Dave Zielinski
On April 12, 2006, we in Bounding Main were rocked by terrible news. Dave Zielinski, one of our biggest fans and an all-around wonderful person, tragically died in a motorcycle accident. He was only days from his 33rd birthday.
From the first time we met Dave during the summer of 2003, never once did he miss an opportunity to support Bounding Main. Aside from being one of our biggest supporters in the audience, he helped us out with our sound equipment, chronicled our performances with countless pictures, videos and audio recordings, and quite simply was one of our favorite fans.
None of us in the group has ever truly understood why people who have already heard all of our songs would travel so far just to hear us sing them again, but we always sincerely appreciate it when folks do. Dave was one of those guys, and we loved him for it. He was someone who always went above and beyond, a truly special member of our extended Bounding Main family.
We were honored to attend Dave's wake, sharing some of our music in a celebration of his life. One of the songs we sang was one that he particularly enjoyed - "Fareweel To Taerwathie," a ballad that we were still in the process of learning at the time. Dave had attended one of our rehearsals near the end of his life while we were still practicing the tune. Unbeknownst to us, he privately taped it... the first ever recording of the song.
When the opportunity arose to finally put the song on our album, we dedicated the song to his memory in the liner notes. It seemed a fitting appreciation for the joy he shared with us, and it is certainly appropriate for that particular song.
Dave's parents, Lin and Jerry Zielinski, have continued this cycle of appreciation and donated $250 to the DEPORT campaign in his name. We are collectively humbled and awed by their generosity. We hope to always live up to the standards of musicality and fun that we and Dave shared together.
In the Jewish faith, when we speak of the deceased we use the phrase "in blessed memory." It certainly applies here. We will always miss Dave dearly.