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Stew Canel rest in peace.
Stew canel was a respected(?) Newcastle fan who regularly posted on our main READY TO GO board. His main talent was to provoke an angry response from the most ardent Sunderland supporters who frequent the message boards.He could be very abusive but at times he would back down and admit defeat,which is not what you would assiociate with your average badger! Anyway rest in peace Stew,real name Ken Dixon,you will be missed and you will certainly be remembered. Below is some tributes which have appeared on a Newc***le board.Ken Dixon, R.I.P. greenspun.com : LUSENET : Unofficial Newcastle United Football Club BBS : One Thread -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have very bad news. Ken Dixon (ITK) died of a heart attack yesterday (Friday). His wife asked me to put this message on the BBS as it meant a lot to Ken. Her phone number is XXXX- she gave permission for this number to be broadcast to members of the BBS The funeral date is not yet finalised. We shall miss him.
-- True (william.foster@brunel.co.uk), May 19, 2001 Answers Response to Ken Dixon William, please pass on my thoughts at this sad time to Mrs Dixon and family, I am so sad
-- buff (bill_e_callaghan@emailmobil.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon I'm stunned. We've lost a great friend and I am personally very sorry that I never had the chance to meet him. My thouhgts and prayers are with his family and friends. RIP ITK. You will be missed.
-- Kegsy (kegsy@thegallowgate.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon Absolutely devastated. I have very fond memories of Ken, met him at Evergreens earlier this year. God Bless you Ken Dixon.
-- Pete in Canada (petemetcalfe@home.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon I'm shocked and stunned! I only met Ken once at the Leicester away game this season and he seemed a really decent bloke.
My thoughts and comiserations go to his family for their loss.
-- wonkey (wonkey@the-strawberry.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon Truly shocking news. I didn't know Ken and never met him, but his postings were one of the reasons I was first attracted to this BBS. He helped provide a link of friendship to Geordies around the world, for which many are grateful. RIP.
-- benton (ian.wylie@btinternet.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon I am very sorry to hear the sad news. My sincere condolences to his family. I think we all very much appreciated Ken's contributions to the match threads, especially the times when the webcasts broke down and he could describe the action from his monitor. Let's hope the lads score a bucket full for Ken today.
-- barry (b.robertson@village.uunet.be), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon Very sad news. I enjoyed reading his posts and his contributions will be missed. Sympathies to his family - and to those of you who knew him prsonally.
-- Southpaw (sjpearson@home.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon I don`t know what to say. I am so very sad to hear this news, and completely shocked. My heart goes out to Ken`s wife and family - they must be devastated. God bless you Ken - you will be missed.
-- Galaxy (roz.sears@btinternet.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon I have never met Ken, I have spent several hours "talking" to him. I have sent him several videos from here. I have enjoyed his posts and the Dailytoon stuff. We have also corresponded privately also. I am not ashamed to say I am sitting hear with tears streaming down my face. I do not know if it will help, but I hope someone can get all these messages to Mrs ITK.
I will sadly miss Ken.
-- gus (gus@notatthegallowgate.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon I'm gutted, he was a gem of a bloke (+ a 100%++ Geordie and Toon supporter). I haven't posted for a few days, this really puts (unfortunately!) all the other bull into perspective. R.I.P. mate and deepest condolences to his family.
Fond memories.
Your bud, Bud.
P.S. may I suggest that someone (Macbeth?) collect our (BBS) words and somehow pass them on to the Dixon family? I'm an 'exile', as you know, so I couldn't possibly make the funeral (I've just been over for my own mother's) but, I'd like to send a telegram / card to the family - for that I'd need an address?
-- Bud Wiser (budwiser@thegallowgate.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon Omg, that's really sad news. Send my best wishes to his family. Good bye ITK.
-- Sudden (sudden@gamersinside.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon Never had the pleasure of meeting him in person but as with all bbs'rs I felt I knew him. Terribly sad.
-- pete (PtrSxtn@aol.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon Bud, address in your email gus
-- gus (gus@thegallowgate.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon Gus can you send to me also/ Buff
-- buff (bill_e_callaghan@emailmobil.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon Gus, Can you send it to me aswell please?
-- Kegsy (kegsy@thegallowgate.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon Done for both. Anyone else let me know and I will forward.
-- gus (gus@thegallowgate.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon Ken was only in his mid 40's & leaves behind a Wife and 2 daughters in their early teens. He is the youngest of 3 brothers. I'll make sure everyone's kind comments are passed onto the family.
