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Author Topic: Phil Hill RIP Jennifer Pan THE JEN! Posts: 1219 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: Nov 2003 posted 10-11-2010 02:05 PM                        I will miss you very much Phil, I wish I had the chance to meet you.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 10-11-2010 02:07 PM                     Wow, this is terrible news. I don't even know what to say.  |  IP: Logged Josh Jones Redhat Posts: 1207 From: Plano, TX Registered: Apr 2000 posted 10-11-2010 02:08 PM                        Indeed very upsetting news. The world lost something special today. Besides his prank phone ins on my radio show over the years, we had exchanged many emails and phone calls about cinema, radio, and all sorts of things. He will be missed, rest in peace Phil "Martha" Hill.  |  IP: Logged Hillary Charles Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 748 From: York, PA, USA Registered: Feb 2001 posted 10-11-2010 02:19 PM                     What a shock! I'll miss his mischevious sense of humor. RIP, Phil  |  IP: Logged Rick Raskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1100 From: Manassas Virginia Registered: Jan 2003 posted 10-11-2010 02:34 PM                     I'd been wondering where Phil was since he hadn't posted in a while. We often chatted online beyond exchanging posts on this forum. He was a Vietnam Vet and served in the same field as me; so there was a lot more in common beside film. I am indeed shocked. Phil will be sorely missed.  |  IP: Logged Joshua Waaland Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 800 From: Cleveland, Ohio Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-11-2010 02:35 PM                     RIP Phil  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-11-2010 02:43 PM                     This is such sad news... It won't be the same around here, that's for sure. I'll miss his sense of humour and his directness. Straight to the point with no mucking around. <---Most of all, I'll miss seeing the ever pleasing 'Phil Hill' in bright pink sitting there waiting for me in the Film-Tech chat room. RIP buddy.  |  IP: Logged Alan Gouger Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 501 From: Bradenton, FL, USA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 10-11-2010 02:56 PM                        Sad indeed. He made us all laugh, great sense of humor. RIP Phil.  |  IP: Logged Paul Goulet Master Film Handler Posts: 347 From: Rhode Island Registered: Jan 2000 posted 10-11-2010 03:10 PM                        RIP Phil  |  IP: Logged Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 10-11-2010 03:18 PM                     Such a loss. We spoke on the phone often. I got to meet him in Atlanta when he drove over from LA to pick up a load of equipment. I loved his sick sense of humor. What a fun man.  |  IP: Logged Sean Weitzel Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 619 From: Vacaville, CA (1790 miles west of Rockwall) Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-11-2010 03:19 PM                     I'm totally speechless. I was fortunate enough to meet Phil once in person quite a number of years ago, and have kept up communication via phone and email since. I kept planning to go down for another visit and things just kept getting in the way. Now I'm really bummed. Let this be a lesson to all. Don't take life for granted. You never know what will happen tomorrow. Rest in peace, Phil.  |  IP: Logged Kurt Zupin Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 989 From: Maricopa, Arizona Registered: Oct 2004 posted 10-11-2010 03:33 PM                     RIP Phil, never got to meet him but had a great time reading his great posts. You will be missed by all.  |  IP: Logged Victor Liorentas Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 800 From: london ontario canada Registered: May 2009 posted 10-11-2010 03:35 PM                     R.I.P Phil Hill  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 10-11-2010 03:37 PM                     I loved Phil. Hubba-hubba! No, no -- not like THAT! Phil was a good buddy, especially circa 2003 when I was getting desperate to return to the United States. We'd call each other DAILY and talk about the latest goings-on on Film-Tech and other stuff. We'd talk for hours. We'd literally talk until somebody's portable phone battery died. Then we'd give the phones an hour or so to recharge and pick up where we left off. It made me feel like the U.S. wasn't so far away, and I think Phil knew he was helping me cope. Phil was not only a VERY funny guy. He could be as sentimental as the next guy, and was OFTEN moved to tears. For example, as far as I know, he never watched "Platoon" or "Saving Private Ryan." It was just too much for him. I know that Phil served in a war (Vietnam?) but he never wanted to talk about it. When I moved to Los Angeles in 2004, I had hoped I would get to hang out with my good buddy but, alas, he finally admitted that he wasn't doing so well and didn't want me to see him in his condition. Even though he is gone, I'm still not sure if it's okay to talk openly about it, so I won't. (And, like some, I'm hoping he's alive and well and this is some kind of prank. I guess this makes Phil the "Elvis Presley" of Film-Tech.) Even so, we spoke on the phone almost every day until our schedules no longer allowed for that sort of luxury. Yes, it was a luxury to spend time on the phone yakking with Phil. Oh, we had a few fights but we ALWAYS managed to bounce back. I was fortunate enough to meet Phil once - at a Halloween party at Brad's house in Rockwall, TX. That's where the infamous pirate photo was taken. I think he may have been the only person to arrive in costume. One last thing I remember about Phil -- He loved living in California -- He called it "God's Country." So long, Phil. May you rest in peace forever in the REAL "God's Country." I will miss you.  |  IP: Logged Cameron Glendinning Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 845 From: West Ryde, Sydney, NSW Australia Registered: Dec 2005 posted 10-11-2010 04:09 PM                     What sad news I will miss him! My condolences to his famly and friends. RIP Phil, Thanks for the memories  |  IP: Logged

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