Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-4820209-20150202184613/@comment-25195920-20150209234828

Mercen-X wrote:

They say there are seven stages of grief. Maybe thats standard but for me there are only 4. First one is denial/disbelief, that usually only last about a minute give or take. Second one is withdrawal, i literally withdraw from all of my emotions and feelings to keep from having to face the pain. This is also a way I have of making sure I'm still functioning during the day so i can still interact with others and do such things as drive siblings to various club meeting. It also usually lasts for the rest of the day but can go on for much longer. The third is the most painful, that is acceptance and release, meaning the dam i put my emotions behind breaks and i deal with all of it at once. In the case of Monty's death, that was triggered by the podcast and the tribute video. This part usually lasts only a few minutes and is incredibly painful. Then we get to getting over it, where i'm at now, usually takes a few weeks where I occasionally am reminded that someone, Monty in this case, is gone. All of sucks but its much more healthy than not caring and not feeling at all, trust me on that one.

Now as for the show going forward, i was under the impression a lot of the work for Volume 3 was done or is nearing completion so i don't think we got to worry there. And Monty talked about his plans and probably recorded them somewhere so there's that too. Ultimately, it will be real hard to bring in someone else who can do what he did, including destroying desks while experimenting.