M4rk Cr4ig (aka Bimble) RIP

xpost

I don't think that's a selfish or indulgent post at all. I think it's an honest, heartfelt, important one. Everything you say makes perfect sense.

It sounds to me like you were there for him so much, and were such a good friend to him -- and that's what ultimately matters. Yes, I can absolutely understand why you might feel you wish you could have been there for him even more, but ultimately I don't think anyone could.

Don't suffer in silence, will you? No matter how bad you might feel, you're not alone.

There was an interesting exchange on Twitter last night between two ILXors who I won't name but I don't think will mind me saying this: one asking, perfectly understandably, how you deal with the death of someone you knew only online, and the other replying, beautifully, that you deal with it as you would the death of any other human being. I'd hate to think anyone felt that they couldn't talk about this -- about Bimble, his death, how they feel, how upset they are -- because he was an online friend as opposed to an IRL one.

My god... am just seeing this now. This is horrible... :(

We've mailed about a few times, quite some time ago, strictly music related. Bimble to me was like ILX's Neil Cassady, a crazy mad cat so vibrant with life and passionate about music... He simply would not be stopped... I loved him for this.

Rest in peace, Mark. You will be missed.

Holy shit what shocking and terrible news. He was a great ilxor. He had such enthusiasm for music.

This is just so sad and awful. RIP Bimble.

This still doesn't feel real. He had more personality than the lot of us combined. This is a massive blow to ILM, zero hyperbole.

ILM is worse off now for the loss of Bimble. You really noticed a difference in it while he was banned but now he wont be back. A big presence has been lost.

this is making me sick.. so so so sad. RIP mark

ILM is worse off now for the loss of Bimble. You really noticed a difference in it while he was banned but now he wont be back. A big presence has been lost.

This is how I feel, even though I didn't even know him. RIP.

aim chatz isnt the same knowing he wont be in anymore

I never really spoke to the guy so I can't say much but seeing Bimble on a thread generally meant it came with an immense sense of enthusiasm I love ILX for, so RIP.

my posting to ilx/ilm has been so sporadic over years i didn't have the chance to cross paths with bimble in any significant way. i didn't even know he'd been banned. only time i became aware of him was on the thread he got banned from. i loved the incongruity of him slamming up the husker du videos cos he was so excited by them AT THAT TIME.

such a horrible piece of news.

A lot of the songs you all mentioned here are going to end up on a mixtape or two I'm making for him over in ILM.

I didn't know Bimble much at all but I wanted to do this for him and all the ILXors that have come together and expressed how much his presence was felt here at ILX. This is a sad loss for everyone.

That's a great thing to do Captain!

I'm tempted to post the lyrics to Spoonfed Hybrid's "Pocketful of Dust" since Bimble found them so devastating. But they're a bit much for me, now. I never met or messaged him, but through months of lurking recognized him as a kindred soul in some ways (too many). I curse the illness, addiction, and immediate means that took him away.

RIP bimble.

RIP. Someone I can't remember ever disagreeing with on ILM.

"Dance, dance to the radio," wherever you are.

i didn't know bimble irl (i don't ever IM and rarely e-mail any ILXors, not just him). but i was always thrilled whenever i saw some old thread of mine on ILM suddenly revived, or a new thread of mine bumped up to the top of the pile over there, b/c bimble had taken an interest in whatever it was that prompted me to create the thread in the first place. on those occasions, bimble's enthusiasm reminded me of what brought me here to ILX in the first place -- a love of music and wanting to find others who shared that love. i hope that ILX brought him some joy and relief in his life, and i will miss his presence.

RIP.

Bimble dude I haven't known what to say, so I thought I'd wait until I was pretty drucnk on a Fri eve

You've made me put on the Cocteau Twins at least twice. Without you we could hardly say "xmal deutschland lol".

The rest of the history I had no idea about, before some invade-lurking i did on That Thread after the fact. Wish you all peace man. His friends: wish you all the best. Keep above water please. You all rule so hard I cry.

ha, just re-reading some of his stuff. great. his collected posts should be titled I FEEL IT SO MUCH!

yesssssss!!!

just listening to Threnody right now ... RIP

heheh (except for the Threnody, that's scary stuff!)

wanted to do this for a couple days, felt too lol college, but whatevs, should get over that, I've turned forty:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Edna_St._Vincent_Millay.jpg/200px-Edna_St._Vincent_Millay.jpg

My candle burns at both ends
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends --
It gives a lovely light.

