for those that knew him. . .
R.I.P. Mykl Gold
Written by Bob Carasik:
>My second-oldest friend in the world died yesterday. We are still
>awaiting a coroner's report. All we know now is that he passed
>peacefully. Michael Gold was a music-playing pal in the eighties
>and he introduced me to rave culture at the beginning of the
>nineties. We were close, in part due to our common liberal Jewish
>North Jersey background, sharing "of course" moments for which
>natives of other times or climes would need lengthy explanations.
>He was an active participant in the early days of the Web, shaping
>Hotwired and CNet, and creating a string of personal sites as well.
>Michael introduced me to the Rhythm Society in the late nineties.
>Over time, I grew more Californian, and he grew more reclusive, but
>we never lost contact altogether. His death is a shock but not a
>surprise, as he had been in great emotional pain for a long time. He
>had a tendency to lash out in his suffering, I had the opportunity
>to learn and, see the fundamental compassion beneath his
>discomfort.
>
>He was born in New Jersey to Wally and Fredda Gold. His lifelong
>passion for music was nurtured by his dad, a successful music
>industry veteran, who co-wrote "It's my party and I'll cry if I want
>to". He is survived by his brother Eric Gold, sister Lisa Gorman,
>and by many nieces and nephews.
>
>Michael had a beautiful mind and heart and will be sorely missed. He
>graduated from MIT with a music degree in 1979. In the early 1980's,
>he lived in the UK and the Netherlands for 2.5 years, mostly in
>Amsterdam. Michael could truly say non-ironically that he'd left his
>heart in Amsterdam when he moved to San Francisco. He worked as an
>engineer at Apple, EFI, Hotwired, CNET, and E-Online.
>
>Michael played flute, bass, and piano; he played in a succession of
>local bands in the 1980's, including the Heartless Baboons, and
>Idiot Savant. He liked quirky and difficult to characterize music
>and films. He mostly read non-fiction, but was a big fan of Don
>Barthelme and E.L. Doctorow. In recent years, he frequently informed
>his friends, and RS-Chat, with a selection of political commentary
>gleaned both from the blogosphere and from conventional news media.
>
>Politically incorrect as he feared some might find it, he enjoyed
>following baseball (mainly the Giants) and to a lesser degree,
>basketball and tennis.
>
>A memorial service is being planned.
Written by Bob Carasik:
>My second-oldest friend in the world died yesterday. We are still
>awaiting a coroner's report. All we know now is that he passed
>peacefully. Michael Gold was a music-playing pal in the eighties
>and he introduced me to rave culture at the beginning of the
>nineties. We were close, in part due to our common liberal Jewish
>North Jersey background, sharing "of course" moments for which
>natives of other times or climes would need lengthy explanations.
>He was an active participant in the early days of the Web, shaping
>Hotwired and CNet, and creating a string of personal sites as well.
>Michael introduced me to the Rhythm Society in the late nineties.
>Over time, I grew more Californian, and he grew more reclusive, but
>we never lost contact altogether. His death is a shock but not a
>surprise, as he had been in great emotional pain for a long time. He
>had a tendency to lash out in his suffering, I had the opportunity
>to learn and, see the fundamental compassion beneath his
>discomfort.
>
>He was born in New Jersey to Wally and Fredda Gold. His lifelong
>passion for music was nurtured by his dad, a successful music
>industry veteran, who co-wrote "It's my party and I'll cry if I want
>to". He is survived by his brother Eric Gold, sister Lisa Gorman,
>and by many nieces and nephews.
>
>Michael had a beautiful mind and heart and will be sorely missed. He
>graduated from MIT with a music degree in 1979. In the early 1980's,
>he lived in the UK and the Netherlands for 2.5 years, mostly in
>Amsterdam. Michael could truly say non-ironically that he'd left his
>heart in Amsterdam when he moved to San Francisco. He worked as an
>engineer at Apple, EFI, Hotwired, CNET, and E-Online.
>
>Michael played flute, bass, and piano; he played in a succession of
>local bands in the 1980's, including the Heartless Baboons, and
>Idiot Savant. He liked quirky and difficult to characterize music
>and films. He mostly read non-fiction, but was a big fan of Don
>Barthelme and E.L. Doctorow. In recent years, he frequently informed
>his friends, and RS-Chat, with a selection of political commentary
>gleaned both from the blogosphere and from conventional news media.
>
>Politically incorrect as he feared some might find it, he enjoyed
>following baseball (mainly the Giants) and to a lesser degree,
>basketball and tennis.
>
>A memorial service is being planned.