang around with ‘De Lange’ as well but we never really got that close. I hung out mostly with kids my own age and most of them weren’t really that interested in hardcore punk.
I was at ‘De Boeckel’ with those kids that sad day in March, playing pool when Dave, Chuck and some more Rebels came in. I noticed Dave had tears in his eyes and I asked him what was up. I couldn’t believe what I heard and was unable to continue my game of pool. I remember going to Dave’s place the next day and we just sat there, barely able to speak a word.
I remember at one point Mark van de Weijer (R.I.P), who we hadn’t really spoken to in years, coming over asking if the rumours were true. I remember Wyb dropping by, speaking these words that I’ll never forget: “Backfire draagt de kist.” (Backfire carries the coffin). Shit was so unreal.
And now, ten years have passed. A decade without Richy Backfire, a decade that brought even more deaths in the family. He was the first to go and although we never really were close friends, I still feel the loss. I don’t believe in a life after this one but for Richard and other friends and family that have passed away, I sure as hell wish there is such a thing as afterlife.
Sjoerd Dirks:
My memories of Richard? Well, let me start off by saying that I was not one of Richard’s close friends, but living in M-Town and attending shows of course meant that I saw him often and we regularly chatted at shows. In my memory, Richard is the guy who lives and breathes hardcore. The man who did everything. He was the guy who arranged everything in M-Town that was even remotely related to hardcore. This resulted in the formation of bands like Right Direction, and later Backfire! Besides that, he was the contact for all the venues, answering all the mail for the band, and if he was not busy for one of the bands there was always some sort of project that he was involved in or he was busy arranging shows. He was always active with bands, either to help them out for a while or as a permanent band member; he simply couldn’t sit still and he had to make music. That was his life, and also his way to blow off steam.
Richard was almost 2 meters tall and covered in tattoos; needless to say that he was an impressive dude. He could be quite the troublemaker at times, and was able to annoy the hell out of people. But he also had a huge heart and would always help you out where-ever he could. This is how I know Richard, and how I experienced being around him in those years.
After Richard passed away, there are 2 moments that I still remember vividly. First there was the funeral-service in the church. The place was really packed. In an earlier interview with Onno Cro-Mag in the “Aardschok”, Richard had to give his 5 favorite songs that should be played on his funeral. Number 1 was Agnostic Front’s “Victim in Pain”, and when that song was played in the church… that moment and that song gave me (and even now give me) goose bumps all over. It was such an intense moment, I’ll never forget when that song filled the whole church.
The second moment I have to mention here is the Backfire-show at the EHCP in the venue called “Karregat” in Eindhoven. I’ll never forget the emotions on stage that day. Backfire played with Igor filling in on drums, but the whole set was like unreal. Crying men on stage and in the whole room. Long applauses, I’d never seen it like that on a show before, again, goose bumps.
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| Balinho EBC |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (09:24) |
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| Waardig en terecht. Truste verder Lange. X |
| Dannydiamond |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (09:54) |
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mooi stuk.
Dat het alweer 10 jaar geleden is. |
| Serge Up |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (10:11) |
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| Ik mis hier een stuk van Onno. Dat had het completer gemaakt. |
| David |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (10:12) |
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| Heb Onno wel gemaild, maar geen reactie gehad. |
| Rudeless |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (10:17) |
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| 10 jaar alweer, ik kan me die Backfire show op EHCP 1 nog als gisteren herinneren. |
| El Tanque |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (10:19) |
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| Ben trouwens achteraf blij dat het duo De lange & Dave3 nooit het daglicht heeft gezien!! |
~ Forever War
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (10:21) |
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Mooi gedaan dit.
R.I.P. |
Johan
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (10:38) |
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| Mooi.... |
| Billy Gibbons |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (10:39) |
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Wyb te lui om Backfire fotos te scannen ?
Bef zijn verhaal brings back memories ! haha |
| stengels |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (11:09) |
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| Erg mooi stuk geworden David! |
| Catharsis1978 |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (11:10) |
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10 jaar alweer. time really does fly.
R.I.P. |
| MiguelPosi |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (11:19) |
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Mooie tribute...
