Bart Van De Vel / Harpo
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- tank0220
Bump for our friend, and productieve member who died 10 years ago. Most of you probably don't know him.
RIP Harpo
- crapmeister!sted
- Didn't know he passed. GodspeedBonSeff
- I remember Harpo. RIP QBN droogierobotron3k
- I've been here since 2000 or 01, never met him. RIP man.helloeatbreathedrive
- what happened to him?utopian
- rabbit0
R.I.P
This is by no means meant to be offensive or insensitive to the respect this man (who I did not know) and this thread deserves.
I only clicked it today, thinking it was posted in the past few days.
Then I saw "it was the guy with the qbn mugs".
http://www.qbn.com/topics/696026…
Harpo R.I.P
Ben99 glad to see you are still alive. I want you to know, I was going to buy a magnet if it was you.
- (I thought Ben99 passed) - again glad to hear you are alive and kicking Ben99.rabbit
- Biofreak0
I hadn't spoken to Bart in 4 or 5 months. Life just got hectic. I got a new job, married, bought a house. . .
I invited him to the wedding and to stay with me for a while in Oregon. I wanted to repay his kindness from my time in Antwerp. Though he couldn't make it, I thought there would be more time and other chances. I am happy, at least, that our final words were of love and brotherhood.
He took me, a stranger, into his home and treated me as an honored guest. Introduced me to his mother and father who welcomed me with open hearts.
When I met them, I understood at once how Bart became the man he was. His mother was quiet, gentle and always smiling. She cooked witloof, clams and tiramisu for me. His father, full of boyish enthusiasm, showed me around the city, stopping at neighborhood pubs to endorse a new and delicious beer at each one. I recall trying my first "qwak" with Bart and his father in an old puppet theater. The memory makes me smile through the hurt.
I wonder how they are, half the world away... where I can't reach out to offer comfort. . . or to tell them how amazing a son they had. How many lives he touched. . .
How do you tell a grieving parent that their child changed the world?
I have no idea where I would be now without him. He befriended me and inspired me. He showed me things I never imagined... and taught me to pronounce words I never thought my thick, Alabamian tongue could pronounce. Mijn vriend en broer. Ik zal altijd je missen.
I have never felt so far away, nor as powerless to help your loved ones in their time of need. I miss you with my whole heart, brother. And I will love you always.
- digdre0
Thats great news!
- DrBombay1
This is horrible news. He was such a talented and nice guy...
- bulletfactory0
can you post more info here?
- janne760
NO!
WHAT? MY best friend????
- emukid0
wtf? how? what happened? he did portraits of everyone here and was a wonderful chap.
- janne760
I sent you an email. God i hope Kiggen's account was hacked and they are stoned posting a really tasteless stoner joke.. (like crab and i did in the old days when together posting to QBN in my apt!!!)
- Kiggen0
That was him.
Janne, mail me...I'll give details...
- janne760
christ.. so it is true?
- digdre0
Sorry to hear, RIP
- cosmoo0
Sad day indeed. Was shocked when emu mentioned it earlier. RIP.
- PonyBoy0
fucking hell... i don't know what to say... just was informed of this thread... :( talented / sweet / loving guy... horrible news :(
- JerseyRaindog0
Condolences to his family and friends - way too young to go.