The Mellotron Group

My sympathies to Greg and his family. I don't know what else to say. He is  
a very talented man who will be mourned and missed by many. I guess that's 
it. I  will pray for him.
 
Frank
 
 
In a message dated 11/3/2009 12:32:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
sdavmor@systemstheory.net writes:

 
 
 
We're into the final stages now of his cancer. Greg has been in
at home  hospice care since the middle of last week. He is heavily
sedated on  Dilaudid, a very strong narcotic. He was moved to it
after morphine was no  longer cutting it for his extreme pain.

Greg went to sleep on Sunday  before noon and has been completely
non-responsive since then. Saturday  evening was the last time he
engaged in any conversation, and that was only  "yes", "no" and "it
hurts". He is expected to pass away in the next few  days, and his
wife Diane has urged all friends and family that want to see  him
to do so immediately. I am on my way to his house now.

Should  Greg somehow still be alive on Friday he will be 50 years
old. Not that  there will be anything to celebrate, since he will
be there in body but not  much else. I have chosen Nov 6th as the
official release date of both his  3rd solo album "The Noble Gases"
and the new Systems Theory album  "overfulnoisecascadand

His family and band-mates appreciate the  fact that many progressive
music community members emailed, texted, phoned,  etc., their well-
wishes. Since there won't be anything further to report,  the next
time I post an update regarding Greg Amov will be to advise of  his
death.

On a positive Greg Amov related note, our friend Kurt  Barabas (UTS,
Amaron's Plight, Roswell Six) has offered me the use of his  studio
and as much help as I need to get all the remaining music of  Greg's
into releasable shape. That will be a project for 2010, after I  get
his currently OOP solo albums "The Dark Within The Dark" and  "Gecko
Highway" back into available status.
-- 
Regards, SDM -- a  21st Century Schizoid Man
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He will be forever young.
 
Frank
 
 
In a message dated 11/4/2009 1:57:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
sdavmor@systemstheory.net writes:

 
 
 
Good morning,

it is with regret, but also relief, that I pass on  that Systems
Theory member Greg Amov died last night. It was very  peaceful
and quiet at the end, which was a relief after all the  physical
struggle of the last few weeks. It was clear to everyone  around
him during the afternoon that it would be sometime Tuesday,  so
his family convened to be with him.

I do not yet know exactly  what sort of memorial there will be,
or when / where it will be held. But  something appropriate to
Greg's live and beliefs will be organized soon. I  will pass on
that information when I have it.

Thanks to all that  contacted the family through me to express
hope, support, sympathy, wishes  for a speeding passing, etc.
That the various branches of the progressive  music community
had so many people (hundreds) that responded during this  crisis
meant a great a deal to Greg in his final days, and means a
great  deal to me personally.

In the midst of the sadness of his passing, let  me add a bright
note. Last night I got access to Greg's pair of DAWs  (named
"Fripp" and "Eno"). Everything that I could have hoped to  find
musically was there. The masters for his two OOP CDs were  there,
plus several unreleased completed projects, some  long-forgotten
projects, and new tunes earmarked for both solo, Systems  Theory
and ViolinCyndee. So there will new music under his hame in  the
next year or so, as well as the re-release of "The Dark Within
The  Dark" and "Gecko Hightway".

Gregory Michael Amov, b. Nov 6th 1959, d.  Nov 3rd 2009. RIP
-- 
Regards, and thanks, SDM -- a 21st Century  Schizoid Man
Systems Theory music project:  <www.systemstheory.www>
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