R,I,P. Waukena

[kimiiii]

http://www.nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5057

"What Do You Want Them To Play When You Die!?"


On June 8, 2005, Waukena answered -

"Procession in:

Copland's 'Fanfare for the Common Man'

Procession out:

The Clash's 'Lose This Skin'

outside of those I really don't give a fuck BECAUSE I'M DEAD!!!!!!!!!!"


It wasn't supposed to happen this soon nor so suddenly, Wayne. As you lose your skin, know that you were anything BUT common.

[2Nu]

The guy indeed had eclectic taste in music..

Incidentally, his birthday passed just over a month ago and judging by his (then) FB page post's, was waxing reflective on his life's journey so far..

(Case in point)

[i] so I'm version 5.0 but ya know what? I've been thinkin a lot bout my life for the past couple...I wouldn't trade my experiences, or, especially, my friends....for anything... it's been a fun ride so far... I've done stuff people dream of...and I have no complaints...
November 9 at 4:40pm [/i]

Well Said My Friend..

[NuWaveRx]

Although I didn't know Waukena as well as some of the other vets here, I was always struck by his humor and obvious passion for music.

I heard once that you can tell the measure of someone's life by the feelings of friends and family left behind. From the posts here, I'd say he lived full and well, indeed.

[marie3]

[quote][i]Originally posted by noodles[/i]
<br>So sad to hear.

Wayne always was good for baseball talk--he loved his Mets---and good for a Clash reference when you needed one. I'll never forget all the cd's he sent me or the great Clash vinyl he freely lent. The man was a gentlemen to the highest degree!

The good thing was that Wayne had a lot friends and he always left an impression.

I will miss you my friend--I am sorry that you never had the chance to take me up on the offer for Orioles tickets.

I hope you are enjoying things uptown at the big club!

budverge
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So true about Wayne sharing his CLASH. I remember one time when he came over and he finally remembered to bring his music. He put his treasured Clash into my computer and smiled and said "Now you have everything the Clash did". He was so proud to share it. I wish I would have backed it all up because I lost it when my computer crapped out.[:(]

It's all so crazy because he was in great shape and worked out every day. Wayne was always busy doing something or taking a trip somewhere. I always thought of him as a chameleon.
I am grateful to have gotten to know him the past five years. Even my daughter loved him and that is no easy task. She hates everyone. [:p]

[marie3]

[quote][i]Originally posted by phillyidol[/i]
<br>Hey Marie, thanks for posting this. It really was a shock to all of us.And like you said, like him or not he was one of the originals on this board and he will be missed. I like remembering the good things and funny stories about people. And Marie will remember he actually talked me out of hunting one of you on this board down. LOl. But I am much calmer now. You will be missed Wayne.[:(]




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Philly that is SO funny about Wayne talking you out of kicking some ass. I had forgotten about that.

[phillyidol]

And true. I was actually getting on my jacket and walking out the door when the phone rang. LOL




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[ghosty]

Damn

[design_femme]

Waukena: you found humor in the things I posted, and I appreciated that!

I am sorry I didn't have the chance to get to know you better.

[Bitter Almonds]

<p align="justify">God damn, that must really suck for his family and friends. My condolences to them and anyone on the board who was acquainted with him. I didn't know the guy at all, except for the occasional banter we would get into years ago, but this is shocking, esp. because he was young.


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[bowiestation]

Very very very sad to hear this news

[phillyidol]

Hey Marie, good luck today and remember..fake a left hook then go in with a right jab to the face.[:D]




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[KYYX4ever]

Oh Wayne: such a good attitude and a zest for life, who seemed to want us all to share it with him. We'll all miss you.

[hexicon]

Oh, the puffy shirt and the old composite photo! I will miss Waukena. He had a big heart.

[A. Slowchild]

I knew Wayne for about 30 years. I met him in the fall of 1979, where we worked in a department store on Long Island, and we hit it off pretty quickly. We both loved music, and it wasn't long before we were in a band together with a couple of other friends of mine. We called the band Slow Children. It never really went anywhere--but it's safe to say that we all had a blast playing together. It was HUGE fun! We'd often hang out together until after the sun came up. We all remain good friends to this day.

I think you all seem to know Wayne pretty much the same way I did. Funny, wicked smart, generous, music lover. He was very strong, and could be a very intimidating physical presence, but I think the last thing that he'd ever want to do would have been to hurt someone.

He also had that punk thing too, and he'd just tell you what he thought, the way he thought it, and it really didn't matter how you took it.

He rocked hard. He talked the talk, but he also walked the walk. As far as being a rocker, he was indeed “the real deal.”

He is already missed very, very much.

The link below is to an mp3 of a song that was written by Wayne (words) and the other guitar player in Slow Children, my good friend Patrick (music). We recorded it in a basement in October of 1984. Wayne is doing the vocal and playing bass. I'm playing rhythm guitar, and our good friend Gina is playing the drums. I hope you can enjoy it for what it is; simply, 4 friends who loved music, and each other, and who were having a great time together.

https://www.yousendit.com/download/cEdz ... Z2xFQlE9PQ

Middleclass

I was born in the middle class
And I hope that I can make it last
I had a middle class Mother
A middle class Dad
Had middle class zits
Like all the middle class kids had
I was born in the middle class

In the middle class U.S.A.!

Live my life in the middle class
And I hope that I can make it last
Got a middle class wife
And a middle class car
Go to middle class churches
And middle class bars
I was born in the middle class

In the middle class U.S.A.!

Hope I die in the middle class
Of a heart attack or some thing like that
I'll have a middle class plot
And a middle class stone
Go to middle class hell
With my middle class bones
I was born in the middle class

In the middle class U.S.A.!
In the middle class U.S.A.!
In the middle class U.S.A.!

Wayne Waukena, © 1984, all rights reserved.
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RIP, pal. I loved you then, and I always will, and now you know. PEACE

[Frau_Blucher]

Thanks for that first-hand glimpse "Slowchild". My condolences.