Whitechapel - MundaneJoy / Ian Talty 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149449#Comment_149449 2009-04-26T11:31:50-07:00 2009-04-26T15:04:25-07:00 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2 I heard a little while ago that one of our number, MundaneJoy (Ian Talty) died today. It just made the news. Ian Talty, 30, of Woodbury and a 29-year-old friend were photographing a tunnel on ... MundaneJoy (Ian Talty) died today.

It just made the news.

Ian Talty, 30, of Woodbury and a 29-year-old friend were photographing a tunnel on the St. Paul side of the Mississippi River south of the Marshall Avenue bridge when a thunderstorm erupted, filling the tunnel with rainwater and sweeping the men into the river, St. Paul police say.

Talty’s friend was able to make it to shore on his own, but Talty was not.


I'm sure some of you remember his enthusiasm for urban exploration, and his excellent photography.

I understand that friends and family are en route to the Twin Cities. Obviously, our thoughts are with them.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149478#Comment_149478 2009-04-26T15:18:30-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 AwesomeExMachina http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3489 This is absolutely awful, I barely know what to say. I didn't really know him all that well, but I could recognize any of his photography in a second. His ability to capture city architecture and ... MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149481#Comment_149481 2009-04-26T15:21:39-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 rickiep00h http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2930 RIP, man. The MSP area is a fantastic place for photography and I'll miss his shots and his conversation.
The MSP area is a fantastic place for photography and I'll miss his shots and his conversation.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149482#Comment_149482 2009-04-26T15:23:20-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Ben http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=700 That is terrible news. Rest in peace, Ian. Rest in peace, Ian.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149483#Comment_149483 2009-04-26T15:24:52-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Will Ellwood http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2556 Shit! That's horrible. RIP Ian.
RIP Ian.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149484#Comment_149484 2009-04-26T15:33:53-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 LBA http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=615 that's terrible news, very very sad indeed MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149485#Comment_149485 2009-04-26T15:41:59-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 trini_naenae http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=183 I'm sad to hear it. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149486#Comment_149486 2009-04-26T15:43:47-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 eightser http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4520 Fuck... His passion really was his life..