Weet nog goed dat ik Onno Cro-Mag op Kink-FM hoorde vertellen dat Richie Backfire zelfmoord had gepleegd. Ik kende de beste man niet persoonlijk, maar weet nog goed dat ik er behoorlijk door geraakt was...
Moest ook meteen weer terugdenken aan die eerste EHCP nog geen week daarna en dan met name de optredens van Backfire, Right Direction en Tech 9. |
| Jan035 NTF |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (11:41) |
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| Cool stuk. Tijd gaat snel. |
| Hyperion1848 |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (11:48) |
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| Poeh, 10 jaar al weer. |
| Hyperion1848 |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (11:48) |
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| Mooi stuk. |
| Pale man |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (11:52) |
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| Dannydiamond |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (11:53) |
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| het was toch op ehcp 2 |
| aperfectprayer |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (11:53) |
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mooi. 10 jaar gaan hard..
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (11:55) |
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| @Bal: nope, was EHCP1. Met die goedgevulde collectebussnare op de merchtafel. Heel die Backfire! show was een lang kippenvel moment... |
| Action Henk |
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10 jaar alweer... damn.
ik herinner het me nog als de dag van gister...
Erg mooi stuk.
RIP Lange. |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (11:57) |
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| Fuck zeg 10 jaar geleden...memories galore! |
DE DIKKE UIL
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| moshmaster EBC |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (12:03) |
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| Mooi stuk. Respect. |
| Balinho EBC |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (12:21) |
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| De uitvaartdienst zelf en de EHCP die diezelfde week nog volgde. Ik kan me niet herinneren dat ik ooit in mijn leven een gevoel heb gehad bij de woorden Unity, Brotherhood, Respect en andere schijnbare dooddoeners. Behalve op die twee dagen. Wat dat betreft is het stukje wat Leon schreef als voorwoord voor het M-Town Rebels (scrap) boek absoluut de spijker op zijn welbekende kop. |
| Until My End |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (12:30) |
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Goed stuk.
Weet nog goed dat ik het stuk over Richie in de Nieuwe Revu toen veel gelezen heb. Heb m ook nog bewaard geloof ik. Maar weer eens opzoeken... |
| sander@dynamo |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (13:04) |
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Wat worden we oud!, mooi stuk, ik kende de lange niet persoonlijk, maar het was vooral een aardige dude en super aanwezig op shows. Wereld drummer, met zijn lange armen leek hij op een inktvis met drumstokken, strak maar toch nonchalant spel.
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| pooz |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (13:19) |
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| Mooi! |
| superhombre6 |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (13:34) |
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10 years prisoned in my memories... Lange veer zien us vast wel weer....
mitch |
| frankie deny |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (13:34) |
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| Wat gaat de tijd toch snel... Mooi stuk. R.I.P. |
| Diablo |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (13:41) |
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Jemig wat gaat de tijd snel.
Heb nog steeds de brieven die van hem met de promo fotos van Backfire! ten tijde van Rebel4life. Doet me nog steeds erg veel als ik aan Richy denk. Heb de eer gehad met hem te chillen in Kiehool (hij speelde daar toen met Determined) en een Swish 7 inch van hem gekregen. Nog steeds ben ik door deze goede vent geinspireerd. Mooi stuk dit. Zeer waardig. |
| Denniss77 |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (14:01) |
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Zéér moor stuk!
De eerste keer dat ik Backfire! zag op Paaspop op tweede paasdag in Weert 1996 was ik zwaar onder de indruk van hun podiumpresentatie en de stijl muziek die ze speelden. Sindsdien heeft het me nooit meer los gelaten en ben ik een fervent Fan. De dag dat ik vernam dat Richard er niet meer was kwam hard aan! Hij zal voor altijd in mijn gedachten voortleven! |
We Are The
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (14:04) |
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| Mooi stuk! Die EUHC party net na zijn dood blijft me nog altijd bij. |
| Balinho EBC |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (14:34) |
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| Twee meter hardcore als hem slapt. |
| sakis |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (15:20) |
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mooi stukje, integer.