I wish I could've been a proper friend to Mark, but I couldn't match his intensity very well. Very sad news. Going to listen to some Dif Juz, Diagram Bros, Industry, anything on LTM in his honor.

i really like that. xp

Never really interacted with the guy, and I can't say anything better than what's been said by about a hundred people here. He seemed to hear music in a way that I rarely am able to, and I envy him for that. RIP.

Lost & Found, don't give up on me yet. Just wait...

― which was a bit synth-cheese-tastic for my tastes (Bimble), Saturday, July 4, 2009 9:11 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Lost & Found, don't give up on me yet. Just wait...

I never give up on the good guys.

― Lostandfound, Sunday, July 5, 2009 12:10 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Last thing I said to Bimble, so glad I did.

I've lurked on ILE and ILM for a few years...Bimble was my spectator sport. I loved his posts. Sense, no sense...at his most passionate, his rants were kind of infectious for me, inspired me to love the music I loved even more. As sad as I feel not knowing him, I cannot imagine the sadness for those of you who did.

RIP Bimble. To lose someone that loves music is like losing a friend.

Just found out about this this morning, have been thinking what to say since then, but I can't think of anything but RIP Mark and I hope you've found what you were searching for that the world couldn't give you when you were here.

How'd I miss this?

A huge loss. Even in my limited interaction with him on ILM, he was a profoundly inspiring, music-loving presence. The first time I've really felt a degree of grief over losing a semi-anonymous forum colleague.

Also, have found myself today having more than a passing thought or two for his poor room-mate as well. What a hell of a thing to go through.

Haven't said anything before because I wasn't sure if it was my place, but I'm sad about this. I liked Bimble's enthusiasm for things that you don't often see people getting so enthusiastic about.

xpost You are so right, Ailsa. I feel so utterly sad for the one who found him. Of course for Mark and everyone else connected to him. But very much so for the one who found him. :-( A local guy I knew through the years, did in fact traveled all the way to the South of France to hang himself, so his family wouldn't find him. :-((((

oh fuck!

jesus i wz just thinking about emailing him...

KBP: Also, can someone let ILX know that not everyone has someone to reach out to?

can I just mention how much I really really really really wish I hadn't lost touch with him when I stopped posting on ILM? I never even sent him the email on why he should listen to The Slits...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1YkHJJi-tc&
BITCH I MISS YOU

RIP Bimble. didn't even see this thread til just now, but i did wonder where the hyper, late-night posts had gone...

god damn this is lousy news to come back to. he was a singular presence on ilm and one of the first folks whose style i was able to nail down when i was lurking and figuring this place out. rip.

this weekend felt weird not seeing his posts on ILM when he was usually the only one about.

:( I know what you mean.

I know we're not the only ones.

This is so, so, sad and I am praying for Bimble and all who love him.

I haven't been frequenting ILX in the last couple of days, so it was jaymc that told me this news. It kinda messed my head up a bit. Ok, more than a bit.

Actually, there's no stupid bloody celebrity death that could ever make me feel as awful as this.

multixp hahahah Orbital > Nick Drake.

Bimble, I love you.

What do you say? I never met him, but I hoped to. And the last I remember, he was having a bit of a meltdown... this shakes me up, and that's no joke.

This still keeps hitting me, its weird :(

I've had this paradoxical disconnect/deep sadness since this happened, which is entirely new to me b/c, prior to my involvement w/ ILX (which is, in itself, in a relatively nascent stage), I haven't really been involved in any sort of online community. As such, I've been slow to reach out to communicate w/ ilxors on a more personal level, out of shyness or whatever, tho some of you have sought me out & Bimble was one of those. We mainly rapped about music, traded files or whatever but he was still an ally, even if I didn't really know him as a person, which I might have gotten to do, if not for this.

This didn't really hit me until tonight, as I'm looking for a proper Pale Saints song to add to his ILX mixtape.

again, RIP Bimble.