His passion really was his life..]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149489#Comment_149489 2009-04-26T15:49:27-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 mister hex http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4411 I'm sorry to hear that. That sucks. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149490#Comment_149490 2009-04-26T15:54:20-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 twitch_ramirez http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2478 thoughts are with his family MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149498#Comment_149498 2009-04-26T16:35:25-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 MementoMori http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5213 Very sorry to hear that. Rest in peace Mundane Joy. Rest in peace Mundane Joy.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149499#Comment_149499 2009-04-26T16:39:37-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 taphead http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2284 That's terrible news. RIP. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149501#Comment_149501 2009-04-26T16:41:45-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Alan Tyson http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1299 That's horrible news. I'll spend some time looking through his photos - seems the best funeral to give him, here. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149502#Comment_149502 2009-04-26T16:43:47-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Pooka http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=216 Very sad news. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149506#Comment_149506 2009-04-26T17:27:09-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 chris g http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1829 oh my gosh, this is horrible ;_; MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149507#Comment_149507 2009-04-26T17:35:24-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Ananzitusq http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3262 I'll have a drink to his life and memory. Godspeed sir. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149512#Comment_149512 2009-04-26T18:03:44-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Fauxhammer http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=27 God damn it. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149513#Comment_149513 2009-04-26T18:11:27-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Fritz Bogott http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5812 Terrible news. I'll be in that neighborhood on Wednesday, if anybody has anything they want added to the physical memorial.
I'll be in that neighborhood on Wednesday, if anybody has anything they want added to the physical memorial.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149514#Comment_149514 2009-04-26T18:12:01-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 keighter http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3210 Rest in peace. The icy photos he took were brilliant. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149519#Comment_149519 2009-04-26T18:26:20-07:00 2009-04-26T18:27:19-07:00 CamMc http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4008 Shit. I really did love his photography too.
I really did love his photography too.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149523#Comment_149523 2009-04-26T19:14:26-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Ricochet http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4707 I can't believe it. His photography showed me the beauty of a side of the world I never even knew existed, I'm grateful to have seen it. Whitechapel will miss him. His photography showed me the beauty of a side of the world I never even knew existed, I'm grateful to have seen it.
Whitechapel will miss him.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149525#Comment_149525 2009-04-26T19:22:33-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 MagicSword! http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1309 This is really horrible, I admired his photos a lot. I'll miss him. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149537#Comment_149537 2009-04-26T21:20:04-07:00 2009-04-26T21:30:48-07:00 pi8you http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=628 Wow, that sucks, I'd hoped to meet up and go shooting photos sometime soon with him. EDIT: Fuck, fuck, fuck. Reading the report, those tunnels are just a few blocks away from me, he'd been ...
EDIT: Fuck, fuck, fuck. Reading the report, those tunnels are just a few blocks away from me, he'd been itching to get in and photograph them since seeing them frozen up this winter(I believe this would be the drain, in fact), and I'd hoped to meet up with him when he was doing so. Had I known he was going there and I wasn't working, I may well have been involved in this too. Will have to see if I can find funeral info.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149544#Comment_149544 2009-04-26T22:21:48-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 JustLaina http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1880 Oh my God. That is unbelieveably awful. His photos were amazing. He seemed like an amazing person. Rest in peace. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149545#Comment_149545 2009-04-26T22:47:16-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 JP Carpenter http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2485 Very sad news. I admired and was fascinated by his photographs and always impressed at how he had the spirit to go and explore the closed off and abandoned places. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149553#Comment_149553 2009-04-26T23:08:40-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Val A Lindsay II http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1680 They're always taking the good ones away. Obviously didn't know him beyond this board, but still; What a horrible loss for us all... MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149554#Comment_149554 2009-04-26T23:12:07-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Alastair http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=287 damn MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149566#Comment_149566 2009-04-27T01:17:19-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Osmosis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=866 Jesus, he was on my Flickr feed. He was very talented and so prolific. What a shock. What a loss. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149583#Comment_149583 2009-04-27T03:45:29-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Bentley Chism http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2347 I'm sorry to hear about this, may he rest in peace MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149591#Comment_149591 2009-04-27T04:07:22-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 moali http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1430 RIP MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149597#Comment_149597 2009-04-27T04:24:20-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 MarshallQuicksand http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5306 Bugger. His photography was incredible and he'll be sorely missed. Rest in peace, mate.
Rest in peace, mate.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149599#Comment_149599 2009-04-27T04:37:11-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Admiral Neck http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=919 Christ, that's like being hit in the gut. His photography was amazing, and to think this happened while he was doing that makes me feel ill. RIP. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149601#Comment_149601 2009-04-27T04:57:11-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Kradlum http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3664 Very sad news. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149604#Comment_149604 2009-04-27T05:20:51-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Tanuki http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5293 I've enjoyed seeing his photos but never interacted with him here or elsewhere, I'd like to add my name to show his friends and family how far these things reach. All the best to those who knew him ... MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149617#Comment_149617 2009-04-27T06:14:21-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Henchbot http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4704 we praise the Fallen. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149618#Comment_149618 2009-04-27T06:15:39-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 cjtremlett http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1855 Like Tanuki, I never interacted with him, but I always loved his photos. Damn. My sympathy to those who knew him better. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149621#Comment_149621 2009-04-27T06:29:05-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Jay Kay http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=814 I don't remember intereacting with him, but this is still a sad an horrible thing to hear about. My condolences to his family and friends.
My condolences to his family and friends.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149627#Comment_149627 2009-04-27T06:34:13-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Mark R http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=198 I enjoyed his photos. May he be at peace.
May he be at peace.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149629#Comment_149629 2009-04-27T06:39:43-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 NumberIV http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5448 Rest in peace Dude. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149632#Comment_149632 2009-04-27T06:44:04-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Sinoj http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5876 He took some amazing pictures from what I've seen. Even though this really shows how horrible and random death can be, I at least feel like he added a lot more to the world than most before he left ...
I hope he finds peace, if it's what he was looking for.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149636#Comment_149636 2009-04-27T06:58:50-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Spiraltwist http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=426 Fuck. Shitty news. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149642#Comment_149642 2009-04-27T07:25:21-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 PyD http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2717 utterly shiity news no good at all
no good at all]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149643#Comment_149643 2009-04-27T07:39:29-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 odarable http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3614 Oh shit. That is so unfair. :( He was on my flickr feed, and I loved his work. He will be missed here on Whitechapel.
He was on my flickr feed, and I loved his work. He will be missed here on Whitechapel.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149659#Comment_149659 2009-04-27T08:41:27-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 ales kot http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4375 Rest in peace. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149660#Comment_149660 2009-04-27T08:44:02-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Noogies http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4617 Damn thats sad :( MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149662#Comment_149662 2009-04-27T08:51:31-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 icelandbob http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5250 Oh man thats sad news. Condolences to his friends and family...
Condolences to his friends and family...]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149673#Comment_149673 2009-04-27T09:26:43-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 halcyonday http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2864 Oh man. Damn. His friends and family are in my thoughts. Damn. His friends and family are in my thoughts.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149690#Comment_149690 2009-04-27T10:24:38-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 chiaslut http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=936 Damn. That's terrible. Condolences to his friends and family. Thank you for showing us what we would have not seen or noticed otherwise, sir. That's terrible.
Condolences to his friends and family.

