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 We would like to dedicate Too
Much Is Not Enough: The Catherine Wheel Cover Compilation
to Lisa Maree of Sydney, Australia, who passed away March 5, 2001.
Although she spent many of her last days battling cancer, she
remained one of the most fervent supporters of the CWCC. She had
been planning to cover "Mad Dog" before her illness
prevented her from doing so. This page is our small dedication
to her.
"I just wanted to say, in a
public forum, that Lisa Maree was one of the bravest, strongest,
and most incredible people I have ever had the pleasure of conversing
with ... She was funny (funnier than you might think — a
lashing wit, shall we say?), candid, and she tried to protect
some of the people she cared about most from her illness because
she thought that was what would be best. While I didn't necessarily
agree with her decision, it was hers to make.
Lisa Maree was a survivor,
and she never stopped fighting her illness ... She won, because
she never gave up. I will miss getting her clever wordplays in
my inbox, and I thank her for introducing me to some great Australian
bands, and I thank her for always having something wonderful to
say, no matter what she was going through. I thank her for being
my friend for the year I knew her. And I thank her for her last
few emails, especially, because she did not have to tell me the
things she did. More proof that she was made of the good stuff;
'a fierce soul.'"
— Heather Parsons, post
to Texture,
March 2001
"It's Monday evening here
in Sydney and I'm feeling anxious. Off to hospital early tomorrow
to start chemotherapy to try and curb the "Big C" for
the second time. (6 months of chemo — 14 days on, 14 days
off.) ... So this will be my last post for a little while —
YEAH, everyone says! OK, I know some of my posts have been long
winded, so I'll blame it on sleep deprivation and my medication,
and not stupidity (LOL) '...Bye bye long day. I need to sleep
so much. Nineteen hours straight. Too much is not enough...'
"I've enjoyed being on [Texture] —
it's been fun ...
Took Heather's advice and bought Richard Ashcroft, and I really
like it. Also got Apollo Four Forty, Tex Perkins, Alex Lloyd and
A Perfect Circle. Of course my CW CD's will get a flogging while
I'm in there getting poisoned — I couldn't get through the
day without listening to CW. :)
"If anyone is seeing CW on my
birthday, July 27th, then party
extra hard for me — I'll be wishing I was there. I LOVED
seeing your photos, Heather — they really brightened my day.
=) Take care everyone and rest assured, I'll post something incredibly
idiotic the moment I get back home in a couple of weeks. =)"
— Lisa Maree, post to
Texture,
July 2000
"'Cos
if I had some time,
I'd use it this time
Escape to something beautiful
'Cos underneath the steel and
rust and oil and shit
There's chrome just shining
chrome"
— The Catherine Wheel,
"Chrome," 1993
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