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Denis said..."...He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tares and grew a good crop
Now we pray for rain, and with every drop that falls
We hear, we hear your name..."
(Empty Garden - Elton)
Anonymous said...Very Sad news indeed, Dirk will be greatly missed. My Thoughts & Prayers go out to his Family.
R.I.P. Dirk
Music & Things ... said...Always sad when a music
lover is gone!
farewell Dirk
G.
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Last summer more than a hundred people attended the funeral of a young man from Dokkum in the Dutch province of Friesland and now you can too. His parents have posted a highlight video online. That this most private of moments from a far-off stranger's life could be put on display in such a manner may seem perverse, but for hundreds, maybe thousands of people around the world, watching this footage is a sweet and tearful conclusion to an odd sort of friendship made possible by the Internet and a shared love of music.
Dirk Sietse Gjaltema died last August 1 before reaching his 20th birthday. On a Thursday in late March 2006, he started a blog called Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll on which he posted downloads of his favorite albums paired with charming and impassioned descriptions of them. Though the majority of his posts presented Japanese music—in June '06, he added a download of Anthology of Japanese New Folk, a terrific marathon premium from WFMU's Janitor From Mars—his adventuresome taste led readers through the acid folk, garage rock and psychedelia of Turkey, Korea, Brazil, his native Holland and many other wide-ranging outposts of progressive sounds. In early September, Dirk promised to put up a download of the rarity Zeer Oude Klanken En Heel Nieuwe Geluiden by the Dutch three-string guitar masher Eddy van der Meer, but the following post instead contained this stunner:
dear music friends i wont be posting new music for at least two weeks because i am in the hospital , i need a operation for my legg , becauce it is very bad with my legg a car hit me, and hurt my legg very badly, it would be very nice iff you send me a postcard.
Back home a few days later, Dirk dutifully posted the album while also happening to mention that an MRI on his damaged leg revealed a tumor and he was due back in hospital for tests since "they don't know yet if its a good one or a bad one." Well, the tumor turned out to be Ewing's sarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer.
Over the next several months, checking in with Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll became increasingly harrowing as Dirk's posts alternated between impassioned offerings of obscure musical treats and matter-of-fact descriptions of what was happening to his body. One week you'd learn about some trippy Chilean hippy band, and the next get an unvarnished chronicle of a post-chemotherapy puking session. And yet each installment, no matter how bright or how grim came from Dirk always in the same unnervingly upbeat, enthusiastic tone.
On more than one occasion, Dirk's parents posted updates on his condition. Often they were just awful accounts of operations and bleeding and, ultimately, the amputation of Dirk's leg. And yet, through it all Dirk's irrepressibly cheerful nature would overshadow the ugliness. His post from November 24 reads
i got back home Tuesday / everything is going good / the tumor seems to be getting smaller!,wich is a good thing. / eating is going good again / i dont need to get the food from the tube anymore / my 3rd chem0 session starts the 28th / but now some music by american (psychedelic?) rock band The Nazz
Through February 2007, Dirk's blog posts were more musical and less medical, with only occasional and more hopeful-sounding updates. At the end of the month he even speculated he may be cancer-free after tests revealed no signs of metastasis. He announced with a grin, "the stump looks great / most of the time i don't have that much pain / only phantom pain" with a link to the Wikipedia entry on "phantom pain."
More posts of blissful recordings came throughout April and May, among them albums by the Japanese quartet Happy End and Anatolian rocker Baris Manço, as well as a Korean cover of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida." At the end of June, Dirk announced that he'd aced a school exam he finally was well enough to take, but that would be the last real bit of good news. His last music post came on July 24, serving up a "Beatlesesque psych pop" platter from the Singaporean band October Cherries. Then, three days later in a post titled "See You All Again Friday," Dirk shared that he wasn't feeling so well. He had his next-to-last chemo treatment scheduled for the following day, but it never took place. An examination revealed a new tumor and his mother, Janny, posted a message saying "there is nothing they can do for him anymore. At the moment it's going very fast, day by day he is getting worse." She continued,
Dirk asked me to tell you this, and that when he passes away, he wants the comments to be used as a memorial register, and then the blog will be closed. It will stay as a memorial in loving memory of Dirk.
