Cover of Gary Numan
Newsletter, #13, which
contains details of
Paul's death, as well as
announcements of
memorial events. The
cover image was taken
from one of the most
recent studio photo
shoots of Paul.
Paul's romanesque
countenance, in
extreme closeup
The Gary Numan
Newsletter No. 13 was
the official fan club
tribute issue for Paul.
This image appears on
the inside cover.
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Beryl Webb offers a
personal statement
about the tragic news.
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Gary Numan Discos
with memorial tributes
to Paul Gardiner were
scheduled throughout
1984, pledging
proceeds to Paul's son,
Christopher Gardiner.
An image of the
memorial flower
arrangement, in the
shape of Paul's bass
guitar, in shown.
A closeup of the inset
photo of Paul's
Memorial: a floral
arrangement in the
shape of a base guitar.
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Paul is here shown as
an extended member
of the Webb family, in
a series of family
snapshots
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An attempt to move on
from the tragedy:
Gary answers reader
questions. A nice
image of John Webb's
plane appears at the
bottom of the page.
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Paul in rehearsal
showcases a word-
search puzzle (with a
penchant for
misspelling
"Wreckage"), including
songs on which Paul
Gardiner contributed
during his days in the
early Tubeway Army.
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Newsletter No. 14
The release of Paul
Gardiner's "Venus In
Furs" is formally
announced.
Announcing "Venus In
Furs" by Paul Gardiner
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The lyrics of "No
Sense" are featured
alongside the lyrics of
one of the Berserker
tracks.
The lyrics of "No
Sense" are
uncomfortably
confessional at times,
belying the ongoing
pain in Paul's life.
Gary Numan
Newsletter No. 14:
"Gary's Questions"
Following the release
of Paul Gardiner's
posthumous single,
Gary answers several
questions about it.
Gary's Questions
The inside cover of the
Gary Numan 1985
Yearbook featured this
pen and ink collage of
Gardiner over the
years, with a quote
from Gary's tribute
song on the Berserker
album, "A Child With
the Ghost."
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"a feeling of
tremendous sadness"
Perhaps this is the
haunted gaze that
inspired "Child With the
Ghost."
The press makes
incidental mention of
Paul's death. (Image,
courtesy of
Macamsterdam at
10464.NET)
Announcements about
Paul's death, sparse as
they are, make it into
the German press as
well as the U.K. press.
(Image, courtesy of
Macamsterdam at
10464.NET)
Beryl Webb is quoted
in this article from the
Greenford and Northolt
Gazette as saying Paul
"was like one of our
boys," attesting to the
strength of family
bonds that existed
between Gardiner and
the Webbs. (Image,
courtesy of
Macamsterdam at
10464.NET)
Depression, not drug
abuse, is blamed for
Paul's desperate
suicidal act of heroin
overdose. (Image,
courtesy of
Macamsterdam at
10464.NET)
The Elm Park Numan
Disco announced on
this flyer soon after
Paul's death was one
of several Numan
Discos held in
memorium to Paul in
1984. Proceeds of this
particular event went,
like the proceeds of
the "Venus In Furs"
single, to Paul's then
four-year-old son,
Christopher. (Image,
courtesy of
Macamsterdam at of
Paul Goodwin.)
The Webbs stayed in
touch Chris Gardiner
as he grew up.
(Image, courtesy of
Richard Churchward at
Numanme.)
Eight-Year-Old Chris
Gardiner, shares a
snapshot.
Paul Gardiner's son,
Christopher, left this
response to the
commemoration of
Paul's death, on the
message boards of
intuitivemusic.com.
The brevity of his
message pretty much
says it all, I think.
A Photo Tribute to Paul Gardiner
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