Richard Lyons (1959-2016) 2016-04-22 by praise jimmy EMERITUS | 5 Comments | A founding member of influential culture-jamming experimental collective Negativland, Richard Lyons passed away from complications due to a nodular melanoma. Known under the alias Pastor Dick, Lyons had been battling the disease for well over twelve years, with it returning to the discovery of inoperable tumors on his spine, liver and brain.
Negativland reported that since Lyons' death coincided with his birthday (Lyons turned 57 on April 19th), he was able to have a "lively" birthday party earlier in the day at the nursing facility where he was receiving care. A number of members of the group showed up for the celebration, and others participated remotely.
"With photos being taken of people taking photos of phones, phone speakers going right and left (with a dog barking on one of them), and some New Age harp being played, the afternoon felt like an Actual Negativland Performance for the ages," the band's Facebook reported. "David 'The Weatherman' Wills led the group in singing the now-public-domain 'Happy Birthday.' ... Richard's mother Evelyn called in a bit later, and her voice was the last he heard before dying. An on-duty nurse commented that 'I hope when I go that my last day is as good as his was.'"
He is the third member of Negativland to die in the past year, following the deaths of Ian Allen and Don Joyce.
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R.I.P.
Dude wtf
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Prince, Chyna, and now this dude. Fuck man, RIP
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rip yea
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He's got Pepsi and he's drinking it up in heaven, RIP
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rip
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