Though not unexpected, Dirk's death, eight days later, was a shock. All the more so because accompanying Janny's brief, mournful announcement were two snapshots of Dirk—a bracing first look at the bright, smiling face behind all the joy and sadness. Outpourings of appreciation and condolence flowed in to Cities on Flame, as Dirk had requested, and the mass of his expansive community of readers, like the young man in the photos, suddenly became visible.
Last februari, on the six-month anniversary of Dirk's passing, Janny posted on Cities on Flame a long and heartbreaking letter to her boy. (As with her prior posts, she used his account, so the letter disconcertingly carries his own "posted by Dirk" tag at the bottom.) At the end of the letter Janny announced the creation of a new blog Heaven to Earth With Angel Dirk, that will keep alive the memorial tribute. Earlier this month, videos of Dirk began to appear, including the footage from his funeral.
Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll—and its many earthly treasures—continues to exist. And so, too, in such a strange and wonderful way, does its now heavenly creator.
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Vraag niet hoe het met me gaat als je het antwoord niet hebben kan.
Vraag niet hoe ik me voel, als je mijn gevoelens niet voelen kan
Zeg niet: Geef het een plekje, als er nog geen plaats voor is
Vraag niet of ik er al bovenop ben, want dat zal ik nooit weten
Respecteer alleen maar dat ik nu anders ben
En accepteer dat ik nooit meer de oude zal worden
DIRK komt niet meer terug en ik ben een stukje dood JANNY
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Music For Chameleons zei...Thank you for sharing this video. Even though we never met, Dirk came to mean a lot to me during the time I read his blog. Not a day goes by that I would not think about him.
hideo zei...the funeral looked to be just as fine as I imagine Dirk to have been
thank you for this remembrance--I can hardly listen to any Japanese prog without thinking of Dirk
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said... God bless. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Dirk and his family.
said... at less than half my age, Dirk taught me a lesson in music and life.that dosnt come around often.
rest in peace mate.
DeaconBlues1103 said... Like some others, I didn't know or correspond with Dirk, but I used to cruise this blog semi-regularly for some interesting looking music and I almost always found sometning! My condolences to Dirk's family.
infinitefool said... Good-bye Dirk, and thank you.
Eddie Riff said... Dirk has been an inspiration to many, especially those of us who've been dealing with hardships of our own. He will not be forgotten by the music-sharing community. My condolences to his family and friends. Peace be with you.
said... So very sorry to hear - rest in peace Dirk.
Love & condolences to Janny and the rest of the family.
said... As one music lover to another ... thanks Dirk, and your courage shone through.
Jorge said... Good bye, thanks for all the music
SpE said... You will be missed but kept in our hearts. Know that you touched so many people in your journeys and brought joy to so many whom you did not even know.
rokosh said... Rest in peace now Dirk; would have liked to have met you but who knows, maybe we will someday.
Rokosh/ India
deege said... To Dirk's family and friends,
Dirk gave so much of himself through the music and the world tuned in...not only to hear what he had to share, but to inspire him and each other.
RIP Dirk
said... Dirk passed away leaving not just friends and family there, but an extended family of music lovers around the world. My sympathies.
said... This wasn't was I was expecting today. I am so saddened for the loss and will miss him greatly. His enthusiasm introduced me to music I would have never heard otherwise and I'm glad he was able to take the time to share so much of himself here. The main reason I kept coming back here was for his stories. I admired his courage, wit and optimism about his disease. His perspective seemed to help me filter what was most important in an otherwise cluttered world.
said... I am so sorry to hear this news. Like others here I never met or corresponded with Dirk but feel we would have been friends with our love of music. If not for Dirk I would never have been turned on to Japanese rock of the 60s and 70s and I thank him for this! I will keep these files in my hard drive to share in his memory.
