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Terry Pearson
April 26, 2024
Ever since the Internet I have tried to find you, dear old friend. I am so sorry I am too late.In 1959 my family moved to Amsterdam so did my family. We lived in the same apartment building; we became fast friends as did our parents. We moved to Luxembourg a year later but my parents stopped in Amsterdam in the 80´s to see your parents on the way back to Texas from Saudi Arabia. It was then my mother told me you were a soccer player. Alas, I think that might be why I could never find you. My oldest sister Paula who you were closest to passed away in 2016. I hope you two are reunited. Moge je rusten in de eeuwige vrede, lieve vriend
Mar
December 26, 2023
My Cosmic Magical Friend who is not to be forgotten and always in our hearts
Sara Harrison
December 5, 2020
So sorry to hear of your passing, I remember going to your place and hearing play your guitar and play songs by Gram Parsons.
Patrick
November 20, 2020
Hi Mark, i met you in 2005. You liked me a bit more because I was Dutch, from Holland. The country Gram Parsons fell in love with. I enjoyed the time there with you and your dear friend.
I'll never forget the moment there was a car crash just outside the hostel. Because of the moment I turned the music softer. You turned it back on. "Never put the music down, whatever happens".
I bet you were right.
Rest well my dear friend.
All the love from Patrick from Holland
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Rene Forest
February 15, 2019
J'ai rencontré Mark en 2002 sur un terrain de camping à Percé, Gaspésie, Québec, Canada.
Je commençais à jouer de la guitare, et il m'a donné quelques conseils. Cette rencontre m'a marqué et j'ai gardé un très bon souvenir de Mark. Il m'a raconté l'histoire de sa guitare Martin, cadeau de son père quand il était jeune. Quel magnifique son sortait de cette vieille guitare toute usée. Et quelle voix. Mon épouse et moi avons gardé un merveilleux souvenir de ce sympathique gentlemen. Je garde un CD qu'il avait gravé pour moi et je n'oublierai jamais cette rencontre. Ça ma beaucoup attristé d'apprendre son décès.
R.I.P Mark.
René Forest, Gaspé, Québec, Canada.
Rebecca Rosenberger
January 25, 2019
Mark, we are sosorry that you're no longer with us to get to know you better and to continue celebrating the legacy that Gram left us with. Rest Easy brother. God bless you. We will continue the message of GP.
L.C.S. PRODUCTIONS. ANNOUMUAS
December 30, 2018
(Live Color Sound )Video Tape Productions.(LCS)
Just found out today about Marks passing away.
MARK WAS MY ANOUNCER AND COMENTATOR
On a doctormentory( Rubby mines in Franklin N.Carolina.1982.)
HE WAS ALSO.A CLOSE FRIEND.I rember his recording Studio .
ANNOUMUAS FRIEND....
February 5, 2018
Robert Yott
April 12, 2017
Mark, my sister and I met you in Tampa back in 1983 for the first GPMF. We can never thank you enough for the memories. Rest in Peace...
Craig Mason
January 16, 2017
Thinking of you up there
Craig Mason
January 16, 2017
Devestated to hear of Marks passing. I stayed at Gram's Place in 2005 for a few days whilst travelling in the U.S. Enjoyed a few drinks with Mark on those nights, sat by the hot tub. Recently been reminiscing about my travels and sad to come across this tragic event.
Rob Chapman
February 6, 2011
I stayed at Grams Place back in February 2007 with a few friends, introducing him to British comedy was always a funny experience. When I learned of Marks passing it nearly broke my heart, one of the nicest and most inspirational guys i've ever had the pleasure to have met. He would always help his fellow person no matter how trivial the matter. Hope he's up there with Gram, living by his one rule. Never turn the music off.
Jimbeau Reeves
January 26, 2011
A maple leaf stranded on a beach in Florida.
Bruce Holland
January 8, 2009
Life will never be the same, the past is lived through the memories I try to capture and save, They say hindsight is 20/20 THEY are correct. to say I miss my Brother does not begin to say what I feel, I feel empty sometimes, like that ship with out a ruter, writing about the loss of my brother who I took for granted . I always expected him to be there.....and this was not to be. I have learned many things since I started my life here at Grams Place in May of 08, most of all I have learned the life Mark had and of the people who loved him. I will ask that those of you out there with siblings...please get close to them and know them, love them and do not loose sight of what they mean to you. Do this while you can and do it the best you can. Mark will always be close to my daily thoughts, I thank God for the "Porch Pickers" and all the other music Mark left to us, I listen to it frequently and always will. I Love you Brother, you will never be forgotten and will always be loved.
terry powell
August 26, 2008
hey to my cousin, I got to see you a yr and half ago and Ill miss you dearly.Your brothers will miss you too. I wish I had been there for you. Ill always remember first time we met when we were 9 yrs old and I wipped your butt at your parents house ha. love you always Terri Holland West Palm Beach.