A great loss. Everyone is in shock.
Ken always enthused about the network that had built up around this BBS and the LondonMags list. It's clear how true this is and its very touching to see the high regard in which he was held.
If anyone would like to send a card - mail me privately and I'll provide the address. Otherwise - I'll pass on any messages that are posted here to the family.
Alec (Ken's cousin)
(Use alec.gardner@businessobjects.com to mail me)
-- Alec (agardner@businessobjects.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon I think we should retire "handles" from use when this kind of thing happens, ITK was a respected member of this forum and we should honour him as such.
-- sparxx (pray@ibl.bm), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon Macbeth, is there anyway you can re-title this thread, "Ken Dixon, R.I.P."; I've no doubt this thread will be inundated with postings, once the lads 'n lasses get back from their post-match celebrations? A. Wright-Pratt? I used that monicker when I had a famous / infamous online 'fight' with Ken, about 2 years ago! We'll miss the "oxymoron"!
-- A. Wright-Pratt (budwiser@thegallowgate.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon gus, thanks for the email: As a fellow 'exile' you know how it feels to be away from hyem, ITK always kept in touch with us and his efforts to "spread the word" via THE book, were commendable.
Where's the book now, with you Kegsy, it must get back to Ken's family but, I'd wish to sign it first, albeit being way too late?
Apologies folks, I felt obligated to copy my posting to here, from the Villa match thread.
-- Bud Wiser (budwiser@thegallowgate.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon A great loss. I never met Ken yet, as in many other cases I felt I knew him. My feelings are with his family at this sad time. This BBS will miss him and his humourous contributions.
-- De Builder (debuilder@hotmail.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon I've just got home from SJP, feeling good after a rousing finale to an awful season. I sign on to post some thoughts, see the thread title, and sense something wrong. I'm just devastated: don't know what to say. Difficult to accept.
Although Ken was one of the Heaton Lads, he was younger than me: I never met him, and yet he is a close friend. Nice bloke; wicked sense of humour; how tragic. He will be badly missed, here and elsewhere.
Rest In Peace, Ken. Forever a Geordie lad.
-- clarky (al_k_traz@yahoo.com), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon I echo the thoughts of those who never met Ken. Felt I knew him through this BBS. Shocking news after such a good day, with a game that he would have loved. God bless.
-- Tony Green jnr (igregg@graffiti.net), May 19, 2001.
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Response to Ken Dixon Same hear clarky, I've just got back too, was gonna post a match report. but doesn't really seem important now. I'm very saddened to hear the news about Ken, my sincere condolences to his friends and family.
-- Marty (26nufc4ever@tinyworld.co.uk), May 19, 2001.
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I never had the chance to meet ITK but greatly enjoyed both his postings here and and on his own web-site. Rest in peace Ken. You'll be missed.
-- SellElena (sellelena@hotmail.com), May 19, 2001.
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Only met him in person once - Villa away last year - he was a great guy. Ken you'll be missed.
Josh
-- Josh (johnsh@postmaster.co.uk), May 19, 2001.
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I'm sitting here in a daze thinking about Ken, and his wife and young family. Can't get him out of my thoughts. Thought I'd check and see when he last posted as part of our little community. I hope you don't feel it ghoulish or inappropriate to repost it here, but I find his last post terribly poigant, so full of optimism. In many respects his last post is so very typical of the man we came to know so well. It was posted on Tuesday past (May 14th).
Hey Bobby!!!!!!!! don't fear, the first interview I had for the job I recently got (if that makes sense) was the first I had done outside the BBC for over 20 years. Then after the second interview I came out of the building and thought ah well, it might have been nice to work here, but I blew that one...I started the job yesterday morning!.
God, I'll miss my late night "conversations" with me marra Ken.
-- clarky (al_k_traz@yahoo.com), May 19, 2001.
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Like everyone I'm stunned and saddened by this terrible news. My thoughts go out to his wife and family. RIP Ken, you will be missed. (Gus, can you send on the address)
-- Stevo (stefanrood@hotmail.com), May 19, 2001.