Thank you for showing us what we would have not seen or noticed otherwise, sir.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149691#Comment_149691 2009-04-27T10:24:45-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Ryan C http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3942 Really sad news. My thoughts go to his friends and family. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149692#Comment_149692 2009-04-27T10:27:05-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Bexx B.S. http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=444 this is terrible. His photography was amazing.. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149707#Comment_149707 2009-04-27T11:12:25-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Valade http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4259 My thoughts are with his friends and family. I really enjoyed his photos and it saddens me I will see no more. Rest in Peace my friend. Rest in Peace my friend.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149720#Comment_149720 2009-04-27T12:08:07-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 razrangel http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2075 Suck. Rest in peace. Only interacted here but seeing a photography thread pop up his name made me eager to take a look. Damn. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149722#Comment_149722 2009-04-27T12:17:08-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 pi8you http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=628 The Star Tribune and Pioneer Press have writeups for him today as well, confirming that it was the drain at the base of the bridge just a few blocks away. As I was sitting there last night after ... Star Tribune and Pioneer Press have writeups for him today as well, confirming that it was the drain at the base of the bridge just a few blocks away.

As I was sitting there last night after hearing about this, I realized a police car I saw that morning on my way to work was headed to the scene. I'd almost taken a picture of it too, because of the way the lights were reflecting off the rain-slicked bridge looked really neat, but didn't want to get my camera all wet in the rain.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149729#Comment_149729 2009-04-27T12:40:06-07:00 2009-04-27T12:58:01-07:00 shining_lion http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=976 Man, not even Marvin Gaye's GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Extended Version), which happened to be playing on my Blip.fm feed could lessen how much this sucks. He's not only a Whitechapel'er, but like a few ...
He's not only a Whitechapel'er, but like a few others here, Ian's home is my home, too. His chronicles of it were always breathtaking, showing a side of this land, in its natural AND unnatural states in ways only his eye could see, but whose love and passion were so very evident.

It's a good thing my niece was outside when I read this, so I could fill the house up with "FUCK FUCK FUCK" as tears ran down my face.

Not Fucking Cool.

Peace be unto you, Ian. Namaste.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149738#Comment_149738 2009-04-27T12:53:02-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 oddbill http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4272 Like others here, I haven't really interacted with him other than to appreciate greatly his photos as they appeared, like this great set. It is a shock to read that someone so young and curious ... this great set.

