ASL Bell Tolls
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Larry
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Eric Visnowski died on December 2, 2024. Eric was a perennial presence on the SoCal ASL scene. Eric was involved in playtesting the Melee Packs, setting up tournament scenarios with Jim Aikens, and famous for calling dice rolls invoking his trademark "Baby Jesus" call outs. Most of all, Eric as a character among characters and a good man.
The SoCal ASL group in what is now a Bourbon and Scotch annual tasting at the West Coast Melee raised a glass on Saturday night, February 22, 2025, in honor and memory of their friend Eric Visnowski with echoed chants for him to roll low and cry out "Baby Jesus" one more time. A good friend that will be and is missed.
The SoCal ASL group in what is now a Bourbon and Scotch annual tasting at the West Coast Melee raised a glass on Saturday night, February 22, 2025, in honor and memory of their friend Eric Visnowski with echoed chants for him to roll low and cry out "Baby Jesus" one more time. A good friend that will be and is missed.
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Very sorry to hear this. Eric indeed left his mark on the ASL stage by playtesting the Melee Packs, a series I've managed to play every scenario from. For that alone, I'm grateful to him.
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Nic gave short commeration speech at West Coast Melee. To paraphrase: "Eric was the soul of the club. The SoCal Game Days (meeting every Saturday) were his idea to get it started and he nagged until we did it. Devoted 12-15 years of playing all the scenarios for West Coast Melee every year with Jim."
For myself it was great to see someone more enthusiastic about Deluxe ASL than me. You could tell he really enjoyed the game. A kind man, tenacious opponent and full of hilarious commentary during a game. A great, loyal friend to many of us in the club.
For myself it was great to see someone more enthusiastic about Deluxe ASL than me. You could tell he really enjoyed the game. A kind man, tenacious opponent and full of hilarious commentary during a game. A great, loyal friend to many of us in the club.
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RIP, I'm sure it is a tough loss for your group. Guys like him are tough to replace...
Larry
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Unique is always a tough replacement.
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Well, I hate to add to the thread...
Jack Wilson @Jwil2020 passed at the end of January after a prolonged, determined fight with cancer. As he put it, he was rolling for FPF for months and months on end. He was at peace with his diagnosis and prioritized spending the time each treatment awarded him on things he enjoyed, naturally mostly his family. I was extremely fortunate that ASL games with me still made the list!
Jack originally played SL back in the day, but didn't make the hop to ASL and drifted to other games over the years. When he retired a bit earlier than planned due to health issues he decided to jump back in with ASLSK a few years ago. I also returned to ASLSK a bit after he did and was lucky he PM'd me when I was asking some questions here on GS to see if I'd like to do some face to face games as we appeared to be close enough.
Jack and I learned ASLSK together through many entertaining games. Jack was an extremely patient player who like me wanted to focus on learning the system while having fun. We both eventually made the leap to full ASL including a grand old time with a Hatten in Flames CG. Eventually it didn't make sense to meet face to face and increase potential exposure to viruses, so we moved to VASL and had a blast there, where I know Jack also had a number of games with some other regulars. Jack had to bow out of ASL for part of the past year as he had lost his voice and wasn't excited about extensive typing in a chat session instead.
I'll miss Jack, but will have fond memories every time I get to play a scenario. We were learning buddies for a good while. RIP Jack.
Jack Wilson @Jwil2020 passed at the end of January after a prolonged, determined fight with cancer. As he put it, he was rolling for FPF for months and months on end. He was at peace with his diagnosis and prioritized spending the time each treatment awarded him on things he enjoyed, naturally mostly his family. I was extremely fortunate that ASL games with me still made the list!
Jack originally played SL back in the day, but didn't make the hop to ASL and drifted to other games over the years. When he retired a bit earlier than planned due to health issues he decided to jump back in with ASLSK a few years ago. I also returned to ASLSK a bit after he did and was lucky he PM'd me when I was asking some questions here on GS to see if I'd like to do some face to face games as we appeared to be close enough.
Jack and I learned ASLSK together through many entertaining games. Jack was an extremely patient player who like me wanted to focus on learning the system while having fun. We both eventually made the leap to full ASL including a grand old time with a Hatten in Flames CG. Eventually it didn't make sense to meet face to face and increase potential exposure to viruses, so we moved to VASL and had a blast there, where I know Jack also had a number of games with some other regulars. Jack had to bow out of ASL for part of the past year as he had lost his voice and wasn't excited about extensive typing in a chat session instead.
I'll miss Jack, but will have fond memories every time I get to play a scenario. We were learning buddies for a good while. RIP Jack.
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So sorry to hear this. Condolences to his family and friends and to his good gaming buddy.
R.I.P. Sir and take your place of honor at that great gaming table in the sky.
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I was looking through a folder on my computer for the Montréal ASL Festival that I held in 2003. I found a good photo of the late Kurt Kurtz, on the left.
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I have updated the GRENADIER HP in Alberto´s honor.
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You know, whenever I come to this forum, and I see there are new messages in this thread, I just dread it. RIP gentlemen and roll low.
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Sadly, an ASL friend and one the best players I ever played, Kiri Naiman, passed away on Monday. Kiri left the hobby over a decade ago but for about 20 years he was a constant in our western Mass ASL club. He is missed, Big-time, Vic. 
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So sad. My condolences to his family and friends.Sadly, an ASL friend and one the best players I ever played, Kiri Naiman, passed away on Monday. Kiri left the hobby over a decade ago but for about 20 years he was a constant in our western Mass ASL club. He is missed, Big-time, Vic.
I hope the memories of the good times you shared with him will eventually ease the pain of his passing.
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These things are part of the great wheel of life. Not that realizing such an obvious fact makes it any less painful. I will listen to the 2 Half Squads interview with Fish and I just to hear Fish's voice. Oddly I have an answering machine message from my Mother that I can't bring myself to listen to. Grief is a peculiar thing.
A coworker who lived across from us suddenly passed from a heart attack. Actiondebbie had never met him but she was deeply affected by his passing. He put a bird feeder on his patio and was the only person in thirty years of living here that she ever saw cleaning his apartment windows. That impressed her immensely. It's sometimes the little things we do in life that effect our legacy, even to people who don't know us.
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My condolences to Kiri's family and friends. I'd met Kiri several times, and many of the early Q&A in my compilation are from his letters to AH that he shared with the hobby (my PC counts 54 instances of "Kiri").
Vic, you summed it well, I will miss Kiri very much :-( RIP Kiri!!Sadly, an ASL friend and one the best players I ever played, Kiri Naiman, passed away on Monday. Kiri left the hobby over a decade ago but for about 20 years he was a constant in our western Mass ASL club. He is missed, Big-time, Vic.
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We first met Kiri at Avaloncon 1987, and he quickly became one of the founding members of the bunker club at Vic's place in Holyoke MA. Kiri Naiman hosted the bunker club at his home from 2002 to 2013. He graciously welcomed everyone who came to play, even though he didn't play ASL the last 5 years the club was there. He was a superb ASL player that constantly had the worst luck with dice (it really was incredible to see). He was a good friend, had a great sense of humor, and was one of the smartest dudes I've ever met. Kiri my friend, may you RIP and thanks for the good times.
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I 2nd everything you say Tom, Kiri was an anchor in our club for almost 2 decades, it is beyond sad and sobering to me he is gone. Everyone, be happy you are still here and rolling dice, I sure am at 70 and hope to say so at 80 (hopefully 90, too), your ASL Comrade, Vic.