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Most of us who have been around here for a few years have more than a passing acquaintance with Rob Sibie, who posted under the name Rob. Rob's intelligence, hard core emotions, and acerbic wit brought many of us to tears (often for a variety of reasons).Rob committed suicide last week. He had been on anti-psychotic medication for a couple of years now, but the last I heard from him (about a month ago), he seemed to be doing well. Apparently not, though.
Rest in peace, Rob. The Lane hasn't been the same since you left.
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Well...damn. I didn't know Rob was in those psychological straits, but I only knew him from the board. Rest in peace, Rob. It was really nice knowing you even if it was just on this board.
I hope that his family will find some sort of understanding in the midst of this. Suicide is always hardest on the ones left behind. Our prayers are with his loved ones.
I shall miss your passion, wit, and humanness. It won't be the same brother.
I heard this sad news via E-mail today, and came back to say farewell to a good soul. A lover of music, with a Music Lane legacy of wit, humor, and passion. Some of the most memorable conversations here involved Rob. He seemed most human, even through cyberspace.I often think of the words of Richard Thompson when I hear of someone like Rob, someone perhaps too sensitive for life....
"And there is no rest for the ones God's blessed,
and He's blessed you best of all."RIP Rob
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Although we disagreed over the contributions of Maestro Solti, I have him to thank for my introduction to Celibidache...Thanks Rob... May you find eternal happiness...
Apart from the odd discussion of the merits of Eddie Van Halens guitar playing i rarely discussed music with Rob but many times on the Outside i would sit late into friday and saturday nights drunkenly ranting and raving with him and re-reading the posts the following day i would often howl with laughter. Rob was a supremely intelligent, witty young man. His youth makes his death so much the worse.
Like others here and on the Outside i shall miss him greatly.
Bye Robbii
what an absolute tragic loss. I did not know him but he taught me about music made me howl with laughter. S word bashing will never be the same. Somewhere in the cyber void Jasmine turns to pause and blinks. Dear Rob, rest in peace.
I had many discussion about classical music with Rob, and far too many to count. Thanks to Rob in large parts, I now own Mengerberg's Mahler 4th symphony (LP) in my collection. His departure from the forum was a loss to this communtiy, and his death is even a greater one.Will be playing Mahler's 4th symphony among other favorites of Rob tonight. May you find Eternal Peace!
Tragic.Too smart. Too young. A loss for us all.
Fond memories of Robiii in leather jacket in an Amsterdam coffee shop one sunny cold afternoon.
He's no doubt having a beer with Furty in some better place.
I have a CD of Mengleberg's recording of the Mahler 4th that Rob burned for me a few years ago in exchange for a Yale Quartet CD of Beethoven's op 132 that I burned for him. I will play the Mahler in memory of him. He certainly was one of the livelest personalities in the Music Asylum. He will be missed.
Just a note to point out that there are a good many fine folks around us everyday that we may or may not suspect are much more fragile to the buffeting winds of life. As we acknowledge the passing of a pal, we might also be more aware of the other more fragile souls among us.
Well said, hinduclient.Simple common decency and plain kindness give us all more room to play and enjoy ourselves. We are all fragile somewhere inside.
This is tragic news. Rob is the one who first brought me to this site years ago (from the old Audio Review site). His insights will be sorely missed.RIP,
He helped a lot of us. I'll miss him.
Thanks for that Dave.Rob took me a very long way down the road of appreciation for great classical music and for that I'm eternally grateful.
And from one Dutchman to another, Rust Zacht Robbie.
My appreciation of Mengelberg's conducting and my frequent recommendations of his recordings first drew Rob to me and served as a flintstone that sparked many wonderful conversations, debates and shared experiences of music--both here, in other groups, and occasionally in private e-mails. Rob was volatile and never without opinion (on almost any topic!), always ready to argue and lecture, yet always ready to laugh as well, and to yield to bonhomie. Ever fire and balm. As I told him from time to time, he reminded me of a young version of my Opa (grandfather), and since much of my family once lived in Zaandam as Rob did, that seemed quite natural.Others on this board were much closer to Rob, on a much more regular basis than I, and to them and to Rob's family and other friends, I offer condolences. For the next few days, in this little part of southern Texas, one music lover will play Mengelberg and Van Beinum and think of Rob Sibie and wish his soul peace.
I'll miss you, Rob. Thanks for the good times we shared.
Posted by Rob on May 19, 1999 at 08:38:02:In Reply to: Planning the music for my funeral... posted by John E on May 18, 1999 at 07:37:27:
Though I tend to listen to rather depressing music, I'm not very occupied with my own passing away due to my serious drinking and smoking habit, but at this moment in time I think I would like the undertaker to play the following pieces, because it's my favourite music and I can increasingly terrorize the audience with them:
1. 'Uhrlicht' from Mahler 2
2. 2nd part from Shostakovich 8th String Quartet
3. The final 'Alles Vergangliche..' from Mahler 8
I had no contact with Rob outside this forum but missed him once he left. I am most saddened to hear of his passing.
Funny, Shostakovich's 8th String Quartet was the first thing I reached for when I heard the news. Somehow it seemed to fit.I just returned home from the annual library book sale with a box o' records. On the way there, I realized that Rob was very big part of the reason I've been going there the last several years, and instrumental in influencing some of the purchases I made.
We all miss you Rob, even Jasmine...especially Jasmine.
Thank you, Rob, for opening the door to Bruckner, Celi, Furtwängler, and so much else. I miss you.
Rob's dialogues, or maybe they would be better described as performances, were nearly always worth reading. I learned a lot from the lengthy threads that he participated in. I too had hoped that he would re-emerge and bring his energy and intelligence back to this forum. In his case it seems that brilliance and instability were linked.
Rob re-emerged recently, and I had hopes that he would rejoin more permanently. Along with a few others like him, Rob was a fine teacher and mentor for the AA inmates, and I mean it with all kindness when I describe him as a "wacky professor". His time on this board precedes me, so there is intimacy that I could never tap into. As an "outsider" to Rob's world, however, I will always miss him.Today, it will be Bruckner 7,8 and 9 conducted by Van Beinum. I'll leave the Solti 1 for tomorrow as a comedic relief I think Rob would have appreciated as a reminder that our time(beating) on this earth is fleeting.
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