Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Cream End Doorman Stacy Fleeman on Life Support [Updated]
Posted by Adam Gold on Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 4:28 PM
On behalf of the Cream I'd like to echo that same sentiment. I don't recall ever having gone to show at The End at which Stacy wasn't working the door. Always with a friendly face, he is an obvious and dedicated supporter of local music who we'd like to see around for a long time. Well-wishers can send their thoughts and prayers to the Spat! Records site.
Update: Stacy passed away last night. We are of course deeply saddened by this news.
Details of a benefit show at The End in mid-October are still forthcoming. Nashville Cream collected over $300 at our birthday party, which we will be donating to Stacy's family. We will update you with more information as we get it.
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Here's hoping that Stacy pulls through. He has consistently been one of the most polite and least embittered, jaded or mean-spirited individuals I've ever met in this, or any, music community. My thoughts are with him.
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Such sad news for such a friendly guy and a champion of the Nashville underground. My heart goes out to his family.
oh shit. this is sad news, indeed.
i too have yet to meet anyone his age so unjaded, and enthusiastic about local music and music in general - especially someone who works the door at a night club every night.
He is a friend of a friend. I have hung out with before- somewhat recently too. I hope he pulls thru! I am so sad to hear this!
Stacy and his wife are super stand-up folks, and this is really sad news. Speedy recovery!
All of the above comments be true about Stacey. He is also the King of Rock in Nashville; very few people on this planet channel that kind of unbridled rock and roll and Stacey is one of them. He loves his friends, family and his band very much. My man.
Man this guy has been around as long as I can remember. Always had a smile on his face and He always was cool to me. I really hope he pulls through. He will be in my prayers.
He was every local kid's first stop before entering a show. Always a great person, and funny to boot. I have some really good memories of him. Please keep him, his wife, and family members in your hearts and minds. I can not imagine the painful decisions that lay ahead.
Regardless of our differences here, I appreciate the Cream putting up a mention of this. I work nutty hours and just now found out. We will be putting something up on our site shortly.
I can't believe this. I have to make some phone calls. Stacy is a fantastic person.
We should all hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
Regardless, I think a benefit show is in order to help his family/friends/whoever has to deal with his medical bills.
A benefit show is already well underway via AJ (Stacy's co proprietor of Spat! Records and dHarmakaya guitarist) and some other folks. Total details are forthcoming, of course, but anyone who wishes to help with promotion, etc is more than welcome.
thanks for all the support from everyone for my beloved uncle. most of you have only known him as his life in the nashville scene but i've always known him as my mom's baby brother that I spent christmas' with growing up and idolizing him as my cool uncle stacy.
Anything we can do to help, please let us know at hello@infinitycat.com.
Stacy's been such a friend to everyone on our little label, and we extend our sympathy, hopes and prayers.
This sucks in every possible way. We've known Stacy ever since we were The Rage (way back before All The Rage). From day one, he has been a tireless cheerleader for the local scene -- not just his own bands, but everybody. Our thoughts are with him and his family.
Damn Stacy... I really hate to see young people potentially go out like that.
So much unrealized potential. I first met him when he was probably 15 years old and he had that "love of music" sparkle in his eye and lots of dreams. So damn impressed with all he achieved with his band and his label over the years and I'm certain he could have done so much more had he stayed focused. Truly a "good soul". I sure hope he pulls out of it.
When I moved back to Nashville from NYC in 2006 I lived in the apartments next to The End. Stacy was one of the first people I met. He made me feel like I was welcome and included. His sweet disposition and genuine kindness made me feel as though I'd known him my whole life. This is heartbreaking news.
a benefit show should definitely be held for his family and friends. Ive rarely played a show at the end when he wasnt there to greet me with a smile at the door. he always respected the bands that came through and treated everybody so kindly. staceys a great guy and i wont forget him
Oh man, I just found out about this a few hours ago. I don't even know what to say. Stacy always treated us with respect and was always trying to help make this scene a better one. I have been around here for a long time and cannot think of anyone who has done more for it than him in the last 15 years.
Wow, that was so hard to read. I hope he pulls through. Thoughts are with him, his good friends and family.
This is really sad. Stacey has been a great supporter of the local scene and has always been super nice to me and the friends of mine i got into shows when i played. I really hope he pulls through and can see how much everyone around him appreciates him. Jesus that's sad.
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Very sad news indeed. I first met Stacy when I was going to a show and he confused me with a guy from the night before who apparently whipped his junk out and started pissing everywhere. It took some convincing that I wasn't that guy and he finally let me in. Been bros ever since. Fucking love this guy. Thoughts and prayers to Stacy and his family.
i am at a loss for words. stacy wasn't only a great friend, but a great part of this music scene. we love you stacy. all of our thought are with you.
adam and all of bad cop.
The Tits are extremely saddened by this news. Stacy has always been a tireless supporter of our band and all things rock and roll in Nashville. We love this guy. What a tragedy.
we all Love Stacy so much!!! He has made me & my family laugh so many times especially when we shouldn't. I'm listening to Baby Stout right now, Rebbecca sends here Love & Thoughts. Our family meet him about 15 years ago we all worked toghther at steak out. He became apart of our family immediatley, We played many tricks on eachother, you never what might be on your car or in your car even worse. We have a candle light for you, Stacy. I love you man Damn this is so f***ing sad! Holly G.
