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GlasgowRose
11/09/09

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BizWeeker Jon Fine posted this vid of his old bandmate on his Twitter page.
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GlasgowRose
11/09/09

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Touching tribute to Fuchs on LCD Soundsystem's Facebook page: "we're all totally stunned and shocked here. we lost a dear friend sunday morning, and we're devastated. jerry, drummer for turing machine, the juan maclean, !!!, maserati and 10,000 other lucky bands also played drums with LCD for some of the first LP tour, but that doesn't matter. jerry was more a great friend than... anything, and that includes how truly incredible of a drummer he was. we miss him horribly." #obits
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raincoaster
11/09/09

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God hates American Apparel #obits
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BoKnowsMagic
11/09/09

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I don't understand Gawker's hipster hatred. Before I ever saw it, I thought the snarky, ironic air of many the posts meant their authors were hipsters, but apparently that was just a lot of virtual, resentful, and vicarious fun at the expense of those having it for real. Way to go, moms and dads. #obits
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Airvault
11/09/09

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I have to say this is surely not a way for anyone to go. This totally drew a fog over my day.

Vaya con dios. #obits
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rotation360
11/09/09

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what's with all the disrespect from the gawker/defamer crews lately??? death isnt funny.
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Airvault
11/09/09

@rotation360: It's a fine line. This is why so many around here have concerns regarding the use of the "And now s/he's dead" tag. Who deserves respect and who deserves ridicule?

But to be honest this is a lot tamer than usual. #obits
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joemiota
11/09/09

@rotation360: I agree that death isn't (generally) funny, but the gushing "tributes" that pop up everywhere else are so awful. The false reverence/sadness for famous people that most readers don't know personally is more of a mockery than this post, or than the "And now he's dead" tag, IMO.

Also I think the last two lines of this post are quite touching.
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scroll_lock
11/09/09

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This is reminiscent of the time things got outta hand for Def Leppard's drummer. #obits
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snugbug
11/09/09

@scroll_lock: This bums me out even more than your crass statements down-thread. Don't worry, friend, Death, that kind maiden, will come after you one day too. Let's hope you don't achieve any measure of notoriety in the interim so random heartless a-holes on the Internet would be compelled to crack lame jokes at your funeral and feel self-congratulatory about it.
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scroll_lock
11/09/09

@snugbug: Oh, please. Could you take yourself anymore seriously, Self-Appointed Voice Of Doom and Chastisement? Sorry to threaten your territory in the lame jokes department. #obits
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snugbug
11/09/09

@scroll_lock: I never denied you're great with zingers. It's your specialty, and mazel tov + amen. I don't even aspire to match you there, you're a wittier bastard than I can ever hope to be. I'm just a chick who speaks her mind here like all of us, and don't aspire to nuthin'. I was just saying the jocular vibe on this thread is distasteful. You guys have been around here long enough to understand that there.are.limits. Even on Gawker. This guy is a civilian who played music and died an unfortunate death too young. That does not make him an acceptable target for snark. (It's not like Henry Kissinger died, in which case, let's all snark till the cows come home, say I.) Grow a fucking heart, if only for a brief minute.

Or don't. Whatever the fuck ever. Carry on. Just for the record, I enjoy your zingers. When you're not being an a-hole. #obits
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scroll_lock
11/09/09

@snugbug: Thanks for the lesson on what belongs on Gawker, Mom. I hate to break it to you, but this isn't the comments section of Ladies' Home Journal, where delicate sensibilities can find safe harbor. Maybe you can forward me that memo about whose death it's okay to crack wise about, hmm?

In the meantime, I'll get back to those zingers you love and being the a-hole you love to hate. #obits
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harumph
11/09/09

@scroll_lock: Then you stop defending your right to be an insensitive moron so vociferously. This is no different than you pointing and making lame jokes about someone who was in a horrible car accident.
snugbug is right to point it out to you and your defensiveness only proves to me that you know you are wrong.
Think how you'd feel if one of the nicest people you knew died a grisly death and some a-hole made childish remarks about it.
Precisely because you have the right to make fun of whatever you want, we have the right to call you out as a jerk. You can't have it only your way. #obits
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scroll_lock
11/09/09

@harumph: You had me at "insensitive moron". #obits
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harumph
11/09/09

@scroll_lock: I will at least hand it to you that you promote comments that aren't complimentary. #obits
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snugbug
11/09/09

@scroll_lock: HA! I am so willing to bet heavy ducats that I'm younger than you, but anywhoo.. Let me shapeshift into "mom" for a second. I loathe inconsequential InterNerd brawls, but I carry on only to point out some rules, as far as I understand them:

1. If a person with an ample, historically documented public profile kicks the bucket, it's fair game to snark.

2. Conversely, when confronted with a random civilian who only found her/himself in the instant glare of media attention via the unfortunate circumstances of her/his death, snark is verboten.

Pretty simple, no?

Cheeri-o.
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scroll_lock
11/09/09

@harumph: I've already forgiven you, crazy kid. #obits
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harumph
11/09/09

@scroll_lock: You have no idea what a load off my mind that is. #obits
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Balsa Wood
11/09/09

@scroll_lock: That joke wouldn't even fly in the Poconos, son.

