Comments on: R.I.P. Jeremy “Sweetwater” Mullins http://thebrainseed.com/odyssey/2009/06/15/rip-jeremy-sweetwater-mullins/ The Day to Day Sequential Adventures of Brett Muller! Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:06:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Matt J http://thebrainseed.com/odyssey/2009/06/15/rip-jeremy-sweetwater-mullins/#comment-2852 Matt J Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:03:31 +0000 http://thebrainseed.com/odyssey/?p=1153#comment-2852 Power to the pod. Honor our fallen SEQAHomie by making as many comics as you can. Never stop drawing. You can't stop the signal! Power to the pod. Honor our fallen SEQAHomie by making as many comics as you can. Never stop drawing. You can’t stop the signal!

]]> By: Kenneth http://thebrainseed.com/odyssey/2009/06/15/rip-jeremy-sweetwater-mullins/#comment-2849 Kenneth Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:28:09 +0000 http://thebrainseed.com/odyssey/?p=1153#comment-2849 Sorry to hear about this...Hearing about it last night was a bit weird on me having only known of him through the podcast, but still it became a voice of encouragement and sage advice that I had come to rely on every Monday and Thursday, loading up Seqalab for my weekly walks. Even though I did not know him personally I could tell he was a great personality and an asset to anyone who knew him. Tragic as it is that he is gone now at so young an age, he seemed to live better than many do in a lifetime. Being a university professor at his age, teaching abroad, producing a twice-weekly show, going off on adventures, and everything in his journal are all evidence of the well-lived. Additionally, though it may be tough to listen back right now he also left some 300 hours or so of highly valuable audio to anybody working in seqa or interested in the industry, and not many people can claim that sort of legacy to a passed loved one. I'm not sure if this helps or hurt but I felt enough to say something, neither knowing him or yourself personally, which should go to show the impact he had. Sorry to hear about this…Hearing about it last night was a bit weird on me having only known of him through the podcast, but still it became a voice of encouragement and sage advice that I had come to rely on every Monday and Thursday, loading up Seqalab for my weekly walks. Even though I did not know him personally I could tell he was a great personality and an asset to anyone who knew him. Tragic as it is that he is gone now at so young an age, he seemed to live better than many do in a lifetime. Being a university professor at his age, teaching abroad, producing a twice-weekly show, going off on adventures, and everything in his journal are all evidence of the well-lived. Additionally, though it may be tough to listen back right now he also left some 300 hours or so of highly valuable audio to anybody working in seqa or interested in the industry, and not many people can claim that sort of legacy to a passed loved one. I’m not sure if this helps or hurt but I felt enough to say something, neither knowing him or yourself personally, which should go to show the impact he had.

]]> By: d. morris http://thebrainseed.com/odyssey/2009/06/15/rip-jeremy-sweetwater-mullins/#comment-2848 d. morris Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:28:30 +0000 http://thebrainseed.com/odyssey/?p=1153#comment-2848 I think the best thing that we can do to honor him Brett is go ahead try to do those things that he wanted to do. I think it would be a shame for a comic convention not to happen here or any of the other plans that he laid out. He would want them to keep happening because he loved comics that much. Jeremy generated a lot of goodwill for our department (I wouldn't be surprised if wasn't a factor in hiring Brian Ralph) and generated a lot of goodwill through SEQALab. I think the best thing we can do is to keep up all of that try to follow through with the plans that he had. I don't see any reason why there shouldn't be a comics scene in Savannah or a convention along the lines of MOCCA or SPX. All we need are people to see it through and I think there are plenty here who can do it. I think the best thing that we can do to honor him Brett is go ahead try to do those things that he wanted to do. I think it would be a shame for a comic convention not to happen here or any of the other plans that he laid out. He would want them to keep happening because he loved comics that much. Jeremy generated a lot of goodwill for our department (I wouldn’t be surprised if wasn’t a factor in hiring Brian Ralph) and generated a lot of goodwill through SEQALab. I think the best thing we can do is to keep up all of that try to follow through with the plans that he had. I don’t see any reason why there shouldn’t be a comics scene in Savannah or a convention along the lines of MOCCA or SPX. All we need are people to see it through and I think there are plenty here who can do it.

]]> By: Meggyc http://thebrainseed.com/odyssey/2009/06/15/rip-jeremy-sweetwater-mullins/#comment-2847 Meggyc Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:09:19 +0000 http://thebrainseed.com/odyssey/?p=1153#comment-2847 I cried last night when I first heard and now I'm crying again reading this. Sweetwater was an amazing professor whom I learned so much from, as well as an all around nice guy. Anything I write at the moment couldn't do justice to him, but if I can say anything, he will be sorely missed and always remembered. I cried last night when I first heard and now I’m crying again reading this. Sweetwater was an amazing professor whom I learned so much from, as well as an all around nice guy.

Anything I write at the moment couldn’t do justice to him, but if I can say anything, he will be sorely missed and always remembered.

]]> By: Stacy http://thebrainseed.com/odyssey/2009/06/15/rip-jeremy-sweetwater-mullins/#comment-2846 Stacy Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:41:07 +0000 http://thebrainseed.com/odyssey/?p=1153#comment-2846 I worked with Jeremy for 7 years here at the newspaper and I can tell you...he was a solid friend. Your characterization of him is right on...he'd tell it like it was, and if you couldn't take the heat, then your ass better stay the hell away from the kitchen. Jeremy was a man of many talents...not the least of which was to know when I needed a hug or a smile. I have two notes taped up in my office from Jeremy. One says "Spread the you are cool and appeciated." [i must have been having a down day!!! J-Dogg was always there with a big hug for me!] and another is a hand drawn valentines' day card that shows Jeremy (self-portrait...in his classic sweater vest and tie...and Kojak head!) holding a heart that says "Yay for V.D.!" Does anyone know whether he still did his two-minute historical sketches? When he worked in the marketing department, he would take 2 minutes everyday to do a sketch of a historical person...it could be anyone...then he'd post it somewhere...I cannot remember where!!! God, I am going to miss him. I worked with Jeremy for 7 years here at the newspaper and I can tell you…he was a solid friend. Your characterization of him is right on…he’d tell it like it was, and if you couldn’t take the heat, then your ass better stay the hell away from the kitchen. Jeremy was a man of many talents…not the least of which was to know when I needed a hug or a smile. I have two notes taped up in my office from Jeremy. One says “Spread the you are cool and appeciated.” [i must have been having a down day!!! J-Dogg was always there with a big hug for me!] and another is a hand drawn valentines’ day card that shows Jeremy (self-portrait…in his classic sweater vest and tie…and Kojak head!) holding a heart that says “Yay for V.D.!” Does anyone know whether he still did his two-minute historical sketches? When he worked in the marketing department, he would take 2 minutes everyday to do a sketch of a historical person…it could be anyone…then he’d post it somewhere…I cannot remember where!!! God, I am going to miss him.

]]> By: Kevin http://thebrainseed.com/odyssey/2009/06/15/rip-jeremy-sweetwater-mullins/#comment-2845 Kevin Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:04:58 +0000 http://thebrainseed.com/odyssey/?p=1153#comment-2845 I am in shock. I am in shock.

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