The passing of 11th Hour...
POSTED BY: HerFriend
UPDATED: Monday, April 29, 2013 15:28
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I am hard-pressed to think of any Browncoat who made the words "Done The Impossible" more real and personal than 11th Hour; for I daresay she has done more for the 'Verse, with her pinky alone, than most Browncoats could accomplish in their lifetime using a full set of hands. And yet, day like this, first words that leapt to mind were that of Kaylee: "Sometimes a thing gets broke can't be fixed." :(
The 'Verse will continue to exist without her; 'Verses do that: moons and planets never halt their orbital spin, and stars never dim their light -- not even for a second. I often wish they would. We can, of course, stand still ourselves for a moment. And it does me good to see many folks do. It's moments like these that I'm proud to be a member of this Browncoat community.
From here on in we can sadly only reminisce about the many times she touched the 'Verse, in her equally many artful ways. Nevertheless, I'm glad I was here, to commemorate our finest Hour.
N.B. And a special thanks to my old friend FollowMal, who was kind and decent enough to inform me of this tragedy.
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"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam
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I just found out about this. I haven't been to this site in years, but like most of you, have always been aware of her presence and most certainly her art. I never communicated with her directly, but she was such a prominent figure it was impossible not to know of her and her work. A great talent that will be missed.
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Really surprised this hasn't been posted here yet... details of her Tribute (I'm just spreading the signal check the site for details):
http://adamwhiting.com/Firefly/other/EugeneTshirts.html
[quote}Not only was 11th Hour (aka Susan Renee Tomb) a kind and giving person who made innumerable friends and acquaintances throughout the Firefly 'verse, she was also able to span the gap of Firefly fandom and transition into a licensed artist with Universal Studios. 11th Hour was an amazing artist and is an icon for Firefly guerrilla marketing. She gave us all outstanding posters to revel in our fandom and a means to seek a little bit more Serenity. She was kind enough to allow the EugeneBrowncoats to print those posters on shirts in 2005. People from all over the world sent us shirts to Browncoat-ify with her guerrilla marketing posters.
Now that 11th Hour has passed, we would like to honor her by returning to the printing presses and printing more shirts from those original images. We are going to have an amazing shindig in her honor and raise funds to dedicate in her memory!
Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse
www.texasartcat.com/bluesun.html <--my bluesunshop
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