Garrett Sean Farn

Garrett Farn Obituary

GARRETT SEAN FARN Garrett Sean Farn, 41, died unexpectedly February 20, 2008 in Frazier Park, CA following a brief illness. He was the beloved son of Jack and Rosemary Farn of Stuart, FL. Garrett was an accomplished musician, song writer, band leader and sound technician for a Los Angeles radio station. He was a graduate of the Guitar Institute of Technology in California and the New York Audio Engineering Institute. He leaves behind his parents and his cherished sister Megan MacMillan and her husband Jim of Morris Plains, NJ; his niece and nephew; and several cousins in Greenwich, CT. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Stuart, FL. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Palm City. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, Stuart, FL, in Garrett's memory.[]

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Published by TC Palm on Feb. 24, 2008.

Memories and Condolences
for Garrett Farn

5 Entries

Chris Faccibene

April 5, 2023

I remember Garrett farn from Parsippany Hills high school. He lived in my neighborhood in powder Mill I would ride my BMX bike down to his street and like Brian said the garage door would go up and it was a garage band on steroids you can hear it from what seem to be a mile away, I also remember Billy filler being there, it´s now 2023 and I had no idea he passed away. For some reason I googled his name and I´m a little bit shocked right now, after 1987 I´m never saw him or heard from him again but I do remember those days. Rest in peace.

Garrett, Oct. 2007, my daughters' 5th b-day party....

Brian Tichy

March 1, 2008

A true friend for 25 years! He is the first musician I played with. We really do go back, (1982)....
And, and a musician, he was constantly trying to get better. He was always writing and practicing. It would be nice to make his music available to the public via a myspace page so people unaware of his talent can see where he put his focus and time.
I have fond memories of our long talks about our lives and the humor we (more so Garrett!) both could find behind anything.
Garrett was always on the up, nothing seemed to get him down. It was simply guaranteed that any conversation you had with him would end up having a story in it that, with his unique and well-timed delivery, would have you in complete hysterics! And, like true friend, he was a good listener. He'd give you the floor and want you to entertain him as well.
I looked forward to future get-togethers and shared stories with Garrett. Although it is sad to not being able to have that with him anymore, I am very thankful to have had a friend like him.
I could write for hours of memories about all our experiences and all the music we were exposed to that inspired us back when we were in high school together. They are all good, they are all funny and they are all a big part of my life.
So I'll end on a entertaining note....because Garrett and I would bring this up time and time again for nearly 2 1/2 decades! So it's worth it!!!! And I know if he heard this he'd be getting a kick out of it as well!
When we started jamming together, (1982, Garrett on guitar and me on drums), sometimes I'd bring my kit over to his house. We'd set up in his basement and go for it. We had written a handful of songs together, had a name, and wanted to put a band together. But the fact that we didn't have a singer or bass player didn't stop us....
We'd schlep our gear up into Garrett's garage and pretend that was our arena stage. We make up our 4-5 song set list and get ready for the show to start.
Ok, there was absolutely nobody watching either, but that didn't matter. Garrett would hit the automatic garage opener and the door would start to rise, just like a heavy metal curtain!
We were both huge KISS fans, so we would yell out some awesome phrase that would be sure to get an arena of fans screaming! And then with a huge drum fill, we were off. Yes, we would perform our show to anyone within earshot of this unbridled energy!
And, the excitement of performing this "free show to Parsippany, NJ" got my adrenaline going as much as anything I've done since!! Now that is true rock!
Of course, it's safe to say, his parents were out of the house during this. But it was all completely harmless!
***And at this point, I know I'm spot-on saying that Garrett would be cracking up right now. He'd also be adding a couple more side notes to the story that I've forgotten about...and those side notes would trail off into another 2-3 hours of stories.
Oh and one more....this is awesome.....
In high school, when Eddie Van Halen was huge with his ""two-handed-tapping" technique on guitar, Garrett started taking those techniques and making his own ways around the neck. He actually made up an unaccompanied guitar solo that utilized these "tapping" techniques. It was totally cool, sounded cool, and I know that he made this up. Nobody was doing this. Trust me, we were fully paying attention to everything going on back then with guitar hero stuff.
I remember exactly what Garrett did. It really was cool. He took Ed Van Halen's tapping thing and crossed his hands on the guitar neck. So his right hand index finger was the lowest note being used in the sequences he was playing/tapping. He had a melody all worked up and I remember thinking, "man, I wish I thought of that." It was unique at the time. And it looked great! Like some mad scientist testing the limits of rock guitar!
So, back to the story.... he and I were in different bands for a bit. There was a high school battle of the bands. I think this was 1985. Well, my band did our thing and went over pretty well. But I knew that Garrett's band was playing heavier songs and kids were getting into that. I also knew he was going to do an unnaccompanied guitar solo that included his new "crossover 2 hand tapping" technique. Well, he started his solo, people were into it, but when he went into this backwards tapping melody section, the crowd started screaming the loudest of the night. This is no b.s.! I watched it go down. I was totally bummed because I knew he stole the show. The end of the story; Garrett's band won the battle and I thought he should've been on the cover of Guitar World the next month!
I have so many of these stories it's silly. So once again, I thank Garrett for being a guaranteed friend for 25 years and giving me awesome memories that still inspire me and make me laugh to this day.
Maybe this is overboard, but come on, we're talking about Garrett Farn here! You don't show to simply sit on the sidelines! And if ya get lost trying to get there, make it up as you go and don't let anyone know. With some luck, you may end up better off than when you started! And that is what made Garrett unique and a true character! I miss him!
Thoughts and prayers to all his friends, family and especially his parents. Brian Tichy