I wish there were happier circumstances to start a Z'ev thread.
Z’ev, a gifted percussion and video artist, was returning from an gig in New Mexico on the Amtrak train that derailed last night in Dodge City, Kansas. Z’ev is 65 and suffering from COPD. He was air-lifted to a hospital in Amarillo, Texas where he is on a ventilator and under sedation in the surgical ICU ward. The hospital said he won’t be conscious for several days. Right now, no one is sure what other injuries he has, because they won’t release that information to people who aren’t family. He has no family here that can be contacted. His good friend, Barbara Barg , was supposed to pick him up at Chicago’s train station, and is now trying to raise funds to go be with him and keep watch over him. He doesn’t have insurance, and we want to make sure someone is with him so the hospital knows someone cares about him. No one should go through a medical crisis by themselves. Barbara doesn’t know how long she’ll need to be there, so we are assuming at least a week. Please help us raise the funds for immediate air travel, motel, and expenses so she can go to Amarillo and be there for him. Unused funds will go to Z'ev to help him through his recovery, so please donate even if we hit the goal.
Right now, no one is sure what other injuries he has, because they won’t release that information to people who aren’t family. He has no family here that can be contacted.
His good friend, Barbara Barg , was supposed to pick him up at Chicago’s train station, and is now trying to raise funds to go be with him and keep watch over him. He doesn’t have insurance, and we want to make sure someone is with him so the hospital knows someone cares about him. No one should go through a medical crisis by themselves.
Barbara doesn’t know how long she’ll need to be there, so we are assuming at least a week. Please help us raise the funds for immediate air travel, motel, and expenses so she can go to Amarillo and be there for him. Unused funds will go to Z'ev to help him through his recovery, so please donate even if we hit the goal.
https://www.gofundme.com/kqu6bed4
― schlep and back trio (anagram), Monday, 14 March 2016 18:34 (eight years ago) link
thanks for posting, saw this earlier
― the 'major tom guy' (sleeve), Monday, 14 March 2016 18:49 (eight years ago) link
thanks for posting. will donate.
― stirmonster, Monday, 14 March 2016 18:52 (eight years ago) link
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Seriously-injured-Amtrak-passenger-describes-crash--372299281.html
― There was a hole bunch of problems whit his campaigns (crüt), Thursday, 17 March 2016 16:01 (eight years ago) link
Kind of surreal to see a local news story like that including an interview with Z'ev. Glad he survived.
― _Rudipherous_, Thursday, 17 March 2016 16:11 (eight years ago) link
Oof, what a bad stroke of luck. Glad to see he's still with us though.
― A Fifth Beatle Dies (Tom D.), Thursday, 17 March 2016 16:16 (eight years ago) link
Word coming through that Z'ev has passed away :(
― heaven parker (anagram), Sunday, 17 December 2017 10:22 (six years ago) link
What a musician. RIP.
― crüt, Sunday, 17 December 2017 14:53 (six years ago) link
RIP, perennially underrated imo
― sleeve, Sunday, 17 December 2017 17:11 (six years ago) link
Ellen Zweig's excellent documentary about Z'ev, Heart Beat Ear Drum, is free to watch on Vimeo for this week.
https://vimeo.com/72306094
― alb indys, Monday, 18 December 2017 15:26 (six years ago) link
Thanks so much for posting that link. A force of nature. V. Sad.
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 19 December 2017 02:00 (six years ago) link