RIP Ken Hunt

​I just got an e-mail from Blithe House Quarterly telling me that BHQ staffer Ken Hunt, [BHQ associate publisher, 2003-2004], performance artist,
poet, and activist died today from complications of brain damage. 

(from the e-mail): 
I spoke to his lovely sister Susan on the phone, and she told me there is an
autopsy being done to learn what happened to him on Saturday when he was found unconscious near the El train station. When I know more information, I'l forward it to you and you can pass it along to those who want to know.

Right now we're talking around of putting a public memorial event [in Chicago] next week to remember Ken, by inviting his friends and peers to read/perform or reminisce about Ken's work, and his life. As soon as a date and time is planned, I'll let you know. Anyone who wants to help organize this is welcome to talk to me, Scott Free (homolatte@scottfree.net), or Kurt Heinz (kurtericheintz@yahoo.com). I want this
memorial to be a group effort, and dont want anyone to feel
excluded or out of the loop. So pass along the info, and if
you have
a venue [in Chicago] you'd like to recommend, please do so by replying
to these emails (and attaching more contacts.) or by
forwarding it. {I hope his friends in Washington state, Texas and New
Mexico do something for him as well. I'll be participating in the
Chicago memorial.-- Aldo]

Right now I'm suggesting having the memorial at Big Star
Cafe, it's
the same space that Scott Free's Homolatte has been at,

(I am checking on the availability of Big Star - Scott)

, since it seems a focal point of Ken's life and a
lot of his friends locally know the space.
Big Star Cafe 1439 W Jarvis. Jarvis L stop - walk east
(southeast corner of Jarvis and Greenview) [in Chicago].

I could try to record the event and post it online so the
people who cant make it to the memorial in Chicago can
listen in and share.

Another idea I wanted to put out is instead of sending
flowers, to make donations to a charity that Ken Hunt would
have liked money going to. Anyone have any suggestions? It
would be nice if it were some sort of
poetry/journalism/hiv/gay/art organization.

(I'll make an announcement about this to the Homolatte
group when the decision has been made - Scott)

Anyone who wants to reminisce on Ken Hunt's work can do so
by visiting the wonderful page done by Kurt Heinz at http://voices.e-poets.net/HuntK
Current Mood:  depressed
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Tue, Mar. 22nd, 2005 07:23 pm (local)
ocvictorWait. Ken died. Is this for real?

Holy shit.

Is there anywhere I cna find more information, an obit or somesuch.

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Tue, Mar. 22nd, 2005 07:26 pm (local)
akamuuIt's real. I'm looking for more info now, but I'm...not handling this well.
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Tue, Mar. 22nd, 2005 07:30 pm (local)
ocvictorI know what you mean. I haven't even processed it yet.

Wow.

I've e-mailed Scott and Kurt.

Take care.




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Tue, Mar. 22nd, 2005 09:08 pm (local)
akamuuYou, too, Victor. If I find out anything, I'll send it your way.
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Tue, Mar. 22nd, 2005 10:07 pm (local)
ocvictorDitto.
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Tue, Mar. 22nd, 2005 07:30 pm (local)
mom_staroh no.
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Tue, Mar. 22nd, 2005 08:09 pm (local)
multimediagrl: Oh my GOD.How awful! What a sweetheart!
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Tue, Mar. 22nd, 2005 09:52 pm (local)
bajatierraHoly crap. 

Please get me more info when you have it. I definitely want to do something.
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Tue, Mar. 22nd, 2005 10:17 pm (local)
insafemodeOf course. I'll post here, as soon as I get more info.
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Wed, Mar. 23rd, 2005 01:53 pm (local)
sashashoh my god.