I'm not very good at this.
My friend of over 25 years, Aidan Curwen, was found dead in his flat this week. At the moment, we do not know what happened to him. It doesn't make much difference really - he has gone.
Aidan was well known as a musician, and played guitar in a number of local bands. He would always pick up a guitar to entertain if he found himself near one at a party or in a pub. Recently, he was enjoying his position in the Whitehaven band, 'Telf'.
Lou and me got married in October last year, and Aidan was the one who thoughtfully arranged for Telf to play for free for us at our night do. I am so gratefull that he did this, because in doing so he has added to the happy memories that we have - not only of our wedding, but also of the times that we spent with Aidan. He also organised the gear for, and participated in, our wedding karaoki the previous day, which we have some great photos of.
I will also always remember him at the last party that he came to at our house last year, when he played my crappy guitar and amp and made it sound better than I ever thought it was capable of!
Aidan used to visit me at work for a chat when I was on night shift. He was a thoughtful person, and always carried his camera looking for an opportunity to photograph a beautiful sunset, or a busy scene on the fishing boats.
I suspect that Aidan was not aware of how popular he was, and I think that he would have been very surprised to see his death featured prominently in the local papers.
WHITEHAVEN NEWS - LOCAL MUSICIAN FOUND DEAD
Rest in peace Aidan. You WILL be missed.
5 comments:
Brian that sums up Aiden perfectly, I don't think he knew just how many people loved having him come over for a chat, even a deeply philsophical one late on in a pub somewhere. We loved seeing him on form and playing well with Telf last year, he always came ove said hello and was loving the fact that video and photos were being taken for the paper. No matter how good this years festivals are a little bit of magic will be missing. Bye Aiden, miss you.
Love the blog
I played with Aidan years ago in a band called F-16. This is terrible news and came as a big shock to me. He will be sorely missed by everyone he came into contact with. RIP
Just setup a tribute page to Aidan from our time together back in 1989 when we were in the band F16. A rare insight into his musical past
http://www.myspace.com/f16band
ok,very sad about Aidan, but what might have caused, or contributed to him killing himself, which is what has happened. He wasn't murdered, he took his own life, for some reason. Was it a girl? or money? or his own self-belief? Musicians tend to be VERY sensitive people.
Didnt take his own life, no intention of. Shouldnt comment on what you dont know.
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