Why not just change your name to Edgy McEdgerson? BECAUSE YOU'RE SO FUCKING EDGY I THINK I'M GONNA LOSE IT. #obits
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J. Frank Parnell
11/09/09

@scroll_lock: I promote this comment. #obits
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raincoaster
11/09/09

@scroll_lock: I DO wish we could double-star already-starred commenters, because I would do that for you right this second.

This is Gawker, and we're mean here. We're even mean to nice people. We're even mean to nice people whose deaths come too soon, in terrible ways. And when we die, we expect Gawker people to do the same to us.

This IS community. It's just perhaps one of those neighborhoods described as "edgy" in which not everyone feels comfortable. And we're pretty good with that. #obits
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SisterCarrie
11/09/09

@raincoaster: Let me guess... it's bareback night at scroll_lock's place. #obits
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lukeoneil47
11/09/09

@raincoaster: When you have to explain it... #obits
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werewolf
11/10/09

@scroll_lock: you know nothing about anything and should be ashamed of yourself. #obits
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raincoaster
11/10/09

@lukeoneil47: But apparently we DO. #obits
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scroll_lock
11/10/09

@raincoaster: Thank you for showing up with sanity, reason and humor as usual. I'd heart you again, too! #obits
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scroll_lock
11/10/09

@werewolf: That's telling me. #obits
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scroll_lock
11/10/09

@SisterCarrie: Don't be late! Remember, you're bringing the Funyuns. #obits
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scroll_lock
11/10/09

@Balsa Wood: @harumph: NewToJezebel: Gone but not forgotten. #obits
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scroll_lock
11/10/09

@J. Frank Parnell: And I'm promoting your promotion of it. #obits
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scroll_lock
11/10/09

@raincoaster: If the earnest Jezzie brigade keeps it up, all our periods will synchronize. #obits
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lukeoneil47
11/10/09

@scroll_lock: Pick your battles dude. The right to make fun of people's death doesn't seem like something worth fighting for. #obits
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Balsa Wood
11/10/09

@scroll_lock: are you actually frothing at the mouth now?

Jesus, you win. The right to make bad jokes about untimely deaths is intact. Now, please, go tend to the other 9000 threads you're on.

And...Jezzie? Me? Try again, thanks. #obits
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pmarble
11/09/09

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I listened to a bunch of Maserati last night. He was an amazing, brilliant drummer. #obits
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pmarble
11/09/09

@pmarble: This is just a taste of his brilliance: [www.youtube.com] #obits
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Kimrod
11/09/09

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Not wishing bad karma on anyone....what a insane way to go.

Never would you think something as sinister as an elevator or escalator would/could take your life in such a manner.

Fuchs RIP buddy. Take the Stairway to Heaven...

Great drummer and a freak death. #obits
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harumph
11/09/09

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To all you glib fucks, Jerry Fuchs was easily among the most easy-going and unaffectedly nice human beings I have ever known. He was the direct opposite of what people make fun of in Williamsburg. Those casting his death as some sort of humorous punchline will hopefully earn some well-earned bad karma. #obits
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cmd
11/09/09

@harumph: Too bad he wasn't a privileged drugged up semen artist - he would have been offered all the respect in the world here. #obits
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harumph
11/09/09

@cmd: Sigh. #obits
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SarahHeartburn
11/09/09

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This is why they tell you to never ever jump out of a stalled elevator. Wait for the firemen. The neighbor of a friend of mine got stuck in the elevator of her house, panicked, jumped and same thing happened; she fell back in the shaft. In front of her young child. 5 floors. #obits
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SpyMagician
11/09/09

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R.I.P. This is sad, tragic and ridiculous all at once.

Also, could the NYC department of buildings get their effin’ act together? In 2008 I had inspectors come by to do a spot inspection and they literally said "We’re following up on actions taken in 1985..." I had to actually have them repeat that... 2009 is a followup to 1985? Oh, yeah, right... That crane fell down in the UES so someone lit a fire under your arses so you’re here now to make sure it looks like you are doing something useful. What idiots.
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Quidnam
11/09/09

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How would they know the mechanics of what happened so precisely? I mean, wouldn't they just have found him later at the bottom of the shaft? #obits
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Cassie
11/09/09

@Quidnam: L Magazine reported that he was with a friend who jumped to safety unharmed. So sad. #obits
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SpyMagician
11/09/09

@Quidnam: Based on the description of what happened to this poor guy, it seems like the elevator was stuck between floors and the only way out/off was via the lower half of the elevator. He jumped, the hoodie (I do not believe I am writing that) got snagged on something. Since he’s jumping forward, and he’s snagged, he was basically pulled back and slung back down the non-elevator filled part of the elevator shaft.

Good lord what a mind-bogglingly tragic event.
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NorthernLite
11/09/09

@SpyMagician: I thought the elevator box fit snugly against all four walls, so there wouldn't be a large enough space to fall through. #obits
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SpyMagician
11/09/09

@NorthernLite: Yes, you are right. But why do you think he jumped out of a stalled elevator? Because it landed perfectly level on the floor?

Please re-read what happened and get back to us. #obits
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cctmpls
11/09/09

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very sad. He's featured in this gem of a video / song by The Juan Maclean. [www.youtube.com]
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GlasgowRose
11/09/09

@cctmpls: In the black y-fronts? The Juan Maclean is a great band name, btw. #obits
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Orgasmic-Chemist
11/09/09

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This may be the worst ironic thing to happen in Williamsburg, and that's saying a lot. #obits
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