Steffi Gehring
March 24, 2008
Hey Mark. This entry comes quite late...has been quite a few years that I met you -unfortunately just for a few days- But I remember a very special person in his very special "Gram´s place" which a fascinating passion and a big heart!
Mark Holland With Emmylou Harris, 1983
February 21, 2008
Andrey Berezowsky
February 1, 2008
Dear Mark:I just found out what happened today.
It says you were thinking of coming up to Canada
I wish you would have made the trip.My time with you was always special and the world just lost a special person.Love ya lots buddy
.Andrey XOXOXO
Judy Lang
December 24, 2007
I'll miss Mark, his energy, passion and enthusiasm, and the wonderland he created at Gram's Place. Truly unique, just like Mark.
Ray Harris
December 6, 2007
Met Mark back in 1991 at the Gram Parsons Tribute/Pogofest in Waycross,GA - always intended to visit Gram's Place someday, but never quite made it.Mark was a heck of a guy...sincere condolences to his family & friends.
julien robitaille
December 1, 2007
Hey Mark(12),
That same day, the weirdiest things happaned in my life,so much that in the last 3 weeks,before i was aware of your final destination,i was trying very hard to understand and give a sens to what i was experiencing...
On that same night on the 4th of november,i felt like i was transported to the other side of galaxy and took a picture.I know,now,that it was you.For the last 3 weeks i kept saying everybody that i died that night and reborned!I went as far as saying that i problebly turned 30yrs old that night cause i had 3 months of pregnency 30 years ago that day!
it's only 3weeks later that i was put in knowledge of the situation.
Mark,as i beleive in the spirit of the Universe, i Know we'll always be connected.You are the best friend i ever had and perhaps the one i'll ever have.LOVE julien(13)
Kim Selz
November 29, 2007
Close up the Honky Tonk...I will never forget your restless soul and will always cherish the magical times we had playing music with you and Neil. may u now find peace brother. Sing Me back Home ...Hickory Wind is blowing
Annie Chartré
November 27, 2007
allo buddy I'll miss ya and you're just gone.I'll never had the chance to sing and drink whiskey with you and you're old martin guitard......We all related...love and peace
Annie Montréal, Qc
Mar Dusz
November 19, 2007
The family would like all to know, there will be a celebration of Mark Holland's life on Saturday, December 1st at 2pm at the Park beside Gram's Place, 3109 N Ola Ave, Tampa Fl.
Mark Murray
November 15, 2007
I got to meet Mark at Gram's Place a few years ago. I was thrilled to finally get a tour of the place and then to talk music and libertarian politics with Mark. I was very sad to hear of his passing and my prayers go out to his friends and family.
Dion Addario
November 13, 2007
Godspeed and Thanks for all the fond memories!
Dion Addario
November 13th, 2007
Koeln , Germany
Darlene Terody
November 11, 2007
Mark,
I will not forget when we shared the dreams we had for ourselves over a decade ago. I remember when you first got a newspaper article done on Gram's place and you told me that was your "Academy Award".
Thank you for encouraging my dreams as well. I will miss you not being there. My prayers and condolences to Mark's family and freinds. He will be missed!
Billy Ray Herrin
November 10, 2007
Goodbye Ol' buddy, we'll miss your free spirit and good heart.
Terry Parker
November 10, 2007
I am really going to miss you at the Neiborhood reunion this year and I speak for all of us (you know who we are). It was really great to see and hear you, Allen, Tommy and the rest of the players last year.
Rest in peace my dear friend and thanks for preserving the spirit of the neiborhood.
And may Gram bless you when you meet.
Mark in the mid-70's!
Glenda Chaconas
November 10, 2007
My deepest sympathy to Mark's family and friends:
Life’s design, unknown to us, a
tapestry woven with artistic care;
seems torn and tattered since our
loved one yielded this life to despair.
Not able to bear the pain that lay
cumbersome on their mind and soul;
we are left with ache of stricken grief
and sweet memories to console.
RIP Marcus!
Rob Magill
November 9, 2007
Sorry to see you go, Mark. You put your heart and soul into your place and did a great job. A lot of good people are gonna miss you man. You got a big heart. See you later in that bunkbed in the sky my friend, Kingsize
Christopher Ryan
November 9, 2007
Hey Mark, thanks for turning me on to "Satan Is Real" by the Louvin Brothers. My life was changed by that record. I will think about you for the rest of my natural life. Heather and I say godspeed our dear friend!
Rod & Karen Swanigan
November 9, 2007
We stayed at Gram's Place about 5 years ago and will always treasure that visit and the time spent sitting outside playing and singing. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark's family. We are so sorry to hear this news.
