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Community => Watto's Junk Yard => Topic started by: patreektherodian on March 8, 2008, 11:14 AM
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I am sorry to announce the passing of fellow customizer Toni Carbone. Otherwise known as Bikeridetony. He was verry much involved in customizing Kubrik figures and was also involve in the music scene in California. He had a long up and down battle with brain tumors and passed away yesterday peacefully.
If somebody can please repeate this announsement to the right forum or location I would appreciate it. His family is also wondering what to do with his 400 Kubrik style blister packs and many kubrik figures. I have been told that the familly is having some financial problems due to the cost of his hospice care and other expences.
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For more details about Toni you can check out this article.
http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_7982593
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Is this Bikeridetony?! This is increadibly sad news. He was a great talent and will be missed :'(.
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Wow... I knew of his condition due to a few Kubrick deals we've had in the past, but he never made a big deal of it.
Always sad to see someone taken so young. :-\
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Thanks for the info and it truly is sad news. He's been a very long standing member here and always enjoyed all of his work and passion.
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wow, that is very sad news indeed. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
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Is this Bikeridetony?! This is increadibly sad news. He was a great talent and will be missed .
Yes sry for the typo.
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Thats never good to hear. My thoughts are with his family.
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Very sad news. :'(
Tony did some amazing custom carded Kuby's, you are the custom Kuby King Tony & you will be missed. :'(
My thoughts & prayers go out to Tony's family & friends.
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I didn't know Tony but my thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
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Very sad... thoughts and prayers to his family.
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I always enjoyed his enthusiasm for his Kubrick customs -- you'll be missed Tony.
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I'm very sorry to hear that.
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I've had transactions and conversations with Tony in the past. A very sad day indeed.
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I never crossed paths with him on the boards, but always very sorry to hear when a life is lost, especially at such a young age. Thoughts and prayers go to his family.
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That is horribly sad news, thank you for adding the link to the article so we could learn a little more about him. I have done some kubrick deals with Tony in the past as well, and will always look at my kubricks he carded a little differently now.
His family is also wondering what to do with his 400 Kubrik style blister packs and many kubrik figures. I have been told that the familly is having some financial problems due to the cost of his hospice care and other expences.
If you can help the family organize an auction for the collection on ebay, we can sure help spread the word to kubrick sites. I would see it more as a fund raising event for the family, rather than simply another auction. Maybe ebay can even help them list it as a charity auction, which might increase the exposure or reduce the fees. We recently used ebay to help sell some items from my father's estate, and it is a good outlet for items where family members just aren't sure about the value of something.
So sad...
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I didn't know Tony, but reading the article gave me some insight into him. It's such a shame that in the midst of their battle with his cancer, they had to spent so much time and resources fighting to get him prescribed treatment. My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, family and friends. Sounds like we lost a great guy.
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We've lost a great member of the SW collecting community with incredible talent. He will be missed. :'(
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I didn't know (of) him either, but my thoughts are with his family and friends. May they find strength in each other.
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Yes, same here. I did not know him at all, but that is incredibly sad news to learn.
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Thoughts and prayers go out to Tony's family.
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shocking and sad. I loved his work, looking forward to some of the ideas he was mulling over. I hadn't heard from him in a while, i just figured he was hard at work on the next set of customs.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of his friends and family.
Please do put up some charity auctions on Ebay, we'll get the word out that its going to help out a family in need.
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Very sad news, thoughts and prayers to all friends and family.
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I've always loved his custom carded kubrick work so it is definately sad to hear that he passed away. I would have liked to have gotten at least one of his custom figs so If his family decides to auction any off please someone post links to the auctions as I'd like to bid on some.
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Rest in peace, Tony.
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b349/stealthtank/Tony2.jpg?t=1248107421)
(http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b349/stealthtank/match2.jpg?t=1248107357)