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The Death of Gene Eugene/words by Roe
For those who haven't heard, Gene Eugene of Adam Again/Lost Dogs died
yesterday morning.........
I really loved his music....
Talk about out of the blue...
Don't have any words right now....
Just wanted to say I'm sure gonna miss him...
Man...
Pax,
Kevin
I've redirected a couple letters I've recieved. One from the 7's mailing list
with comments by Mike Roe and another from the Ashley Cleveland mailing list.
Subj: [77's Announcement] Gene "Eugene" Andrusco R.I.P.
Date: 3/21/00 7:20:02 PM Central Standard Time
From: steve at 77s dot com (Steve Johnson)
To: steve at 77s dot com (77's Announcements List)
From: Mike Roe <mike at 77s_com>
To: 77's Discussion List
Subject: what can you say....the impossible happens
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 18:32:36
How can I come to all of you with this?.....
Derri called me this morning and told me that something awful had
happened, and that I needed to sit down.
Our beloved brother Gene Eugene has gone to be with the Lord.
He was 39 years old.
I've been walking around in a daze all day. I still cannot
believe it.
Terry and I talked for over an hour and cried and prayed
together, confessing our sins and our love for Gene, Derri and
each other.
I just want you to know how much we have appreciated all of your
prayers and support over the years for the Dogs.
We especially covet your prayers now for Gene's family, friends,
innumerable business associates.....and especially for the fans
that looked up to him....along with the countless bands he
recorded, produced and nurtured.
We shall all miss him very much.
My life has turned an irrevocable page today. I will never be
the same after this.
God finally got my attention.
Life is precious and short. If Christ is not at the center
animating all of it, I might as well be dead too.
Please pray that this very big wake-up call will inspire, rather
than crush, all of us that remain together in this veil of tears.
I love each and every one of you. Poorly. But perhaps I will
learn to love more and better because of this.
I sure hope so.
Your Humbled Servant and very Lost Dog today....
Mike Roe
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this is truly a sad time - you can read below for many more details
including some more parting comments, Gene's apparent cause of
death, funeral details and where to send cards/flowers/etc.
please don't ask me for details regarding Cornerstone 2000 - it's
too soon to say what will become of the Lost Dogs and Adam Again
shows, except to say that the remaining three Dogs will definitely
be there. we'll announce anything we find out...
please keep Mike and all of Gene's family and friends in your prayers.
steve
<http://www.77s.com/>
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_More_Information_
BEC Recordings press release and memorial guestbook:
<http://www.becrecordings.com/>
True Tunes tribute:
<http://www.truetunes.com/content/032100_wholetruthgene.asp>
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From: Keith Schneider <keith.schneider at maoregon_com>
To: Gene Eugene mailing list
Hi all,
Just want to give a little update on what the doc's think happened
medically.
The suspicion is that Gene passed away in his sleep. Most likely
from a brain aneurysm or a heart attack. He spent the evening
before he passed away with some good friends. He was found
yesterday morning in the Green room by a friend.
Gene had high blood pressure, and was plagued with a high amount
of stress for quite a while. I suppose being one of the
Godfathers of Alternative Christian music was a fairly taxing
job...but one Gene would have never left. Caring so much about
all the bands you produce and record is a very tiring experience.
Gene cared more than anyone can imagine.
It is the thinking of the doctors involved that Gene passed away
quietly in his sleep...I would like to think he was dreaming of
heaven and had, quite instantly, arrived in reality at the place
of his dreams. Maybe this is a romantic thought, but Gene is a
romantic at heart.
It sure is Jesus' style to bring him home this way.
Thanks for your honesty and openness in the way you all have
expressed your love for Gene. I have read every email on this
list, and have been moved to tears more times today than I can
remember.
Keith Schneider
"Adam Again member for a day"
keith.schneider at maoregon_com
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From: John J. Thompson <truetunes at aol_com>
To: rec.music.christian newsgroup
Information Regarding Services For Gene Andrusco
Viewing: Friday Night 7:00 PM at Draper Memorial in Ontario CA
Funeral: Saturday 9:00 AM at Echos Of Faith Church 11255,
Central Avenue, Ontario CA 91761
Mike Turrentine (pastor at Echos Of Faith) and Pastor Johnny
Bunch ("Rikki" Michelle's father) will be officiating.
Cards or flowers can be sent to:
The Andrusco Family
C/O Echos Of Faith Church
PO Box 3100
Ontario, CA 91761
For directions visit Mapquest.com or call 909 627 0927
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Ashley Cleveland Online
http://www.ashleycleveland.com
Hi, everyone.
A regular edition of the A-list will be mailed soon.
I've received a small avalanche of email... in case you haven't heard
yet, Gene Eugene, most well-known for his work with Adam Again, The Lost
Dogs, and the Swirling Eddies, died yesterday morning in his sleep at his
recording studio in California. He was 39.
In some way it's odd to me that so many of y'all are asking me to comment
on the death of someone I never met, but in some sense I do understand. I
loved Gene's music, too. Adam Again was, for those of us old enough to
remember, the first truly alternative CCM band. And of course there are
the countless projects he contributed to in one way or another as a
multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, etc., with everyone from The
Choir to Plankeye. He enriched our musical experience in so many ways.
I believe that Gene Eugene, like Mark Heard, will be remembered by his
fans for his intelligent, poetic artistry and his willingness to sing
about the struggles and disappointments in an industry that values
superficiality, plastic-faced happiness, and mass appeal above substance,
truth, and vision. Undoubtedly, also like Heard (and later, Rich
Mullins), a new audience will seek out his music. "What's all the fuss?"
they'll wonder. And when they listen, they'll know.
Please pray for Gene "Eugene" Andrusco's family and friends. If you would
like to read some of the tributes his friends have posted (and they've
done a much more eloquent job than I ever could), visit these sites:
http://www.toothandnail.com (Memorial guest book.)
http://www.thechoir.net/pages/gene.html (Photo of Gene's recent session
with The Choir boys.)
Peace,
Rose
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