Genevia Hendry
November 9, 2007
My dear friend, fellow traveler, speaker of tongues, singer of songs, where, oh where have you gone? To leave us so bereft and go on alone, beyond the pale, so close, yet so very far away: they must have promised you a guitar that never needs tuning!
Memories of you laughing in the moonlit courtyard, or perched happily in the crowsnest, those kind, knowing eyes, that brilliant mind and all those conversations that never really ended, just put on "pause" till we met again...these will help keep some of the sadness at bay.
Yet, my heart hurts and my mind/soul, struggles, more like rages, against this whole scenario. Who'll tell me, now, when it's time to go?
Your family, all of us, from all over the world, will never forget, never stop loving or missing you, and never, ever, stop the music.
Olaf Van Roggen
November 9, 2007
Neil Flanz just gave me the sad news of Mark Holland's dead.
Mark came about twenty years ago to the Netherlands and we had a great time in Amsterdam.
I consider Mark as friend and shall miss him...
May he rest in peace.
Jack S
November 9, 2007
Condolences to his family. I met Mark several years ago when I was there with his long time friend and Gram Parsons band member, Neil Flanz.
JILL Mcrae
November 9, 2007
To Marks Family, This is a very sad time, but a time you can rejoice and know he is now singing in heaven. I am an old friend of his from the Ambassador Baptist days. Mark loved the Lord and sang with Pete and Tommy for Jesus. We had so many good times in the mountains. I saw snow for the 1st time with Mark and the gang. That was 33 yrs ago. Thru Tommy I cleaned the Hostel for a few months this year, and so glad I got to see him once more. Grams Place is one of a kind, just like Mark. Luv Ya Mark, When I see you again, we'll both be in heaven with Jesus.
Kelly Mikesell
November 8, 2007
Mark,
What a sad day. I couldn't believe it when I heard you were gone. It took my breath away. Joel and I will surely miss our great talks with you...
2001
November 8, 2007
Friends of Gram's Place
November 8, 2007
The Music lives on
November 8, 2007
BYOB
November 8, 2007
Gram's Place
November 8, 2007
The Courtyard at Gram's Place
Mar Dusz
November 8, 2007
Mark's spirit lives on as long as Gram's Place is etched in our memories. I have added a few pics of Mark to this guest book to share with others. You brought Burrito Manor into my life Kram Danlloh, peace only comes to you now my good friend. Journey on.
Neil Flanz
November 8, 2007
It deeply saddens me to have lost a dear friend with whom I have shared some fun times and beautiful musical moments. He was a beautiful soul and I will greatly miss him.
Brian Lott
November 7, 2007
Gram's Place is an oasis in Tampa. Who creates such a beautiful place but someone with a genuine, underlying optimism about society and humanity. It's a love he takes with him in death, but one he shared with those who knew him, whether guest or friend or both. Tampa needed Mark Holland. The city is dimmer in his absence. My deepest hope is that the tragedy of his death is always eclipsed by the beauty of his life and the oasis he created in Tampa Heights. Farewell, Mark. I wanted just one more conversation with you. But Gram Parsons is not forgotten and neither will you be.
mishy parker
November 7, 2007
This
is such sad news. I'm sorry Mark felt that this was the answer for him. I had high hopes for Mark after his victory over those zoning issues. Mark turned me on to so much music and spent hours on the phone educating me about Gram's music and talking to me about the Gram Parsons Memorial Foundation and Cosmic American Music News.I met him in the early 90s when he came through Birmingham on his way to Nashville when Gram got a star on the now defunct Walk of Stars. Mark spent his life sharing, perpetuating, and keeping the flame of Gram's music alive. He always said the only thing that mattered was the music. I last had contact with him in the midst of those zoning problems and told him my thoughts were with him, thinking that I would finally get down to Gram's Place. I wish I'd taken the time to go down there now and support him in his efforts. I hope that Gram's Place stays open and stays true to Mark's unfaltering vision. He spent much of his life doing what he loved to do, no matter how hard it was at times. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends, and all of those
who loved him. He will be missed.
Carolyn Hoyt
November 7, 2007
Another special person gone. My sympathy to his family & friends.
Mishy Parker
November 7, 2007
Mark, I hope you're at peace now. I'm sorry you felt this was the answer for you. You helped me out so much in my early Gram education and turned me on to so much Cosmic American Music. Thank you for keeping the flame burning and perpetuating and sharing the music. My condolences and prayers go out to your family and friends and all those who loved you. Thank you for everything you did for all of us. You will not be forgotten. I hope your Hostel lives on. I know how much you loved it...
David Kraai
November 7, 2007
I was just at Gram's Place at the very end of October and loved it! Spent plenty of time talking with Mark and he was indeed a great guy. I played some music with him and had a lot of fun. He sang "Wild Horses" extremely uniquely and was doing some old Merle stuff just great! He will definately be missed...