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I'm just back from today's match at SJP. I heard the very sad news as I waited at the bar in the Strawberry. To say I was shocked is an understatement. A lot of fine words have been said on here about Ken - all of which I endorse. Ken was one in a million and will be sadly missed. I was lucky to meet Ken a number of times, the first of which was the same match as Josh when a number of us met up at Villa Park. That Ken should die when our opponents were again Aston Villa, brings a sad symmetry to our friendship. At the time, I thought that match was marked by the first away win of an awful season. On reflection, that was a mere co-incidence. In reality, it marked the beginning of a cyber-friendship which will last forever.
Due to circumstances which I can easily identify with, Ken couldn't get to as many matches as some of us - tho' he did make it to the Strawberry when he was in Toon. But that didn't detract from his love of the Toon. On many occasions, I would receive a text message minutes before the match was due to start, asking me to keep him updated on any scores. Even when "out shopping", Ken's heart lay with the Toon. Maybe he can return the compliment now!
As has been commented, Ken had a wicked sense of humour, which I could easily identify with. He also had a "sense of Toon". He combined both with the mischeivous words of Stew Canel on the RTG website. Despite the anymosity, I hope that his passing will also be marked there with equal sadness - certainly, IMHO, it was more from his wicked sense of humour than anything else.
I can't leave these few words about our friend without commenting on what was the last time we met - all too long ago. Last summer, a few of us met up for a game of football in Regent's Park. This was the first indication I had that Ken wasn't too well (despite working for a well known Corporation, he didn't broadcast it!). There are a few days in our lives that we will never forget. That was one of them and no small part was due to Ken Dixon. For that, and many other memories, I thank God for Ken Dixon. Our thoughts are with Ken's family at this awful time.
RIP.
-- Screacher (screacher@genie.co.uk), May 19, 2001.
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Words cannot express how stunned and shocked I was when I received the sad news of Ken’s death. I had the pleasure or meeting Ken on a few occasions both in the North East and at away matches. I also had a number of long conversations with him, on the BBS, the Strawberry and on e-mail.
The saying goes “Those who the Gods Love Die Young”. I believe that in Ken’s case this is true. He was a lovely man and a person I thought of as a friend. I will miss him dearly.
Ken was a true Newcastle United Fan who’s support of the toon never wavered despite some very poor performances and lean years. I like to think that Ken would have been smiling down on the game today and the lads played a fitting tribute to him.
My thoughts and condolences are with his family.
Jan
Kats has also asked me to pass on her condolences to his family.
-- Jay (jaay29@hotmail.com), May 19, 2001.
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I never met Ken yet I felt I knew him. My thoughts are with his family at this sad time. A canny lad
-- Dave Watson (wavey10@bigpond.com), May 19, 2001.
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I never met Ken, but felt I knew him so well through his wonderful postings on this BBS. Like everyone I am totally shocked and very, very sad. God Bless Ken and his family.
-- Pilgrim (pilgrim@enterprise.net), May 19, 2001.
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Received the news in the Strawberry after today's game. Stunned and devastated. I just met him a couple of times - lovely guy, will be missed. My condolences to all his family - I share my name with his daughter.
-- Steph (Steph@thegallowgate.com), May 19, 2001.
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I, too, am absolutely stunned. Just logged on to read all about our win today and catch up on the latest having been offline all day. This is so unexpected. I never met him in person, but had also corresponded with him and also very grateful for his 'eyewitness' reports when he was with BBC. Here he was just starting out on the next phase in his life. It seems so cruel, somehow. Also a reminder to us all to enjoy life to the fullest, as Ken seemed to do. I just don't know what to say, other than to add my deepest condolences to his family.
-- ciara (ciara@thegallowgate.com), May 19, 2001.
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Got the news from Gav earlier but have only just got back to the pc. It was always a pleasure to see Ken on London matchdays or at Evergreens/out west. I remember a mid-week game against Derby on Sky a couple of seasons back when I went to the George IV in Chiswick and Ken was the only other Mag to turn up. I'm still grateful to him for that...! This is awful, awful news. Rest assured the London bbsers will drink to Ken's memory the next time we meet up.
-- dan (dan@blah.blah), May 19, 2001.
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Please pass on my condolences to his family. My thoughts and prayers are with them. Along with everyone else, I have fond memories of match days and non- match days with Ken and we've lost one of our own. A cracking and wicked sense of humour and we'll truly miss him.
Rest in Peace, bonny lad. We won't forget you.
Graeme
-- graeme (min@thegallowgate.com), May 19, 2001.
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Bugger Bugger Bugger, (sorry Mrs Dixon). Well it is the cold light of the day here in West OZ. I really was hoping that the thread was wrong.
