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Written by Richard James Winter
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Monday, 24 April 2006 |
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A few words about Tammo Tammo Trüper is a musician, a physicist and, well, a really nice bloke.
He was born on 5th July 1974 in Bremen, did the normal school stuff and then studied physics from 1994 until 2001 in Bremen. Just after he had finished his degree and got a job and things were looking up - he was diagnosed with cancer. That was 2002.
He has been fighting ever since.
But unforunately, he is losing, although he still has strength in his eyes and is doing his best, he is chained to his bed, receiving his "food" through a drip and connected to a morphine pump to help the pain.The doctors have done their best, as have Meike, his girlfriend, Henning, his brother, Gerda his mother and of course his friends.
One group of amazing people has to be mentioned - the internet community - people that mostly haven't even met him are rallying together to get his CD released as soon as possible - that's what the donations are for in the first degree. Any surplus money will be sent to him - he is living from the social services and his savings because they don't pay everything.
But what is this all about then? Tammo is a musician, and a bloody good one. One of his biggest fears is that nobody will remember him and that his music will disappear and memories of him and his music will melt.... like footsteps in the snow.
Here you can listen to his excellent progressive rock recordings. (new window)
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Last Updated ( Friday, 23 June 2006 )
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