Comments on: Chris Hipp, 8/6/1961 – 7/14/2009 http://blog.rd2inc.com/archives/2009/07/14/chris-hipp/ News from the Creative Front Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:30:25 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Don’t Need No Stinking Thyroid (or 1/2 of it anyway) « chris ronan http://blog.rd2inc.com/archives/2009/07/14/chris-hipp/comment-page-1/#comment-98870 Don’t Need No Stinking Thyroid (or 1/2 of it anyway) « chris ronan Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:04:53 +0000 http://blog.rd2inc.com/?p=2359#comment-98870 [...] 14, 2009. That’s the day the Hippster passed. I already had an appointment to have my throat examined by the doctor and even with the [...] [...] 14, 2009. That’s the day the Hippster passed. I already had an appointment to have my throat examined by the doctor and even with the [...]

]]> By: David Worthington http://blog.rd2inc.com/archives/2009/07/14/chris-hipp/comment-page-1/#comment-98673 David Worthington Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:07:08 +0000 http://blog.rd2inc.com/?p=2359#comment-98673 Today is Aug 6, 2009. Birthday of our friend Chris HippStar. We revel in Texas, California, and beyond. I will one day return to Barcelona and South of France where we flew and proclaimed the cycle of life a convincing Truism. And the choir sings tonite: "There must be over 50,000 screaming love and devotion to you. You will rise to a greater power. You've got the Power and Glory. Forever and ever and ever." I felt your Starlight thru my walls of stress today. Chris, you understood what power was. Chris you underdtood what glory is. "To conquer death, you only have to die." Chris did not have a deathwish. Chris lived a LifeWish. Close your eyes and everythings alright tonite. Smile a dirty, crooked grin tonite. See ya on the road. HoverHawk worthy10@aol.com Today is Aug 6, 2009. Birthday of our friend Chris HippStar.
We revel in Texas, California, and beyond. I will one day return to Barcelona and South of France where we flew and proclaimed the cycle of life a convincing Truism.
And the choir sings tonite:
“There must be over 50,000 screaming love and devotion to you. You will rise to a greater power. You’ve got the Power and Glory. Forever and ever and ever.”
I felt your Starlight thru my walls of stress today. Chris, you understood what power was. Chris you
underdtood what glory is. “To conquer death, you only have to die.”
Chris did not have a deathwish. Chris lived a LifeWish. Close your eyes and everythings alright tonite. Smile a dirty, crooked grin tonite. See ya on the road. HoverHawk
worthy10@aol.com

]]> By: Newt & Debby Ronan http://blog.rd2inc.com/archives/2009/07/14/chris-hipp/comment-page-1/#comment-98637 Newt & Debby Ronan Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:13:21 +0000 http://blog.rd2inc.com/?p=2359#comment-98637 Yesterday, Saturday July 25, we hosted dinner for a group of accomplished musicians including residents of the U.S., Argentina & Russia. We toasted the players and the composers and then, over a glass of good Vodka, told Chris' story and raised a toast to "Chris Hipp -- 54 X 11 -- a fellow artist gone too soon" Yesterday, Saturday July 25, we hosted dinner for a group of accomplished musicians including residents of the U.S., Argentina & Russia. We toasted the players and the composers and then, over a glass of good Vodka, told Chris’ story and raised a toast to “Chris Hipp — 54 X 11 — a fellow artist gone too soon”

]]> By: Larry Nolan http://blog.rd2inc.com/archives/2009/07/14/chris-hipp/comment-page-1/#comment-98630 Larry Nolan Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:07:49 +0000 http://blog.rd2inc.com/?p=2359#comment-98630 I'm going to miss Chris Hipp. He left this place way too early. Like many of you Chris was not easy to warm up to. We met as competitors and then spent more time on training rides when he was thinking of moving to Cali. His reaction to riding up the tree lined climb on Palomares road was classic Hippster "if I lived here I'd do this climb every day". As most know, there's a few wineries at the top of the climb which meant we were carrying at least six bottles of wine down the 40mph descent. Chris, you will be missed! Nollie I’m going to miss Chris Hipp. He left this place way too early.

Like many of you Chris was not easy to warm up to. We met as competitors and then spent more time on training rides when he was thinking of moving to Cali. His reaction to riding up the tree lined climb on Palomares road was classic Hippster “if I lived here I’d do this climb every day”. As most know, there’s a few wineries at the top of the climb which meant we were carrying at least six bottles of wine down the 40mph descent.

Chris, you will be missed! Nollie

]]> By: Craig Miller http://blog.rd2inc.com/archives/2009/07/14/chris-hipp/comment-page-1/#comment-98625 Craig Miller Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:17:23 +0000 http://blog.rd2inc.com/?p=2359#comment-98625 Shocked to hear about Chris last week. I remember when I started riding for Plano in the early 00's, and met Chris. He just grunted at me, and then didn't acknowledge me for about a year. Then one day, we were riding at the lake...just me and him...and I told him that I remember seeing him race in the old Tour of Texas in curcuit race stage at Flagpole Hill, and how I remembered all the locals cheering him. He lit up, and he proceded to talk non-stop for the next two hours, telling me racing stories one after the other. After that he was always super-nice to me...I guess he considered me a fan (and I was). Glad to have known him. Leaving this world on your bike...we should all be so lucky. Beats a hospital bed. Shocked to hear about Chris last week. I remember when I started riding for Plano in the early 00’s, and met Chris. He just grunted at me, and then didn’t acknowledge me for about a year. Then one day, we were riding at the lake…just me and him…and I told him that I remember seeing him race in the old Tour of Texas in curcuit race stage at Flagpole Hill, and how I remembered all the locals cheering him. He lit up, and he proceded to talk non-stop for the next two hours, telling me racing stories one after the other. After that he was always super-nice to me…I guess he considered me a fan (and I was). Glad to have known him.

Leaving this world on your bike…we should all be so lucky. Beats a hospital bed.

]]> By: John Martin http://blog.rd2inc.com/archives/2009/07/14/chris-hipp/comment-page-1/#comment-98624 John Martin Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:36:33 +0000 http://blog.rd2inc.com/?p=2359#comment-98624 Chris was,IS, and always will be an inspiration to all who know him. He will be missed by so very many people in so many different walks of life. It's incredible when you stop to consider that this young man has touched so many people throughout his life... or LIFES really! I met Chris at RLX when we began working with them (Chris, Lorraine, Steve, Tim and so many others) and I thought he was about the coolest guy I'd ever met. He immediately became a role model for me, (although I didn't tell a soul) with the tech, the cycling and just doing what he knew to do without hesitation and regardless of perceived odds. He always did that I guess. I'm in shock, but I'm honored to have known Chris and I send my deepest thoughts and prayers to Lorraine and their families. May his memory burn as passionately as he lived! Chris was,IS, and always will be an inspiration to all who know him. He will be missed by so very many people in so many different walks of life. It’s incredible when you stop to consider that this young man has touched so many people throughout his life… or LIFES really!

I met Chris at RLX when we began working with them (Chris, Lorraine, Steve, Tim and so many others) and I thought he was about the coolest guy I’d ever met. He immediately became a role model for me, (although I didn’t tell a soul) with the tech, the cycling and just doing what he knew to do without hesitation and regardless of perceived odds.

He always did that I guess. I’m in shock, but I’m honored to have known Chris and I send my deepest thoughts and prayers to Lorraine and their families. May his memory burn as passionately as he lived!

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