The Never Ending Pool

Dear Poolers!

This is a post for a huge BD fan and a kind person who was always nice to meet for a little chat in the BD queue.

Last night after the concert in Jaen/Andalusia, I received a very sad message:

I am the Fan Thomas died in Italy.

After many worries the worst case became true. Thomas surprisingly didn`t showed up for the concerts in Italy and France as he told. Last time online at the pool he was on June 13th - 2 days before the show in Trento. Mark and me met Thomas last time at the Salzburg show on June 11th. I met Thomas first time in 2002.

Here is the link from the newspaper:
http://imp.free.fr/horde/util/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Filgiorno.ilsole24ore.com%2Fbrescia%2F2008%2F07%2F05%2F102325-turista_tedesco_trovato_morto_forse_vittima_pirata.shtml&Horde=535de8cdb76a31414728b7f78950966c

A short translation of the report
2008-07-05 - GARDONE RIVIERA -
German tourist found dead in the garden of Bellariva Hotel
Maybe victim of a hit-and-run driver
The found body had money, ID card and all, belongs to Thomas Eckhardt, 39
y.o, from Halle, Germany.
Detectives think he has been killed by a van, smashed against the gate of
the hotel on the 13th June. Van's driver escaped.
No report on the newspaper of the Thomas' car.

Thank you Mark and Tanja for the pictures and collecting details.


Last picture of Thomas in Salzburg

Thomas and Mark at the Salzbug show

Thomas

Christ that is awful news. We should always be careful when we're out on the road, who knows what can happen out there. What a terrible way to go. I hope they catch the person that did it.

We were very saddened to hear about our friend Thomas.


Here is a photo from the 2006 summer tour. He is first on line, thumbs up.

Thomas Eckhardt 1969-2008
Salzburg, Austria, June 11th 2008

Last night when Ursula called and brought these terrible
sad news to me I was shocked.
I never thought to see Thomas
in Salzburg on June 11th for the last time.
I talked with him a lot in Vienna and the day after
in Salzburg where Tanja shot these pictures...
after the show in Salzburg we had a conversation
again and he told me he liked the show more
than Vienna the day before...it was the last he was able
to attend...

we worry and hurry all the day but
those cases show us how hard life can be really...
He went out on tour to see Bob and he´s never coming back...
we lost a friend...

I thank Ursula who has given him this thread where all of
us can share our sadness...

So Thomas, my friend, see you outthere on the road, on a better one as we got down here...
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And death shall have no dominion.
Dead men naked they shall be one
With the man in the wind and the west moon;
When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone,
They shall have stars at elbow and foot;
Though they go mad they shall be sane,
Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again;
Though lovers be lost love shall not;
And death shall have no dominion.
And death shall have no dominion.
Under the windings of the sea
They lying long shall not die windily;
Twisting on racks when sinews give way,
Strapped to a wheel, yet they shall not break;
Faith in their hands shall snap in two,
And the unicorn evils run them through;
Split all ends up they shan't crack;
And death shall have no dominion.
And death shall have no dominion.
No more may gulls cry at their ears
Or waves break loud on the seashores;
Where blew a flower may a flower no more
Lift its head to the blows of the rain;
Though they be mad and dead as nails,
Heads of the characters hammer through daisies;
Break in the sun till the sun breaks down,
And death shall have no dominion.

Dylan Thomas

I am genuinely saddened at the news, my thoughts go out to his family.

Here is the link to the photo.
http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=234160805/PictureID=5234152721/a=76664639_76664639/t_=76664639

very sad and tragic. My prayers and thoughts for Thomas, his family and loved ones.

that he was on holiday, enjoying the musician he most loved and was victim to this tragedy is very painful.

I had fun verbally "jousting" sometimes with Thomas on the Dylan Pool.

Mark says it well.

thank you for letting us know about this sad news Samantha Brown

really bad news.
I first talked with Thomas at one of the 2005 Germany concerts. He was a nice guy. I saw him in Vienna this year, but he was to far away from my place to talk to him. Never thought this could be the last time seeing him. I´m sad.

This is shocking news, and extremely sad.

The fact that Thomas apparently died on June 13, while his body was only discovered a couple of days ago, may indicate that he was a bit of a loner. It is strange that no family member, friend or work colleague contacted police back in Germany to say that communication from Italy had ceased almost one month ago.

Perhaps music, and especially Dylan, was THE great passion of his life, and gave him some happiness. If so, I hope he was having the time of his life on that trip, prior to the horrible 'accident' (the fact that the truck driver absconded makes it hard to regard Thomas' death as accidental).

In his very last post here, back in May, he mentioned how great it was to hear 'High Water', in Odense, Denmark. Here's the Bergamo performance, in fond memory of Thomas Eckhardt, Dylan fan extraordinaire:



r.i.p.

I am shocks and sadly about this bad news. Thomas was a very nice person. I saw and talked last sometimes with him in Salzburg.

Terribly sad news.

Bless Thomas and the spirit he carried. Like 4th said, I hope he was having the time of his life. Hopefully he's gone to a place where Bob's always playing.

Thanks for sharing the tough news Samantha Brown.

I'm sorry for everyone.

He was a true Bobcat, I shall miss his banter !

Ah man, thats terrible news. Never met him, but talked w/ him online a few times, and he seemed to be a really nice guy
May he rest in peace