Mark Holland
November 7, 2007
Mark's love Juanita 2001
November 7, 2007
Gram's Place
November 7, 2007
The Old guitar
November 7, 2007
A cold Winter Day
November 7, 2007
Mark at His best
November 7, 2007
Mark Holland Day 2 @ Burritto Manor
November 7, 2007
Anita Cooper
November 7, 2007
Mark, you were a wonderful person and you helped this girl out at a time when she was in need. I appreciate you and always will!
Jeff Svajdlenka
November 7, 2007
And the world grows a little darker still ... an artist of life itself.
Mark Holland with it's given Wooden Shoes from Holland
CJ from Holland
November 7, 2007
here's how I like to remind you my friend.
Steve
November 7, 2007
Pluto will never be the same. Miss you.
Scott Murray
November 7, 2007
Can't believe my friend is no longer with us. The Heckle to my Jeckle, Mark and I had a lot of fun behind the gates of Gram's Place. I was hoping to do another Jimmie Rodgers tune or two with you, old pal. That will have to wait... thanks for your friendship, your determination, and your inspiration. We'll keep on capturing magic dust in your honor, you old crow... or should I say wild turkey??? Love you man.
Richard Baker
November 6, 2007
Mark started it all with GPMF in the early 80's. He was the pre-internet source of all things Gram. We visited Gram's Place in the mid-90's and got to interact for the first time. I'm sorry I never got back to Gram's Place. RIP Mark, Enjoy the music.
DAVID BOUGHNER
November 6, 2007
"out with the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy angels", too small a space for words, 12 yrs and an eternity of memories, working & creating there will always be a big chapter of my life, thanks "BUGS", always wanting to bring folks together, and did so well!! i always dug how intrigued you were by meeting so many different people!! who all will miss you so dearly, like me, "DAFFY", my sincere condolences, to all of your family, friends, and the tampa town you loved so much, "i hope pluto looked good to you as you travelled past it!!"
Karlette Peck
November 6, 2007
The world will never be the same without you in it. I hope you are "living in a van by the side of the river" like your favorite SNL clip and playing tunes with Gram....
Me and Mark, Lower Right, 1983
Tim Fulcher
November 6, 2007
Condolences to family and friends. I visited Mark's place in 1983 for the GPMF Gathering he organized, have always wanted to return and sing and play music. He was personally responsible for a lot of my musical happiness, contact with musicians and fans asociated with Gram Parsons. Thanks to Mark and may his death be the particle, and his afterlife a continuation of the wave of his life of sharing his love for the music.
Kay McLain
November 6, 2007
This is so sad. To be writing in a condolence book for a fellow who was so full of life and full of stories and such fun to be around. I will never forget playing music with Mark. He was talented and funny and a truly nice person. This is a very sad day for me......K.
Peggy Hanson
November 6, 2007
Mark helped keep the Cosmic American flame burning and many of us are so grateful.
Avery Forester
November 6, 2007
Mark,
You will be missed dearly. say hello to Gram!!!!
Your Friend,
Avery Forester
David Boughner
November 6, 2007
"out with the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy angels",too many words to fit in this space!!, 12 yrs and an eternity, thanks for all the memories "BUGS", i wish you peace and hope your pickin' and laughin' with the best of them!! you knew well how to bring folks together, and only ever wanted to spread a good time around you! thanks for the invite!,"DAFFY" my sincere condolence to all of your family!! if i can send a note to John Kravit to call if he finds this. 828 443 3001 thx
Richard and Jana Radtke
November 6, 2007
Mark, You will be missed. You were a unique soul, and I'm sure you're singing in a better place now. To Bruce, Jr./Scarlett and Family - you are in our hearts and prayers and we are so very sorry for your loss.
Anne Giroux
November 6, 2007
Oh Mark, my very special and dear friend, my heart and soul grieves. Condolences to Mark's family.
Kevin Hudson
November 6, 2007
When I arrived in Tampa four years ago I stayed at Gram's Place for three months and kept in touch after moving out. Mark and his hostel are the closest thing to roots I had in my new hometown. Tampa will never be the same. I hope Gram's Place survives.
ron neill
November 6, 2007
hope you are in a better place. i will never know a more magic place than yours.it was a blast working and staying there you are not forgotton!
DON BOUGHNER
November 6, 2007
Please accept my deepest sympathies.
Nancy Allen
November 6, 2007
To Mark's family, my deepest condolences. He is a one of a kind guy and I was very fortunate to know and share great times with him. He will truely be missed.
The Beat Goes ON.
Magic Marco
November 6, 2007
Mark, gentle soul,
What can I say? I'm so sorry you felt you had to go that way. I hope you're trading songs with Gram in that big hostel in the sky.
James, hang in there brother; our thoughts and prayers are with you.
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