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| Arturo Bandini |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (15:22) |
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| Erg goed en mooi, dit. |
| xaapx |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (15:23) |
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| Mooie anecdotes en inderdaad goed om te herhalen. |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (15:42) |
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| Goed stuk en een mooi gebaar. |
de engste man
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (17:10) |
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| +1 op alles.. |
| Pussywhipped |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (18:02) |
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| superrr!!! |
| xconfrontx |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (18:23) |
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mooie gast en supercool om de verhalen van Dave, wyb, maurice en anderen te lezen.
Ben blij dat die gast nooit vergeten zal worden, dat is wel duidelijk.
mazzel Gijs |
| PaybackCrew |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (18:40) |
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Kippevel............
Wat hebben we een mooie tijden meegemaakt met Richard in de begintijd van de eurocore...Wat een drummer...wat n uitstraling...wat n gast!!
De show in Bananas (Mtown) Met warzone, right direction, backfire ea staat nog steeds in mijn all time top 3 ever. Dat was de dag dat als het ware de Einhoven- Maastricht connection werd gelegd. Geweldig!!!! Ik keek mijn ogen uit, alsof ik in New York was beland....wat n mannen ;-)
De eerste jaren was het echt raar om die LANGE niet meer op shows te zien Hij hoorde er gewoon altijd bij te zijn......denk ook nog steeds dat de so called scene destijds "brak" toen Rich overleed..............
Zal het nooit meer vergeten Agnostic Front in de kerk tijdens de uitvaartsdienst
I REMEMBER! RIP MATE........
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| AnkaIsDeShit |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (19:11) |
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Richard, voor mij...
...de jongen die een verwoede poging deed mij te koppelen aan Rick ta Life
...de enige met (pakweg) maat 45 die het is gelukt in mijn Dr Martens (maat 37) te lopen
... degene die mijn beste vriendin op schoot nam achter een drumstel en haar leerde drummen en terwijl zij haar best deed en wij toekeken haar alleen maar betastte
... degene met wie ik me soms nog steeds identificeer op sommige momenten
... een icoon
R.I.P Lieve Richard, ik hoop dat je gelukkig bent. |
| FrenK_E 1982 |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (19:25) |
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Wat gaat de tijd snel ( 10 jaar geleden alweer. Prachtig stuk.
RESPECT.
R.I.P. Richie |
| HC Gandalf |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (19:41) |
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David & crew
Mooi stuk geworden
Richard: "We will remember you" |
| koentor |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (20:28) |
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| heel gaaf. ik hoop dat ik nooit iets dergelijks hoef te maken, brrr. |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (20:50) |
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| Mooi stuk!!! |
| straight |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (22:17) |
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| mooi stuk |
| dude of hazard |
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Posted on 20.03.2009 (22:38) |
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| heel netjes om bij stil te staan, mooi stuk. mooi doan. |
| Circles |
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Posted on 21.03.2009 (00:07) |
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| RIP |
| Yves |
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Posted on 21.03.2009 (01:02) |
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| Mooi om de herinneringen weer te lezen. Sla het m-town boek nog best wel vaak open. |
| Snakeskin |
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Posted on 21.03.2009 (02:11) |
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Godverdomme mooi!
Ben niet gelovig, helemaal niet zelfs, maar het zou toch zo mooi zijn als er inderdaad een "afterlife" bestaat... een plaats waar Richard en andere verloren iconen op hun vrienden wachten, en showtjes spelen voor wie het maar wil zien.
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Posted on 21.03.2009 (03:06) |
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Idd David, Stengels en crew, mooi stuk geworden. Respect.
R.I.P |
| ymmotreib |
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Posted on 21.03.2009 (12:22) |
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| Mooi stuk. Had er niet meer aan gedacht. Her is toch zoiets wat de rest van de dag me bezig zal blijven houden. |
| xfoundxyoux |
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Posted on 21.03.2009 (12:26) |
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Mooi stuk david, en denk dat hij nooit vergeten zal worden
jeff
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| Paul Superior |
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Posted on 21.03.2009 (12:55) |
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Mooi stuk om te lezen!! De lange ooit 2 keer gezien, vrij snel daarna vernomen dat hij er niet meer was. Weet nog heel goed dat dit ontzettend veel indruk maakte!
Lange, rest in peace! |
| Wouter |
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Posted on 21.03.2009 (13:31) |
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Dit is een mooi stuk geworden. Indrukwekkend om al die persoonlijke verhalen te lezen.
