Paul Haines

[chrisbarnes]

Like many of you, I am deeply saddened by the death of Paul Haines today. We have known for a long time that this day was coming - despite hoping that somehow it would turn out otherwise - and perhaps that softened the blow, but only a little. And if I'm sad, how much worse must it be for his wife Jules and daughter Isla and the rest of his family

Comments

[karenmiller]

Beautifully said, Chris. What a fucker of a day.

[chrisbarnes]

Yes, Karen, a fucker of a day. Yet the sun is shining (at last)! Paul would appreciate the irony.

[benpayne]

Well said, Chris.

[chrisbarnes]

Thanks Ben.

[macdibble]

I still have the photos, you know.

We will all miss Paul so much. It's terribly unfair.

[chrisbarnes]

Oh dear, I'd forgotten you took photos! Send me one if it's not too much trouble. Alinta was there too that night... that's two of us gone now.

[macdibble]

I said I was keeping them for blackmail purposes when you were all famous... now we seem to be having trouble just staying alive.

We had some fun tho... didn't we? Paul was ill then, undiagnosed, at the start of 2004. A hard 8 years since. Oh for a time machine.

[chrisbarnes]

Ah well, fame might still come, so you'd better hang on to them. We sure did have some fun.

[wendy_waring]

And to think I'd forgotten about that underwear-wearing night!

This is so hard, Chris. It calls for some kind of group hug, and we're all so dispersed. Take this as my little squeeze.

[chrisbarnes]

But you hadn't REALLY forgotten, had you. ;-)

A group hug would be wonderful. I'm sending a virtual hug your way right now.