How sad! He was a great contributor to the site. We liked a lot of the same songs. Plus he single handed my kept my name on the front page of this forum. Rest in peace Hairball. You will be missed!

Wasn't looking too good, but I was feeling real well.

Thx for letting us know, I had suspected something as he suddenly dropped off.. One of the only ones on here I actually met in person (Glendale 2019) and we had a good conversation there

It's unbelievable he seems to have died just a couple of days after Angry was released and never got to hear the new album he had waited for so long...

oh no... can't believe this. so sad. I was wondering what happened as I realized he was not posting for a while. Terrible sad news.
Rip Eric, condolences to his family and friends

RIP Hairball, you will be missed. Sweet sounds of Heaven indeed.

Hairball’s passed? One of the greats have left! And on September 9 you say? That means he likely saw the Hackney Empire press junket with Fallon, and left us three days later. I take comfort in the fact that he likely knew something good was coming up, and he also likely heard Angry…

RIP Hairball

JumpingKentFlash

sad news
here's his last post on IORR:
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So sad to hear. And he was far too young to go. Once I defended him here when he was treated unfairly - which sadly happens now and then on internet forums. Safe journey, Eric.

RIP

2 years ago last night lucky dipped sofi stadium

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Whatever the points of disagreement, now they don't count, at all!

This was indeed sad news!

Well said... I had many disagreements with him, but very sad news

OMG! Very sad news.
He was a good one.
He was also a Deadhead and Pink Floyd fan.
RIP

It took long for me to understand that he was a big music lover and to respect his distinctive opinions. In fact I strolled his posts away for many years. But then the last 2 years I realized that he was not a negative or strange poster but one with a very sensitive and therefore distinctive way of looking at life. Instead of RIP my personal choice: EYNW (Enjoy Your New World.)

Sad to hear, my condolences to his friends and family

RIP

Oh man. Thats sad news indeed. The Stones community has lost so many fans in recent years. He was a good contributor on here.

RIP Eric.

Wow, I thought this was something like he got banned from IORR. Really sad to hear this. He was one of my favorite posters here. R.I.P.

I'm sad to hear this, didn't know him personally but like others on here we probably know people more through what they write than anything else, the written word is incredibly revealing, Hairball always made me laugh with his troll like banter, always criticised the Stones while offering optimism in the same post.
He will definitely be missed.

Hello,

I am very sorry to hear about Hairball: the guy was an ever-present here and contributed a ton.

Travel well Sir...

All the best,

Simon.

A great contributor to Tell Me
Sad news

RIP Hairball.

Sad news indeed.
Rest in peace, Eric.

Very Sad news. RIP!

Very sad news, I always read his enjoyable posts, RIP another goodbye……

Oh no. This is so sad to hear.

Yeah, there probably aren't any poster here that could drive me more nuts, or I could have not disagreed more with in regard to almost anything - and for years we did best to ignore each other's posts - but I feel really down now. He like belonged to the constitution of this site. Actually when he stopped posting it felt odd because I, like I guess everyone, was so used to his daily posts. Felt like something was missing. And damn, he not just missed the new album he had counted so long, but also the Macca track (and in a way he was always right with his annoying 'hit the wall' comments). Does not sound fare.

I only knew him via his posts here. As a person - outside the moniker and presence here - he surely was something much more and else. Social media just sometimes makes communication so difficult. I just checked his site and he was a great artist. I like his works.

RIP Hairball

- Doxa



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Always entertained to hear from him. A goddam shame he left before he had the chance to hear the new album.

RIP, Hairball. Miss you.

Sad news to learn ....
He was here everyday then
suddenly his postings just stopped...
There was a strange feeling that something had happened ...

Safe Journey Eric ...



ROCKMAN

How sad! Condolences to his family and friends.

This is very sad news indeed. Hairball was a strong presence here and will be missed. Rest in peace, Eric.

Sad news RIP Hairball/Eric.