Jason Goodings Wrote:My brother is Mark Goodings, I can say many things about him, like how naturally gifted he is and how I have always been his biggest fan, how annoyingly obsessive he can be, how he inspired me in all sorts of ways over many phases in our lives, how much I love who he is as a person, as a brother, as a father and as the best friend I ever had or ever will.....Problem is any words I find can only ever scratch the surface of what I want to say, suffice to say I love the man.
At this point I can do no more than lay out the facts; my brother is dying, he contracted throat cancer some time ago and has been through so much, with major surgery and learning to live with its consequences, with many rounds of chemotherapy, with being given a glimmer of hope and to see it taken away.....he has lost the battle, and is purely dealing with pain management until he decides no more, this will be very soon. He is at home in Zurich, Switzerland with Susanne, his partner and also the strongest and bravest woman I have ever met, and he is reading this.
He wanted me to let everyone know whats going on - Family, friends, old and new, those we made music with in one way or another from Newcastle to beyond and just anyone who enjoyed something we created along the way; I've lost touch with so many people over the years so if there is anyone you think might miss this, please share, leave comments, tag people, tell a story, post a photo, play some tunes and generally spread the word and let all our thoughts be with him now.
Mark, thanks for simply being my little brother, I couldn't have asked for more than that.
'.....and a hundred fires sparkle in the past'.....and they always will.
Very sad to hear this
I don't have any stories, but I do have virtually all of Mark's and Jason's back catalogue – on Metalheadz, Creative Source, Reinforced, Dispatch, Straight Ahead, the little labels Zest, Tutti Frutti, Experiment Collective Intelligence. So many great records and a fabulous legacy.
This is probably my favourite – "a track that grooved like someone juggling scissors" (as someone once wrote):