I wanted to express my deepest condolences for your loss. I met Dave when my band did a series of East Coast shows with Spring Heeled Jack a few years ago. Dave was very generous and affable, extending an offer to use any of his gear I might need. He was always friendly and kind, even after rougher nights. I know you needn�t be reminded of his absence, but he will be missed and remembered fondly.
With a heavy heart,
Gavin Hammon and Dance Hall Crashers
[email protected]
spring heeled jack, at one point, was my reason for living. i breathed shj. i checked the shj message boards daily. i skanked shj. i counted the days until the next show. i followed them around florida and made sure that everyone knew that i had undying devotion for them.
i heard the news today from my old best friend that spring heeled jack help me discover. i remember taking him to a shj show on the night before his birthday and him just being blown away.
ron and dave pulled me aside and asked me if there was any particular song i wanted to hear, and all i could say was, �all my own�, and to this day, that song is my anthem. dave threw ice at me and doused me with the cold water from the coolers, and i remember laughing so hard at mikie in his spam boxers.
that night mikie nicknamed me the jack momma. i passed out blow pops and thank you stickers to all the kids that came. i didn�t know that would be my last spring heeled jack show, and the last time that i would have seen dave.
it was hard enough when the boys broke up, but there was always a glimmer of a reunion. i just wish i could have expressed what shj meant to me when the opportunity danced before me.
dave, you will be missed.
love and condolences,
shandanette
clearwater/st pete, florida
i dont know who this is really going to be sent to..but here goes anyway..i was lucky enough to have met dave on our last tour with h2o..and though we only got to play with his band fro 5 days i was looking forward to many more....unfortunatly dave will not be there...i dont know why bad things always seem to happen to good people but in daves case someone made a horrible misatake and took him from us way to soon...he will be missed...but i am glad to have met him and to have been in his prescence...if only for a short while..take care where ever you are!!!
josh bigwig
I know there�s not much that can be said right now to erase the pain and shock that we all feel. With meager hands I can offer what few memories I have of Dave from years ago... I never knew him personally, but always made a point of going to the Springheeled shows. My very first show at the Tune Inn in New Haven, where I would spend the better part of my teenage years, was in fact Springheeled Jack and Thumper. Aside from the social event that the shows always proved to be, my devotion to Springheeled could be more attributed to the fact that their music was always so uplifting; just plain fun.
I look back now on snapshots from those shows with a sort of nostalgia and many melancholy sentiments. Not only has �the scene� completely morphed into something new, but there have been many people I and others have had to say goodbye to- though the news of Dave�s passing has shocked me more than any other news of bands breaking up, venues closing, old friends changing. I suppose the one comfort I can offer to you and others mourning a world bereft of him is the reminder that Dave did not leave this world without first making his mark on it. In a myriad of ways, he will truly never be gone from the hearts, minds, photo albums of thousands. His will always be a beat; a melody stuck in someone�s head, somewhere in the world. And so there is that everlasting life that we all muse over. Dave fulfilled it with the talents and gifts he was given and left it for all the world to see.
Again, my condolences in this time of jarring change, but moreso, my reassurances: he will never be forgotten.
~Heidi A. Voight
Dear Family, Friends and Bandmates of Dave Karcich:
While not having the privilege of personally knowing Dave, or you his, family, friends and Bandmates I would still like to tell you that I am saddened and sorry to hear of Dave�s passing away last week. At time like this there is not much more one can do outside of giving you my greatest sympathy and sorrow for the unfortunate loss within your life.
Chad Waldorf
Fullerton California
i didnt know dave, but all the love in my heart goes out to his friends and family. i hope you are finding some way to deal with your pain.
sincerely,
Lizzie DeWan, age 15
My deepest sympathies to Dave�s friends and family. For the short time that I knew Dave he was very friendly and outgoing, and he will be missed... Dave, you�re in my thoughts and prayers.
Scott Vieira