RIP Noel 
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SurfGuitar101 Forums » Surf Music General Discussion »
R.I.P. Noel Squitieri
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 1335 Escondido, CA 
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Posted on Dec 25 2023 10:12 AM
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Joined: Mar 13, 2009 Posts: 2365 Twin Cities, MN 
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Posted on Dec 25 2023 10:41 AM
RIP Noel. Kick that big reverb tank in the sky. Condolences to friends & family. |
Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19267 Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Dec 25 2023 01:16 PM
RIP Noel. I wish there were more people like you in the world. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
Joined: May 09, 2008 Posts: 1336 Isle of Kent, MD
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Posted on Dec 25 2023 01:29 PM
RIP Noel. Great guy, always concerned about everyone else. Heaven gets a good one! —Surfcat NEW - MARCH OF THE DEAD SURFERS (Released Oct 17, 2024) - Agent Octopus AGENT OCTOPUS - BANDCAMP |
Joined: Apr 13, 2018 Posts: 1374 New Orleans
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Posted on Dec 25 2023 02:08 PM
Oh man when did he pass? On 12/24? Damn that's a super bummer. Rest in peace, or as a surfer might say, Rip In Peace. —Daniel Deathtide |
Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2230 Kiev, Ukraine 
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Posted on Dec 25 2023 02:20 PM
We will miss you, Noel. Rest in peace, friend. —Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki Lost Diver https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com |
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Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19267 Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Dec 25 2023 02:25 PM
DeathTide wrote:
His wife Barbara reported that he passed away early Christmas morning on Facebook. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19267 Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Dec 25 2023 02:28 PM
Photo by the also dearly missed John Koontz of a bunch of us SG101'ers in 2016. This is where I met Noel in person finally.
Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3763 tn
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Posted on Dec 25 2023 02:32 PM
RIP Noel. I'm sorry I never got to meet you, but I always enjoyed our chats and your positive energy. —http://www.satanspilgrims.com |
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Joined: May 09, 2008 Posts: 1336 Isle of Kent, MD
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Posted on Dec 25 2023 02:33 PM
Noel's name means "a Christmas carol". How beautifully poetic for a beautiful person. —Surfcat NEW - MARCH OF THE DEAD SURFERS (Released Oct 17, 2024) - Agent Octopus AGENT OCTOPUS - BANDCAMP Last edited: Dec 25, 2023 14:35:03 |
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Joined: May 09, 2008 Posts: 1336 Isle of Kent, MD
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Posted on Dec 25 2023 02:34 PM
Thanks for sharing the photo! —Surfcat NEW - MARCH OF THE DEAD SURFERS (Released Oct 17, 2024) - Agent Octopus AGENT OCTOPUS - BANDCAMP Last edited: Dec 25, 2023 14:35:18 |
Joined: Feb 26, 2022 Posts: 391 Dollars, Taxes
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Posted on Dec 25 2023 03:28 PM
RIP Noel. Pittsburgh and all of us will miss you! —Patrick |
Joined: Mar 06, 2006 Posts: 1892 Wear gloves - I'm in the Rockies
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Posted on Dec 25 2023 08:00 PM
Damn. Noel was such a good guy. Seriously. beyond being a big surf fan and a friend of this site, I don't know that I've ever met someone who was more about family than him. He took on responsibilities that would frankly, scare most people off. His family was number 1. And what a great family it is. I recall first meeting him in Durham, NC at the Instro Summit. He was excited to see Eddie K's Astronauts tribute. He helped load in and out all the 2x15" Showman heads and cabinets Eddie K brought. I'm sure he was stage hand for the entire weekend. He also brought his Texotica reverb unit, and I'm pretty sure I got to play through it. I saw him again a few years later, in the picture above. We all had dinner, then went to see The Space Cossacks at the Purple Orchid in El Segundo. I had forgotten most of that until I saw the picture Brian posted. That was a great weekend. Then he got sick. And he would keep us posted here. And for a while, it seemed to be going well. And he gave it hell. Always positive. But that MFer came back. And it took him today, of all days. I feel so bad for his family. Hey Noel - don't get your hair cut that short again. —"You can't tell where you're going if you don't know where you've been" |
Joined: Mar 06, 2008 Posts: 584 Adelaide 
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Posted on Dec 26 2023 05:44 AM
RIP Noel. Always enjoyed talking to you from Australia. Thinking of you and your family - and - your very many friends around the world. —Tim O |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3797 North Atlantic 
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Posted on Dec 26 2023 10:41 AM
Thanks for being such a positive, great person. RIP. Rev —Canadian Surf |
Joined: Dec 11, 2011 Posts: 2118
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Posted on Dec 26 2023 11:35 AM
My sympathies to the family and friends. For those of us who have been on this forum for a long time and I believe that's a fairly small group, it's more than a name, it's a person that you have communicated with. Knowing that he has and was suffering makes this a little better. R.I.P. Mr. Noel. |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2063 Virginia, USA
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Posted on Dec 26 2023 05:43 PM
I had the honor of first meeting Noel at the Instro Summit several times. And later would spend some quality time with him when we opened for Dick Dale in Pittsburgh a couple times. He graciously loaned me his prized Gomez Surfer amp and Texotica reverb and he even picked me up at the airport! As everyone has mentioned, he was truly a wonderful person and will be missed very much. Condolences to his family and friends. —Paul |
Joined: Apr 24, 2006 Posts: 1618 Ithaca, NY
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Posted on Dec 26 2023 11:59 PM
Rest in peace, Noel. I'm moved to hear about this without ever having actually met Noel in person. His positivity, earnestness, and love for life and people were all immense and infectious. What a testament to his character that, even as 'just' an internet friend, Noel was the type of model of friendship and sincerity that forced me to evaluate my own values and aspire to do better. What a wonderful person and dear friend. I will miss him. |
Joined: Mar 05, 2010 Posts: 362 Mauna Lani, HI
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Posted on Dec 27 2023 12:08 AM
I had no idea — |
Joined: Dec 11, 2013 Posts: 2533 Akron, Ohio
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Posted on Dec 27 2023 05:56 AM
Noel's obit. I finally get to understand his amazing intellect and where it came from. —The Kahuna Kings https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kahuna-Kings/459752090818447 https://thekahunakings.bandcamp.com/releases Last edited: Dec 27, 2023 08:45:15 |
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