Stacy is the most transcendent rock performer Nashville has ever produced. Not to put anyone else down; he was just in a rareified zone onstage.
Stacy treated everyone with respect and always had a good word for folks in this town. He wasn't pre-occupied with being "in" or "cool", just himself which was enough for everyone and the pure definition of being cool. God Bless and speedy recovery friend, thinkin' bout ya.
Hard news to swallow. I don't think I've ever said more than a few sentences to the guy, but for a while I used to see him two or three times a week. I probably still owe him a beer, so he'd better get better.
I haven't forgotten Stacy's acts of kindness, from his help when Bazooka Pops played The End to helping me move 16 years ago when we barely knew each other. A real stand-up kind of guy. Not to mention a few years ago when I turned on the local news and saw him being interviewed after he foiled a kidnapping attempt on Elliston Place!
Stacy was the first person I met when I moved to Nashville. I went up to the End for a show by myself and we sat there and talked like we were old friends; I really hope he pulls out of this. He really is a great person.
Stacy has the combination of being a genuinely good guy and totally fearless as a performer.
I met my wife (Alisa) in the Nashville area in '03. I mentioned to Stacy at the time that Alisa and I were dating and he said "she's a nice girl". To this day when Alisa does something smart ass or we're trying to annoy each other, I tell her "Stacy was wrong about you".
Our thoughts go out to Stacy, his family and all of his other friends.
I've been in a state of shock since I heard this tragic news 24 hours ago. All I can say is what an extraordinary, creative, funny, loving, sweet, & caring guy he is.
All the love in the world, my friend; and I really hope like hell that I get to see you smile again!
Stacy was such a great friend but he has now passed onto his next venture at 9 Sunday night. I have been friends with him for 20 years, I miss him so much. i thought i would pass this along, we spent Sunday reading these posts with his father and they all meant a lot.
damn, this is a drag. you always sorta hope for the best in these situations, even when you know they don't look so good. i suppose "best" is completely subjective but i'm sure i can speak for nearly everyone who had any interaction with stacy that best would have been seeing him at the door this next weekend. stacy was a really kind and gracious guy and even offered me "lifetime free admission" to the end at one point if i'd make him a copy of the millionaire magicians album i was working at the time.... a pretty outrageous promise for a cd of incomplete, rough mixes... but that's what real music fans can do, and if you ever talked to stacy, you knew he was a real music fan. thanks for everything, my friend, i know a lot of people who will miss you
I stopped by to see Stacy one more time yesterday. I printed off every Facebook and Cream message. Read some out loud and left them with Stacy's dad. AJ played an entire Jane's Addiction Live CD. One of the last CDs AJ listened to with him when he was well. I am glad I saw him one more time b/c I didn't know what would happen on Monday. They were suppose to have a meeting with the Family. Looks like Stacy made it easier for his family to decide. He hung on all week. Like he was making sure everyone got a chance to see him. We love Stacy very much and we are very sad he has left us so soon. May he find peace now.
The first time I met Stacy (which oddly enough was at the end, probably in 2001 or so) he gave me a handful of Spat Records stuff...a cigarette lighter, a matchbook, etc...all with Spat written all over it. I couldn't believe how much stuff he had. And I remember he was wearing a shirt with Spat on the front and a list of bands on the back.
I know he was a huge champion of his bands. He was always telling me what great new record was coming out on Spat.
I saw him the Saturday night before he went into the hospital at the end. He said "Aaron Hartley you look like a long haired, long bearded dirty hippie!" - That made me laugh. I didn't know it would be the last time he would do that.
Condolences to his family and close friends.
I just talked to Stacy a few weeks ago.
He was his usual cool self, very friendly as always. He was always good to us when ever we played The End.
Our prayers and condolences go out to his family.
rest in peace brother. i would be missing out on a lot of great music/etc without ya.
This has been one of the hardest weeks for me I'm having a real hard time with this!
Stacy was my friend!!!!! One of the very few real ones I have here in this town.He always made me happy!!! Anytime I would go out to a show or just out on my way home I would always stop by the end to visit with him to tell him about the show or just to talk and hang out.I didn't even care who was playing most of the time I just wanted go and hang out with Stacy,I always felt welcome.There were also the times I would not have such a great night so I would stop by the end to see Stacy and he would always and I mean ALWAYS make me smile and feel better! it seemed like he was always working so I always felt like there was a place I could go.He had a great smile and always seemed equally as happy to see me. I never felt weird around him just comfortable and at ease.Now I feel somewhat lost now that my friend is gone. There will never be a person like Stacy and I will miss him!!!!!
Rest in peace my dear friend!!!!!!!!
We are extremely saddened by the news of Stacy's passing. We only met him a couple months ago while playing The End, but in that short time we saw what we have read about from so many people. He was a true character and we feel cheated by not having the opportunity to get to know him better. Our condolences go out to all those who knew and loved Stacy.
only met him once or twice sad that he left so early i can see he was much loved and admired my sympathy for his friends and family.
We are extremely saddened by the news of Stacy's passing. We only met him a couple months ago while playing The End, but in that short time we saw what we have read about from so many people. He was a true character and we feel cheated by not having the opportunity to get to know him better. Our condolences go out to all those who knew and loved Stacy...
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