It is a shock to read that someone so young and curious and talented has died. My condolences to those who knew and loved him.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149744#Comment_149744 2009-04-27T13:28:37-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Edwin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5102 Peace, man. And strenght for your loved ones. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149758#Comment_149758 2009-04-27T14:08:48-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 agentarsenic http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2955 Man, this sucks, especially for his wife and kids. Such an unpredictable tragedy. Loved his photography, I think we talked about graff on the old graffiti thread. He had the balls to do what most of ...
So sad.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149785#Comment_149785 2009-04-27T15:11:58-07:00 2009-04-27T15:21:07-07:00 brittanica http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2296 It's a special place on the internet where you can find out a fellow board member you had never even talked to dies, and your heart just sinks. And you're not the only one. Condolences.
Condolences.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149787#Comment_149787 2009-04-27T15:19:26-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 nigredo http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2373 Sad news. My condolences to friends and family. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149789#Comment_149789 2009-04-27T15:21:02-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 G. Foyle http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3863 Goddam. His contributions to the Outside World Image thread were consistently among my favorites. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149795#Comment_149795 2009-04-27T15:44:23-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Berserker http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=41 That's a rotten turn for a guy with so much going for him. All these damn tunnels around this town...
All these damn tunnels around this town...]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149796#Comment_149796 2009-04-27T15:51:30-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 StefanJ http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=961 Damnit. If anyone goes to any memorial events, let the family know how much his work was appreciated here.
If anyone goes to any memorial events, let the family know how much his work was appreciated here.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149801#Comment_149801 2009-04-27T16:27:52-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 MontiLee http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=261 I just drove in from there this morning. Beautiful work.
Beautiful work.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149804#Comment_149804 2009-04-27T16:46:21-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 pi8you http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=628 For those of you who're local: There will be an open house and celebration of Ian's life and work on Friday, May1st, from 1pm to 4pm at Cremation Society of Minnesota, 7110 France Ave, in Edina. ...
There will be an open house and celebration of Ian's life and work on Friday, May1st, from 1pm to 4pm at Cremation Society of Minnesota, 7110 France Ave, in Edina. Please join us at 2pm as we remember our dear friend and the impact he made on our lives. If you have any questions, please contact Jacob at jbrownmn (at) gmail (dot) com.

I'm definitely planning on attending.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149810#Comment_149810 2009-04-27T17:03:28-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Paul Sizer http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=44 His work always had the feeling of being of another world, yet really familiar. It's really sad to have a creative vision extinguished. Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends. It's really sad to have a creative vision extinguished. Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149812#Comment_149812 2009-04-27T17:07:43-07:00 2009-04-27T17:16:43-07:00 shining_lion http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=976 Long ago, I attended a local Minnesota Sci-Fi convention, called CONvergence. I was stoked, because Neil Gaiman was the Guest of Honor. My friend Anne was back in town to visit family and for the ...
My friend Anne was back in town to visit family and for the con, and her hotel room was ground zero for the motley crew that assembled there. Elissa was one such person, and we're friends still to this day. She was there with her boyfriend, hair pulled into a ponytail, hanging past the middle of his back. His name was Ian, and Elissa and he were first loves. I always knew him as Ian, with no last name. Yeah--turns out Elissa's Ian was our Ian.

