Martin Skidmore [RIP 2011]

RIP. Fuck you, cancer.

Terrible news. He will be missed.

So sad to hear this. He went out of his way to make me feel part of the wider ILX family when I felt like a total outsider, and I was always very grateful for that. RIP Martin and, yet again, a hearty 'fuck you' to cancer.

Such sad news, RIP Martin. I knew he'd been ill for several months and now hugely regret not having seen him in that time. Martin was one of the first ILXers I can remember meeting in the pub, as well as one of the friendliest and most sincere. And such enthusiasm, not just for pop music, I've never known anyone read like Martin - even this month he reviewed 10 books on his Livejournal, that's kind of inspirational.

this is very sad. RIP, and my sincerest condolences to those of you who knew him well.

so sorry to hear it. RIP.

oh no, that's terrible. RIP Martin.

Awful. I remember meeting him in NY around 2005(?) and he was an incredibly nice, smart guy, and of course a great poster as well. He will be missed. RIP.

Wow. He was contributing to the Singles Jukebox as recently as yesterday. (Wish he could've gone out on a better track.) RIP.

being that prolific while being so sick is really quite remarkable. rip.

RIP

One hell of a bar billiards player as well.

My memories, too brief and incomplete.

RIP Martin.

x-post - That was really touching, Ned.

RIP...really sad.

Rest In Peace Martin. And thank you for all you gave.

That made me tear up, Ned.

He truly was one of the good guys, in every way. RIP Martin, and fuck you, cancer.

Thank you all kindly. I was crying as I wrote it.

Really lovely piece, Ned. RIP Martin.

so sad.

i didn't know him but he seemed very brilliant on ilx.

RIP

very sad. despite his infamous frankness, the one word that always applied to him was "gentleman". RIP Martin.

rip, always seemed like such a good-hearted and intelligent guy.

Just heard this. So sad...

Did not know him IRL but was fond of him as a poster--very sorry news and my condolences to the friends and family who will miss him so :(

I was just wondering how he was doing, and if he was getting any better. Fuck. RIP.

RIP, and sorry to all the ilxors that knew him better than I did.

sorry to all his friends, and selfishly, that I never met him. adieu.

RIP Martin. echoing everyone's thoughts here - sorry I never got to know him but he was indeed one of ILX's best posters, and someone I remember who was incredibly nice to me when I first joined. Condolences to his family and all of those here who knew him.

Rest in peace Martin :(

really sorry and sad to hear about this. his posts were a highlight of my early ILX experience.

Damn. One of the few ilxors I've met irl and he was lovely, gracious and friendly. He raised the level of discourse here with intelligence and wit. I was sad that he felt he had to stop posting here and enjoyed it when I would bump into one of his posts on FT or elswhere. Just hope he's at peace now...RIP

Very sad, RIP.

only know him as a great presence on a lot of classic threads here, but he was always so engaged & good humoured, this is very sad.

He was always such a terrific guy, almost absurdly good to everyone. And he had such a great and honest sense of himself. Such sad news ... he'd only have gotten even better and smarter. Ned's right to point how he could even tackle this illness with grace and good spirits, and keep right on writing and thinking. I will really, really miss this guy.

What a lovely man.

I think some of us need to go to the Glasshouse Stores ASAP and raise a glass.

Whatever happens, count us all there in spirit.

echoing darraghmac's sentiments...

RIP, and sorry to all the ilxors that knew him better than I did.

count me in for many spirits; martin was my the first regular to befriend me. didn't interact w/ him lately, but always liked him and found his crankiness a good good thing, and espesh sorry to his family and friends.

Aw shit. Farewell Martin and good thoughts to all his friends :(

all this time i've been here and i didn't really know him ... but i remember his thoughtful posts (esp. from ilx's earliest days).

rip and condolences to his family :-(

He put me in my place on here once (I deserved it), and I really appreciated it. He was very good to talk to, very understanding and fair and kind. Sad day.

this is horrible. martin was a kind and thoughtful man.

WBS's wonderful tribute is up:

http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=3885

:(

rip

I didn't even know he was sick. My mom's had the same type of cancer for the past 6 years; my uncle had it too and died within months of detection. I only met him once or twice at London FAPS, but he was always a friendly presence around here. From his postings, at least it seems he lived life fully. I just read his journal--harrowing stuff.

Aw man, 52?

He was indeed a total stalwart of the Jukebox, and also I Love WWE, in its heyday.

Sleep well dude.

RIP. I only knew him via his ILX posts and what I read by him on Singles Jukebox, but he had a distinctive and engaging presence. When I was first trying to figure out ILX, he was one of the personalities that came to life most obviously and vividly. Besides the intelligence and ranging curiosity, seemed like a fundamentally decent guy. I'm sorry to hear he's gone.