Hey, Blog-Tickers.
This is just to say that Issay was a close personal friend of ours for many years and we really, really don't want to talk about it. And we will not be posting anything related to him or Der Zibet in the near future.
Don't expect us to write an article about it, ever.
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We still plan on getting back to the blog and the site but our life these days is like a Pac-Man maze of never-ending time sucking bullshit, misery, and now cataclysm, and therefore, we cannot currently predict when we will be back. Sounds like excuses and we wish it were, but it isn't. Thank you for your support in the meantime. We have received a lot of emails from new fans lately - thank you so much, all of you, we appreciate hearing from you, and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
I am so genuinely sorry to hear this. I’m sure I’m not alone in saying we will all love and support you.
ReplyDeleteYou’ve been such an icon in the BT world, and even if this is goodbye forever, we will always, always appreciate you - not just for your translations, but as a human being.
Thank you so much for your support. As I said, I have no plans to quit Blog-Tick or NGS. It's just that some very unfortunate circumstances have gotten in my way since I last posted, and Issay leaving on top of all that... it's a lot for me to deal with. Thanks to all of you for bearing with me.
Deleteso terrible. so sorry. 🤍
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry for your loss
ReplyDeleteI absolutely feel your exact same pain....... though I never knew issay personally- he was one of my heroes and biggest musical idols....its been 10 days since it happened , and i still cannot stop the tears from falling. Der Zibet and Issay's voice have been blasting into my ears for that same amount of time... because not for even a millisecond do i want to forget what ISSAY and Der Zibet have done to save my life...needless to say; I fully understand the heartbreak. please take all the time you need. We BT fans will always be waiting. I hope that Life gives you all the proper chance to grieve... please take care. We love you Cayce and all the things that you do.
ReplyDeleteGrief is never a contest, but it really is different, when you know the person intimately. In real life, he was quite different from the stage image he projected, though he was a consummate performer and I suspect that most people never really saw him behind the mask, as it were. That said, I very much appreciate your support. He was a headstrong person who always did exactly what he wanted and never let anyone or anything get in his way, so I can't help but feel that he boarded the 極楽列車 of his own volition. But music was the air he breathed and the sea he swam in, and he was determined to become immortal through music if nothing else (though I'm pretty sure he had a few magic tricks up his sleeve that he never showed anybody). So keep listening to the music and he might just come around and haunt you for the hell of it. Even before ghosting, he sure had a flair for melodrama.
DeleteAh! I’m so sorry I'm only seeing this comment now; but thank you so much. 🫂 I have friends in Japan that knew him quite personally as well- they’ve told me so many wonderful things about the man behind the mask that was Issay like you said here. Truth be told- I think he has been haunting me for the hell of it.😹🥹 I walked into a grocery store a while back and as soon as I walked in- “Love Her Madly” by the Doors started blasting through the intercom!😹🥹
DeleteOver a month later…. Each day gets easier, but there are still moments where I feel myself tear up thinking of him. Since what has happened, I’ve made a sworn vow to myself that I will pursue my dreams even more of becoming a vocalist no matter what… to carry on ISSAY’S legacy here in the west. “Matsu Uta” was the song that saved my life… through his words I was able to see the light. Now I owe it to my hero to pay it forward. For Issay I will do it.
🫂🫂🫂 I hope that everyone involved in the making of this amazing blog is starting to feel better and has given themselves the proper time to grieve. We’re always here and waiting for you Cayce!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Ah fuck, so sorry. Saw this post, hadn't heard him, and picked a random tune: Blue Sunday Morning. Too good. Might have cried. What an absolute bastard death is. Keep swimming, it's a cesspool for sure, but there are gems still lurking in it. Gather them while ye may. Love, Heidi
ReplyDeleteAmazing, that you managed to pick one of my top three Der Zibet tunes out of thin air :) You have good taste! Not gonna lie, this is very hard to for me and it's going to be hard for a long time, probably the rest of my life, but I really appreciate that the Blog-Tick reader community is still here and supporting me. It does in fact help with the pain, to know that other people cared for him too, even if they didn't know him. Please listen to his music. There's no one else like him and there never will be.
DeleteOh no... I'm so sorry for your loss.
ReplyDeleteIt sucks to hear life is just a massive pile of poop piling itself on another pile of poop for you lately.
I sincerely hope you're going to feel better eventually and that there are plenty of positive things coming your way from now on.
Juli
I'm really sorry for your loss. I couldn't believe it when I first read it, and I think the realization still hasn't fully hit. I was just a fan and I still feel like I lost someone who had a big influence on my life, I can't even imagine what it's like for those close to him. I'm sending you my support and please take all the time you need for life and all the shit that comes with it. I'll be happy to see what you do next, whenever that is.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your support. Things like this take a long time to penetrate. Not to say too much, but when it's someone you had a very deep connection with, they come to you from the other side, talk to you, give you messages and courage - don't ever think death is the end! There's another, bigger, much more beautiful world out there, and I'm not just saying that to sound poetic. But, when someone leaves into that world, it's not the same as having them here. Every day is warm sun one minute, typhoon rain the next. It hits you in the middle of a meal, you lose your appetite. It hits you in the middle of the street, you forget where you were going. However, the support from the Blog-Tick community has helped me a great deal, thank you all again.
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