Small world got smaller.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149820#Comment_149820 2009-04-27T18:11:16-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 HylianHearts http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4696 Oh my god. I... I can't wrap my head around it. He had such a passion and saw such beautiful things where other eyes never looked. I'm shocked and can't find words to express... I'm glad, in a way, ...
pi8you- please, if you go, let his friends and family know how much he was appreciatd by all of us, all over the world. Though not all of us knew him well, his art touched each of us.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149835#Comment_149835 2009-04-27T19:34:20-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Andre Navarro http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1561 Rest in peace, Ian. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149840#Comment_149840 2009-04-27T20:35:53-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 stsparky http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2311 He'll be missed. I hate it when people die younger than they should. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=149936#Comment_149936 2009-04-28T07:25:15-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 roque http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=482 oh hell. so unfair. but his photos were beautiful. he left behind something great. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=150136#Comment_150136 2009-04-28T21:04:28-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 pi8you http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=628 I finally made myself go over the bridge tonight after work here and as I went by the drain, I saw that the local artists have already paid Ian a mighty tribute: I'll be back out in the morning ... P1110946 The Joy of the Mundane
I'll be back out in the morning for a proper daylight shot, but there's something a bit haunting with this one.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=150141#Comment_150141 2009-04-28T21:32:33-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 CamyLuna http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3271 My thoughts go out to his family and friends. So sad to hear. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=150207#Comment_150207 2009-04-29T03:51:52-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Admiral Neck http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=919 @pi8you, thank you for the photo, and thank you for going to the bridge. If I may be so bold, to those of us unable to pay our respects in person, it means a lot to know one of our unofficial number ... MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=150257#Comment_150257 2009-04-29T07:32:35-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Spiraltwist http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=426 @pi8you Thank you for posting that image.
Thank you for posting that image.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=150258#Comment_150258 2009-04-29T07:38:55-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 pi8you http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=628 @Admiral Neck & Spiraltwist - least I can do, and here it is on the dayside: (more, and there's a ton of stuff in his memory already) P1110963
(more, and there's a ton of stuff in his memory already)]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=150260#Comment_150260 2009-04-29T07:43:06-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Spiraltwist http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=426 @pi8you I was already in flickr as you were loading them. ;) Thank you again for going and taking the shots.
I was already in flickr as you were loading them. ;)
Thank you again for going and taking the shots.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=150282#Comment_150282 2009-04-29T09:06:46-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 agentarsenic http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2955 Thank you pi8you. It seems Ian was well loved doing what he did. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=150296#Comment_150296 2009-04-29T10:04:56-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 jdack http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2145 Rest in peace, sir artiste. :|
:|]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=150337#Comment_150337 2009-04-29T13:38:32-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 MementoMori http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=5213 @pi8you Thank you for the pictures.
Thank you for the pictures.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=150339#Comment_150339 2009-04-29T13:50:09-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 city creed http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=4530 what an awful loss. I really liked his pics and the words that went with them always seemed thoughtful and gentle. Like others here, I never exchanged any words with him but greatly appreciated his ... I really liked his pics and the words that went with them always seemed thoughtful and gentle.
Like others here, I never exchanged any words with him but greatly appreciated his presence.
My thoughts go to his loved ones.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=150619#Comment_150619 2009-04-30T11:26:44-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 pi8you http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=628 If anyone's interested, I've been asked about having an Irish wake-style meetup for Ian on Friday after the open house, if anyone's interested, drop me an email and we can start to hash out the ... MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=150623#Comment_150623 2009-04-30T11:51:18-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 Fearlessfoz http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2586 Rest in peace Ian. I really looked forward to seeing your visions of our world. A true artistic vision wiped out... at the very least (?) doing what he loved. @ Pi: Thanks for posting the ... I really looked forward to seeing your visions of our world.
A true artistic vision wiped out... at the very least (?) doing what he loved.
@ Pi: Thanks for posting the tributes.
Crap... I have that feeling like someone just punched me in the stones.]]> MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=150649#Comment_150649 2009-04-30T14:19:46-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 zarhooie http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=21 Rest in peace, Ian. I hope there are great graffiti artists and decaying buildings wherever you ended up. A talent like yours (and a heart as big) shouldn't be stopped by such a small thing as death. MundaneJoy / Ian Talty http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5686&Focus=151077#Comment_151077 2009-05-01T22:24:52-07:00 2013-05-21T20:54:25-07:00 pi8you http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=628 The service was good, a mix of great stories about Ian that many didn't know, bent towards the amusing(and turning sad when realizing that he is no longer around to spread more joy) as he displayed a ... P1120207 Ian Talty - Solo
The service was good, a mix of great stories about Ian that many didn't know, bent towards the amusing(and turning sad when realizing that he is no longer around to spread more joy) as he displayed a wickedly warped sense of humor. He made comics with his little sister when they were young, he married not one pair of friends but two(or more?), and he had an email thread going with some cohorts that was apparently filled with things worse than the "I Did Not Need To See That" threads(and along with that, that was the first, and probably last, time I've heard goatse brought up when someone was speaking to very mixed company at a funeral). It was a plain, honest service, with many off-kilter stories, and it seems to be just the sort of thing he would have wanted. I wasn't brave enough to share anything myself in front of everyone (though I was thinking hard on it), but I did print out this thread and bring it along for the family to have.

There was quite the turnout, lots of friends, family, and coworkers, but also fellow internet people like myself and some of the local taggers as well(they're real, tangible people, holy crap! it doesn't just appear like magic!). Whether they'd know of it forever, or had only come across it recently, everyone was unified in their awe at his talent with using a camera to bring out the beauty in anything. You couldn't turn around without seeing one of his pictures on display either, whether up on the projector or in one of the numerous frames scattered about the place. At one point, I also found myself looking at my own words from my blog cut out and on a posterboard surrounded by pictures of Ian, which was a strange moment.

Afterwards, zarhooie and I headed back towards my place and goaded ourselves into actually making our way down to the drain, resulting in me getting the above shot(among many others), it is a spectacularly large piece and just kind of makes you stop when you're up next to it. I'll have more as I get a proper moment to go through them(this is about all I can muster for tonight), but will probably just drop them in my stream or the outside world thread.]]>