I am sorry I am not in the position to fly home for the funeral. I would like to pay my respects in person. Every time I come on here my eyes well up and the tears start.
I have sent messages to those who asked for Kens address. Anyone else please send details on my gallowgate account or to sueme@bekkers.com.au I will reply to every one. I am going to stay away from here for 1 week. I will not post or reply until Monday 28th.
To those of you not related to Ken, whether you met him or not, I cannot say remember the good times, because there were no bad times with him.
To his family, in your sadness feel proud, Ken has made friends throughout the world who will raise a glass and shed a tear to his memory. We are all proud to have been his friend and to have let him be part of our lives.
-- gus (gus@thegallowgate.com), May 19, 2001.
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I am very sorry to hear this very very sad news. My sincere condolences to his family. I will miss him and his postings greatly. Although we never met. A very sad day.
-- GaRCie (g.clennell@sheffield.ac.uk), May 20, 2001.
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I didn't always see eye to eye with our Ken, but I'd give an awful lot to be able to argue with him now. Perspective comes in buckets. Miss you, mate. John
-- Softie (softie@thegallowgate.com), May 20, 2001.
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Shocked and stunned, my deepest thoughts go to his wife and daughters.
-- Tony (Tony@thegallowgate.com), May 20, 2001.
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Very, very sad to hear this news. I may not post here often but I read here most days and I always enjoyed his posts. My deepest sympathy to the Dixon family. ITK, R.I.P
-- Nige (nigelp@powerup.com.au), May 20, 2001.
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Only just been able to get to a machine, i've been hoping since I heard the news yesterday afternoon that it was a mistake.....it's just so difficult to believe that someone as full of life as Ken is gone...... I've met Ken on a number of occasions and always had fun with him, as has been said by others his sense of humour was outstanding and he never failed to make me laugh.
I'll miss you mate......truly.....my deepest condolences to his family and other friends.
Regards, Gav
-- Gav (gavin_herron@hotmail.com), May 20, 2001.
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I've only just logged in having been out last night. Very sad. Back in 1996 in the middle of when we should have won the league was the Dunblane massacre. Ben was in the same school year and the guy who did it had equeal grudges in Dunfermline as he did in Dunblane, I was so conscious it could have been Canmore Primary P1 rather than Dunblane. The football which had seemed so important didn't matter. I never felt like crying when we lost to Liverpool as it didn't really matter.
I was on a reasonable high coming on here today, ready to tell of the joys of yesterday afternoon. But again it really doesn't matter anymore.
For me Ken will always be Stew Canel on the RTG board. For a while before I was banned we had much fun, with each other, and with their moronic posters whose level we readily sank to in an effort to get a wee chuckle.
RTG had a method of banning which involved putting a cookie on the PC which posted an offensive message. Ken had access to all the PCs the BBC could muster and just moved around the offices posting from more and more with them never quite catching up with him. Finally their answer was to ban a whole group of IP addresses, thereby taking out all the machines he had access to. This would have worked fine except it took out the whole of the BBC, including the north east. There was uproar from the makems at BBC Newcastle who couldn't any longer get in. Ken was particularly amused when RTG had to give in and undo their blockings. He had won one over on the 'dark forces'.
He's added a lot to this bbs and he'll be missed. Thoughts with his wife and family.
-- macbeth (ian@fergs.net), May 20, 2001.
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-- Anonymous, May 20, 2001
Terrible news - puts a lot of stuff into perspective. Condolencies to Ken's family.
-- Anonymous, May 21, 2001
I never met him but I felt as though I knew him a little. Condolences to all his family. Sleep well bonny lad.
-- Anonymous, May 21, 2001
Ive only Just heard about Ken on this thread, having lost two close friends to Heart attacks in recent years , both of whom were quite young 28 and 46 I know how much of a shock it can all be. Ive had numerous tete a tete's with Ken and allways found him knowledgable and friendly. My condolenses to familly and friends he will be missed.Ken Thomson......
-- Anonymous, May 21, 2001
I crossed swords with Stew on several occasions. Although it got a bit heated at times, it was all good BBS-lurking humour. I doubt I will find any mag on RTG quite as irritating as "Stew Canel" was: a fitting testament to an "old-school" feisty mag.Condolences to his family and anyone who knew him.
ML3 aka smoker™
-- Anonymous, May 21, 2001