Chris Gailfoil 1964 -2007 - ProfilesArchive

About Me

*****PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ARE TRULY INTERESTED IN BECOMING ONE OF CHRIS' FRIENDS, YOU MUST SEND A MESSAGE. AS OTHERS MONITOR THIS SITE, THEY MAY NOT REALIZE THAT YOU ACTUALLY KNEW CHRIS. ALL REQUESTS WITHOUT MESSAGES WILL BE TREATED AS SPAM. ALSO, PLEASE DO NOT BE OFFENDED IF YOUR REQUESTED IS NOT APPROVED QUICKLY. THANKS, LEIGHANNE******Christopher Scott Gailfoil, 43, of Panama City, Fla., died peacefully in his home Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer.He was born June 13, 1964, in Middleboro, Mass., and had called Panama City home since 1967. He was a 1982 graduate of Bay High School. Chris spent 21 years in Atlanta as a professional drummer, musician and studio engineer.He played in the following bands: The Kopps, Blitz, Van Gogh, The Tommy Knockers, Roadside Prophets and Fragile X. He was a manager for the band Hallow's Eve.He returned to Panama City in 2005 to be with his family and continued to perform as a musician through the music program at Holy Nativity Episcopal Church. In 2007, Chris was a guest at two Rock-N-Roll Fantasy Camps. Through this, Chris performed in sold-out shows at B.B. King's in New York City and The House of Blues in Las Vegas with legendary musicians and artists who had served as inspirations to his music all his life. His outgoing spirit, love of life and music touched many lives.He is survived by his parents, Anne Daffin and Carl Harris of Panama City and Robert and Fran Gailfoil of Okeechobee, Fla.; grandmother, Dorothy Daffin Randall and husband, William S.; two brothers, Michael Gailfoil and wife, Deana, and Shawn J. Harris, all of Panama City; four sisters, Leighanne Newberry Vasquez and husband, Javier, of Bonita Springs, Fla., Robin Wilkerson and husband Bryan, Carrie Gailfoil, all of Gainesville, Fla., and Karrie Garrett and husband, Bob, of Southport, Fla.; nephews, Chad Gailfoil, Logan Wilkerson and Nick Devita; and nieces, Kristen Gailfoil, Kimberly Gailfoil, Jennifer Gailfoil and Caeli Wilkerson.

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My Interests

Music, Music, Music, recording, producing, bowling, movies and all the typical stuff... I would love to learn to ride a motorcycle and WILL! Went parasailing and it was AWESOME!!...Well, I am a lifelong musician as both a fan and a performer... Also have managed "Hallows Eve" and engineered and co/produced their 4th album and other albums for my various other bands... I have played drums, done vocals and percussion and other assorted stuff for the bands "Gailfoil/Stewart", "Cranky Bent Bastards", "Fragile X", "Roadside Prophets", "Van Gogh", "Blitz", "The Tommyknockers", and "The KOPPS"...................................................... .......................................................TEMPO RARILY sidelined due to cancer... I am going at this kicking and screaming and will not let it get the best of me... You can read about it here: http://360.yahoo.com/rspchris ............................................................ ............................................................ .Here is a link to a project by Michael Sweet from the band STRYPER... It is helping the fight against cancer and we all would appreciate your help!!

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I'd like to meet:

Too many to name... There have been so many people that have inspired me and that have led me to become the person that I am today... One person on the top of the list of people that I would like to meet, is Paul J. Meyer... A man that has made more money than some countries and gives back to his community in so many ways both with money and helping other people learn to become self sufficient, both financally and spiritually ............................................................ ............................................................ ...............................................I have been fortunate enough to meet some of my favorite musicians, but there are tons that I have not met and would love to meet and work with them as well... To date, the only ones that I have worked with are Hallows Eve, Rodney Mills, and Eric Bloom from Blue Oyster Cult........................................................ ............................................................ Here is a video done by a friend of mine Susan Bluechild, and she let her MySpace friends contribute to it... My brother and I are in it a couple of times... It was a lot of fun and Susan is a wonderful performer!

Music:

I want to put this video found on YouTube for the memory of Brad Delp, the lead singer of BOSTON who passed away on March 10, 2007... Boston was one of my favorite bands and I only had the joy of seeing them once... They were amazing, even though it was not the original line up, Brad was there and was superb... RIP . . . ............................................................ ....................................................... Here are some friends of mine!!! HALLOWS EVE: "Death And Insanity" . ............................................................ ........ . . ............................................................ .......................................................... HALLOWS EVE "D.I.E. Death In Effect" ............................................................ ............................................................ ..........Here is a video of Celtic Woman.... I saw them in Atlanta on March 27, 2007.... It was an amazing show.... This one is from their first DVD, the song is "Walking In The Air" sung by Chloe Agnew.............................................. ............................................................ .......................................................... ............................................................ .......................................................... ............................................................ ................................................... Here is the first Sarah McLachlan video I ever saw that made me a huge fan of hers... ............................................................ ............................................................ ..... Check out these links for some great online music!! Better put on your seatbelt first, they may knock you off your seat!! ............................................................ ......................................... < <img src="http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m72/bignewsday/ metallord.png"

Books:

Anything that helps a person get better and stronger... Any book by Robert Kiyosaki, such as "The Business School", "Rich Dad, Poor Dad"... Brian Tracy... Paul J. Meyer... Andrew Carnegie... "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill (and other titles as well)... Jim Rohn... More to list later!

My Blog

Guardian Angel Chris

On Tuesday, November 27, 2007 Chris went peacefully to a place where he could continue watching over his loved ones, which are plentiful. He fought a long and courageous battle with cancer and i...
Posted by Chris Gailfoil 1964 -2007 on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:49:00 PST

My Blog!

You can check out my blog here: http://360.yahoo.com/rspchris It is basically my medical diary of what all I have been through since my cancer surgery in October, 2005... Let me know what you think! C...
Posted by Chris Gailfoil 1964 -2007 on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:13:00 PST