Pimm Jal de la Parra passed away

[really]

really sad

 

[spanisheyes]

Pimm Jal de la Parra 1965-2002

Even though I never knew you, thank you for your wonderful book,"U2 Live A Concert Documentary" that was a great source of information to many U2 fans, and was also a great testament of your love for U2.

Chris

[This message has been edited by spanisheyes (edited 04-10-2002).]

 

[Bonochick]

Originally posted by spanisheyes:
Pimm Jal de la Parra 1965-2002

Even though I never knew you, thank you for your wonderful book,"U2 Live A Concert Documentary" that was a great source of information to many U2 fans, and was also a great testament of your love for U2.

Chris

I agree.

It is sad to hear of his passing.

 

[tiny dancer]

How very sad I am to hear of your passing.
Thank you for your book on U2. I always reread it once in awhile, and it brings a lot of joy to me.

 

[sharky]

woah! he was a bit of a legend in our little community. sorry to hear it.

 

[Zoomerang96]

i really enjoyed/enjoy his concert documentary book, incredibly well done.

how old was he anyway? it never really dawned on me that hed be any older than 40.

ofcourse that really means nothign anyway.

 

[oktobergirl]

That is sad. I love his book. I refer to it all the time.

May he rest in peace.

 

[mofo23]

Wow.
That's really too bad.
I've read his book cover to cover probably 20 times and found something new each read.
Huh? Never knew the man... but somehow I did.
See you when I see you Pimm

Peace

mofo23

 

[rafmed]

Terrible news, I love his book, one of the real treasures for any U2 fan.

Rest in peace

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[kobayashi]

thank you pimm.

may you rest in peace.

 

[STING2]

This is just terrible!!! How did Pimm die?! He was only 36 or 37 at most? His U2 Live: A Concert Documentary is the BEST Book there is on U2 and I was looking forward to a new addition of the book. Pimm is a great U2 fan and person and this is very sad and difficult to believe.

 

[ladywithspinninghead]

Wow, I'm absolutely shocked by this development - I used to be subscribed to Collectormania and absolutely loved it...this is terrible...

 

[scatteroflight]

How sad! That is a really wonderful book he produced.

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[bono_man]

This is indeed sad news. the U2 Doc books were a wonderful read and my thoughts go out to him, his family and his friends.

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[Discoteque]

Oh that is SO sad!!!!! I'm planning on getting his book...I was waiting for the Elevation info as well.

Blessings to his family....

 

[mocool12]

Wow. Really great/useful book. May he rest in peace.

 

[lylas]

So sad. RIP Pimm.

 

[stefananny]

Oh gosh, that's terribly sad news.

May he rest in peace.

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[martha]

Originally posted by STING2:
This is just terrible!!! How did Pimm die?!

Does anyone know?

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[EdgeVox]

that's very unfortunate. His book has been bedside reading for the past year and a half....Pimm Jal de la Parra, you will be missed by a lot of people, a community of fans actually....I hope in heaven you get to pick all the music you want to listen to...I'm sure you'll be able to name certain songs from specific concerts....Cheers to you and your contributions...Take care

 

[sulawesigirl4]

from u2log.com

It is with great sadness that we must announce the passing of our friend Pimm Jal de la Parra, author of "U2 Live A Concert Documentary", "David Bowie - The Concert Tapes", and founder-editor of U2 magazine "Collectormania".

Pimm Jal was known and respected in the U2 and Bowie fan communities world wide. He loved people. People loved him. Our thoughts and sincere condolences are with his family and friends.

 

[EPandAmerica]

I am just speechless. Being a U2 fan way before internet news, Pimm was a big part of my U2 life. Through him and his hard work on Collectormania we followed U2 on tour in the 80's.

 

[U2live]

Before there was the internet, the fanzines kept us informed. The best of them all was Collectormania, and Pimm the best writer of all. You just never know how long your walk on earth will be, and some are more memorable than others, and none of us U2 fans will ever forget, or get rid of, our Collectormania issues and book. Wrote many a snail mail to Pimm with thanks for those issues. This is a tremendous loss to the U2 community. Maybe there is someway to make a tribute.

 

[sulawesigirl4]

Originally posted by U2live:
This is a tremendous loss to the U2 community. Maybe there is someway to make a tribute.

I was thinking that as well. Do you have any ideas?

 

[u2sangel]

RIP Pimm!He was a wonderful U2 fan!!!!

 

[Mark Freedman]

I am so sad to hear about Pimm's death. His book was a MAJOR influence in starting my site. His book is my bible for verifying recordings, etc. This is very sad. And he was so young. Rest in peace, Pimm. You don't know how important your efforts were to so many people. My thoughts go out to Pimm's family and friends.

- Mark

 

[sv]

Collectormania was such an outstanding fanzine (I still have all the issues and glance at them from time to time), and Pimm's book is absolutely invaluable in understanding the evolution of U2's live presence. Pimm's contributions to the U2 fan world will never be forgotten.

 

[sulawesigirl4]

Pimm's work certainly has had an impact on the U2 fan community. I was wondering if it might not be a good idea to set up one of those online signature things (like at petitiononline which we used to collect messages for the Hewsons last year) to send condolences, prayers, etc. to his family? I have found contact information for the company that published his books and I assume they would be able to pass the document along. Just a thought. What do you all think?

 

[Popmartijn]

Originally posted by sulawesigirl4:
I was wondering if it might not be a good idea to set up one of those online signature things (like at petitiononline which we used to collect messages for the Hewsons last year) to send condolences, prayers, etc. to his family? I have found contact information for the company that published his books and I assume they would be able to pass the document along. Just a thought. What do you all think?

The comments page on u2log ( http://u2log.com/archive/001594.shtml ) has more or less become the place to write down one's thoughts about Pimm's passing. You might check that page first.

Marty


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