Onvoorstelbaar dat het alweer 10 jaar geleden is. Ondanks dat ik Richie nooit persoonlijk gekend heb, weet ik nog dat ik behoorlijk geschokt was toen ik het nieuws hoorde. Die sfeer die er bij de eerste EHCP hing, zal ik niet gauw vergeten; kippenvel. |
| Dynamo |
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Posted on 21.03.2009 (14:43) |
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10 years??OMG
rest in peace,richie! |
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Posted on 21.03.2009 (15:00) |
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| Aangrijpend stuk! Moge hij rusten in vrede! |
| Diablo |
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Posted on 21.03.2009 (15:28) |
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Wat gaat de tijd snel zeg!
Heb nog brieven was die lange tentijde van Rebel4life met promo fotos en zo. Had de eer om met hem te chillen toen Determined in Kiehool speelde en hij mij een Swish 7 inch aansmeren (en terecht). Traantje weggepinkt bij de TV docu op Vpro, die ik wel weeres wil zien. Heb ut wel op crappy VHS maar goed. Vandaag de dag nog steeds een inspiratie voor mij.
Mooi stuk om te lezen. Dat ze Ancestral Sin nog weten te herrineren. Bier drinken met kruizen op de handen. Geniaal!
Het ga je goed daar beste vent! |
| de Schiets |
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Posted on 21.03.2009 (17:23) |
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Heel attent dit! Mooi stuk.
Tijd gaat idd snel. |
| kale Johan |
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Posted on 22.03.2009 (16:56) |
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| Nog steeds een groot gemis. Rust zacht, lange wapper. |
| Dennis.cr.v.ts |
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Posted on 22.03.2009 (18:10) |
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Richard was een goeie gast.....
mooi stuk!! |
| Djesper59 |
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Posted on 22.03.2009 (20:03) |
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| het blijft een indrukwekkend verhaal. |
| pure disgust |
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Posted on 23.03.2009 (09:06) |
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gaaf en eerlijk stuk
p.s heb geen mail gehad |
| David |
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Posted on 23.03.2009 (09:44) |
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@Onno: ik heb hem in januari naar onno@aardschok.com gestuurd. Die doet het toch nog wel?
Ik wil je stuk alsnog graag toevoegen, dus laat maar horen of je nog zin hebt om mee te doen. |
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| "Onvoorstelbaar dat het alweer 10 jaar geleden is. Ondanks dat ik Richie nooit persoonlijk gekend heb, weet ik nog dat ik behoorlijk geschokt was toen ik het nieuws hoorde. Die sfeer die er bij de eerste EHCP hing, zal ik niet gauw vergeten; kippenvel." |
| Goof |
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Posted on 23.03.2009 (16:24) |
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| Mooi stuk. Helaas heb ik hem maar één keer live mogen aanschouwen in november 1997 als ik het mij goed herinner, samen met Rykers en Standard in Tivoli te Utrecht. Dat was inderdaad wel schokkend om dat bericht van zijn overlijden te lezen in de Aardschok. Nu zou je daar toch sneller van op de hoogte zijn. Die documentaire heeft toen ook wel zwaar indruk op mij gemaakt. |
| Pitface |
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Posted on 23.03.2009 (17:19) |
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| Heel mooi stuk. Ik kende hem nauwelijks maar denk nog vaak aan hem en hoe het nu in Maastricht zou zijn als hij er nog was geweest. Hoe zinloos het ook is... |
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Posted on 26.03.2009 (12:08) |
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| Wat een monument was die Lange: ontsteld Onno bellen omdat ik van de eerste Run Devil Run de laatste promo had gekregen. Hij bood er zelfs geld voor haha! Knalgeel DKHC-voetbalshirt met rugnummer 69 (duh) heeft hij ook eens van ons gehad. Mooie gast! |
| KILLINGS |
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Posted on 27.03.2009 (15:22) |
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Woesteling. Zou graag nog es die docu willen zien.
RIP |
| jarno |
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Posted on 26.04.2009 (21:26) |
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als er iemand was waar ik als manneke naar op keek was het richie backfire.
wat maakte die gast een indruk zeg.
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