News: Remembering Cyndi and Raven

Very sadly, we’ve recently lost two long-time Toriphiles: Cyndi Crawford (Ciara Raven Blaze @ciararavenblaze on Twitter) in February and Raven Rogers (Sweet Sailor @RavenTweetTweet on Twitter) in June.

We’ve known Cyndi since the mid-‘90s when she joined the Really Deep Thoughts mailing list in her teens and she’s been a dear friend ever since. Like many of you, we knew Raven from tours and meet & greets on the road and on the various Tori fan sites on the Internet as well. She, too, has been a good friend to us and Undented as well. Tragically, both have passed at very young ages and left gaping holes in the Tori community, in our hearts, and in the world. We’re having a hard time processing this loss and miss them more than words can express.

GoFundMe pages to raise funds for their survivors and memorials have been set up for each of them. If you can, please consider helping out. Cyndi’s is here and Raven’s is here. We know it would be appreciated.

You have touched my life
So that now cathedrals of sound are singing
Are singing

The waves have come to walk with you
To where you will live in the Land of Youth
Land of Youth

You will not ever be forgotten by me
In the procession of the mighty stars
Your name is sung and tattooed now on my heart
Here I will carry, carry, carry you
Here I will carry, carry, carry you forever
— Tori Amos, “Carry”

Our deepest condolences to all of Cyndi’s and Raven’s families and friends.

~ woj and Violet