From all the members of The Hunger we pass on this message about a life time friend, accomplice, light man wizard and surf guru, Dan Lockamy. We all met around 1990-91 discovering the music business and trying to find our path. Dan quickly showed us the path to illumination. He took an average band and gave them a superbowl light show. He also quickly worked his way into our hearts. Most people who were associated with the band referred to us as family and Dan was definetly family. As time passed we would go our separate ways, not because of disharmony or any ill feelings, but simply from chasing a dream. Nobody wanted that dream for us more than Dan. I remember rolling through the streets of Jaco, costa rica with Dan blaring my song Grip and singing like a fool. He was spreading the family gospel one Tico at a time. Hell, i was surfing with Dan in costa Rica when i got the call from T-Bone that Universal Records was signing us. I spent years on the road chasing that dream and losing contact with friends. The road can do that to you in no time flat. We crossed paths from time to time and always relived the good times. Dan and a couple of us would go on month long surf vacations and live the good life. In those moments he was truly in his element. Fearless and willing to charge any wave with no consequence. Im guessing around 4 years ago we had a halloween show and i didnt know Dan was doing the lights. It was another shot at reliving the glory days. Dan casually came up and said, Hey dude i have stage 3 brain cancer but dont worry, im gonna kick its ass. They said then he would have a couple of months and he turned it into years. When i visited him last week he still had the spirit and he inspired me beyond words. He was still charging! He still asked about his old friends and how they were doing. He still wanted to know everything about his ole family. Many of his friends dont know these names: Thomas Wilson/Brian Allbritton/max Shuldberg/Stephen Bogle/Dave rogers/Rondini/Randy Spain/Chad Cooper/Ricky Aquino/Ben Bryant/Domec/Vermillion/Stegall and many, many more. Of course we had YG, aka- Ric! We were the Shotgun Squad! A family! We were a unit, a tight as military style unit that did anything and everything to succeed. We wouldve never had a shot without people like Dan. He didnt accept failure because if it did fail, he would take his truck and run it over. That by the way is a reference to any light that failed to work. It was taken out by the wheel of a truck. It was all or nothing with my friend Dan. Its hard to put a mans life into words and summarize 50 plus years but i will say this, I damn glad the good lord brought Dan into my life. i dont know how or why it happened but it did. I will miss him as im sure all my mates listed above will testify to. We are and will always be family. Family for me personally is everything. you love youre bros until their last moment on this earth. I ask that anyone who has photos from the early hunger days, when we raged like no other band, post them so his family and friends who didnt get to witness Dan in this element have even more to remember him by. He was one hell of a man and i will miss him dearly. It was not a light rig or gigantic wave that finally took my man down, but Cancer. It can and does get us all. Dan fought the good fight for years with the help of many great doctors and his own brand of unstoppable will power. Do what you can do, contribute or donate to the cause of your choice and help put an end to Cancer. You rarely will find me ranting about anything political or otherwise on here but today is an exception. Dan told me the very last time i saw him that he had the greatest doctors in the world working on him. Lets keep those doctors funded and working on a cure. Love Ya Dan- Jeff Wilson/The Hunger
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 19:40:08 +0000
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