In spite of his condition he still cared to give us all his gift of Cities On Flame. More importantly he showed us what a human being should be, living an unselfish and brave life that should inspire the rest of us.
To his family I am sorry for your loss.
Rest In Peace Dirk!
Smile67
chico said... God was looking for someone to put interesting music to play in heaven and then He called Dirk.
George Allen said... I didn't know Dirk other than through his music blog, but I could always relate to his passion for music and his sense of humility and decency that came through clearly in his writings. My condolences to his family and friends.
ommyth said... Oh my God... This is so sad. Dirk, you were an astonishingly generous, infinitely passionate lover of music, and your efforts were very much appreciated. I never knew you, and hardly ever commented on any of your work, but I checked in on you every day. Your aesthetic was spot-on, and it was a pleasure to learn from you.
Rest in Peace,
Tom
Jeff said... thank you for all the beautiful sounds you brought us...
andy said... Thank you Dirk
said... Dirk .. Rest in peace brother!
My sincere condolences to all his family and friends
Devo in Australia
said... I visited his site from time to time. He was very dedicated.
May he rest in peace.
said... Thanx and goodbye Mr. DIRK.
You introduced the music of a lot of wonderful Japan.
I wish to express my gratitude as a Japanese for praising your achievement.
Your blog's visiting became my daily work and half a year passed every day.
I dreamed you visited Japan anyday.
And, I wished to talk about the music of Japan that you had loved with you.
Arigato, sayonara, DIRK-san
MS69 said... Rest in peace. I am sorry for your loss.
said... Dirk introduced me to some of the best music I've heard. May he rest in peace.
whiteray said... Thank you, Dirk, for the music, and, more importantly, thank you for your courage, which astounded and humbled me. Here's hoping we cross paths the next time around.
Colin said... You will be missed. We'll see you on the other side.
said... Like so many others here, I'd like to use this space to thank Dirk for his dedication to sharing his favorite music with us. Cities on Flame was such an incredible site for hard-to-find Japanese folk, rock, and many other forms of music. If I could speak with Dirk, I would want to let him know how sorry I am that things had become so tough for him, but that I'm sure he's now resting in a better place. I can only imagine what his parents are going through right now, and I hope they're coping as well as possible with the tremendous loss of such a young, generous man. Kazemachi Roman is playing in remembrance of Dirk. Thanks for everything--you are missed.
said... My sincerest condolences, my heart goes out to the family and all who loved him.
All my best
Alex
said... My condolences to his family.
Thank You, Dirk. RIP
said... Thank you for sharing so freely and beautifully with passing strangers. God blessed you with a kind soul that was easily recognized by the angels that greeted you when you arrived among them as one of their own.
said... Dirk will be missed. I always admired your courage and your taste in music. My sympathies to his family.
said... To Dirk, thank you and may your rest in peace.
To Dirk's family, my deepest condolences and I would just like to let you know that Dirk has touched many lives through through his website. I'm sure many will remember Dirk while listening to the music we both loved- I know I will.
said... Thank you for sharing some time with us, Dirk. It was very nice. I will remember.
Sympathey and best wishes to the next of kin.
David said... you will be missed
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i am a mother who lost a son and live be never the same never ever never, never again
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Great post, Doug. Of all the initial pioneering music blogs, few were as passionate as C.O.F. I am thankful for many additions to my music collection via Dirk.
Posted by: BrianTurner | February 27, 2008 at 04:21 PM
Awesome. He posted so much good stuff on the COF blog.
Posted by: Jon | February 27, 2008 at 09:11 PM
Thanks for posting this. The COF blog turned me on to so much great music. Great to see Dirk on WFMU.
Posted by: smileychewtrain | February 27, 2008 at 09:34 PM
Cities On Flame.. was a great blog and Dirk will be greatly missed. Thanks for shining the spotlight on this.
Posted by: Steve PMX | February 28, 2008 at 09:09 AM