View Full Version : In Memoriam: Tog Tan
The Hollyberry Lady
08-03-2010, 09:28 AM
I really wasn't sure if this little guy, sprouted from Tog's seeds, would survive. It just sat and kinda didn't do anything for over two months. I transplanted it and it's recently began growing in our muggy humid weather. I'm very proud to announce that it looks like Tog's little banana seedling may live! Here it is today...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3222.jpg
As promised, I will send it to Bob and he can share the pups with whoever he wants to. Just so happy I got one seed to pop.:goteam: Only one so far but hoping for others...in about 6 months! :ha:
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
08-26-2010, 09:12 AM
A little brown on the tips but it's really grown since the last shot...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3385.jpg
Here's the types Tog sent me, so it has to be one of these...
1. Musa ornata var Pink flower
2. Musa ornata var Purple flower
3. Musa siamensis
4. Musa beccarii
5. Musa dasycarpa syn velutina
6. Musella lasiocarpa
I'm not sure when you want me to send this little guy to you Bob, but let me know when you think it'll be ready...
: )
The Hollyberry Lady
09-04-2010, 05:57 PM
Here it is, as of five minutes ago, getting very big...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3519.jpg
: )
Dalmatiansoap
09-26-2010, 01:20 PM
Better late than never Tog :)
I finally found it in bloom:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=36981&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=36981&ppuser=4565)
Sorry I didnt get it earlyer!
:nanadrink:
The Hollyberry Lady
10-03-2010, 08:45 AM
I'm thinking it might be ready to mail soon? Here it is today...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSCI3729.jpg
: )
beck5711
10-03-2010, 01:10 PM
Although I am a newbie here, I feel your pain, and although I never got the chance to meet Tog..... I feel like I have .... through all your loving memories of this kind man.
I hope and pray that his daughter, and friends... and all of you, have gotten past the painful mourning, and now can truly see all the good he did in so many lives.
Thanks for allowing me to see him for what he was! A Giant in his time!
Becky
Sherry, I'd keep it till next year if you have room.
Becky , very nice of you to see this and say it. Youre right on the money.
harveyc
10-03-2010, 04:57 PM
Yeah, Sherry, I thinks shipping a little plant puts it in quite a bit of shock which can be a challenge at this time of year. Getting a strong root system would make it much easier to withstand shipping in the spring.
I keep kicking myself for not taking Tog up on his offer of meeting him over in Bangkok last December. Maybe we can have a group meeting over there some time. He said the flower show is fantastic!
Harvey, I'm kicking myself too but wasn't planning on going till the February after he died... we were going to go fishing and on jungle adventures as well as... whatever other adventures came along.:ha:
Might be fun as a group in the future.
bananarama2
10-03-2010, 10:46 PM
Hi Sherry! I too would recommend shipping in the spring when the plant is pre-disposed to putting out new growth, as opposed to now when the plant wants to slow down and turn off for the winter. MHO...Rik
The Hollyberry Lady
10-04-2010, 07:39 PM
Ok then, thanks guys...
but by Spring I could be too attached to give it away...so don't say I didn't try to give it to
you Bob! :ha:
My windows are very bright, even over Winter...plus I have the Halide...so I bet it keeps on growing throughout the cold months.
Of course I'll show ongoing shots...
: )
bananarama2
10-04-2010, 08:54 PM
I think what we are all saying that a gift of a thriving plant in spring beats a possible gift of "future compost" now. LOL
Dalmatiansoap
11-01-2010, 03:41 PM
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/images33.jpg
island cassie
11-01-2010, 03:55 PM
I have Ensete from seed that Tog sent me, and they are planted all over - in friend's gardens, in the grounds of hotels and restaurants - his memory is everywhere but it still brings a tear to my eye!
Jack Daw
11-01-2010, 06:15 PM
This is your day, Tog!
Hope you're doing alright there, pallie!
http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/p/ph/photosyn/632172_candle_light.jpg
saltydad
11-01-2010, 06:23 PM
Bless you Tog Tan. Keep smiling on down at us.
Tog Tan
12-22-2010, 12:02 PM
Hi all,
It's me, Tog's daughter, Stefanie. I didn't want to shock you all by having 'him' login, but I have to say that I'm really touched that some of you still thinks of him and are still posting in this thread.
Oh wells, I suppose I'm feeling rather sentimental today when I Googled up 'Tog Tan'. Someone did ask if I was ok in one of the posts. I supposed we have all moved on but he is still in our minds and heart.
He is still often in parts of my daily conversations like he is still alive.. Call me silly but sometimes I feel that he is still around (not in that haunting kinda way), like on a long holiday or something, and I'm sure on many occasions he is still watching over me.
But really, I just wanted so say that I'm really touched and proud that my dad had touched the hearts of so many of you, whom I'm guessing he have never even met. And also, thank you for the cards you guys have sent although it took me more than a year to say this. But honestly, I didn't have the heart to open some of the emails sent till today.
Anyways, Merry Christmas everybody, on behalf of my dad (who isn't a believer in Christmas anyways) and the rest of my family!
Bananaman88
12-22-2010, 03:44 PM
Thanks and Merry Christmas to you as well.
harveyc
12-22-2010, 10:43 PM
Great to here from you, Stefanie. Hope you had some success in selling your dad's stash of model cars. That was an amazing part of him I hadn't known about until you shows those stacks and stacks!
Tog had suggested that I come over during a December to see the flower show in Bangkok so I've been thinking about him more these days. Sure wish I had got the chance to meet him in person. In other ways I think about how he encouraged me in my endeavors so I move ahead even if my wife thinks I'm crazy! :D
Stefanie, in some messages I had with Tog he had mentioned a uniquely-shaped mangosteen which was developed there (he claimed it was the only worthwhile thing the government had done there, haha) and he was going to send seeds until he found out his crop had failed two years ago. I had a friend who traveled in Malaysia this past summer and I asked him to investigate. He came up empty-handed, however, as his grower friend there never heard of such a thing. If you could, I'd greatly appreciate some leads on this.
Thanks and Merry Christmas!
Caloosamusa
12-23-2010, 06:51 AM
Merry Christmas to you Stephanie,
Thank you for posting the update, I hope things go well for you, as Tog is an important memory for many of us.
May God bless you, may his face shine upon you, and give you Peace.
:jalapenonaner:
harveyc
01-26-2011, 02:40 PM
This story came up today and I couldn't help but think about how Tog would have laughed at all the fuss being made about a little lizard ;)
5-foot Monitor lizard wanders Calif. neighborhood - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_lost_lizard)
Dalmatiansoap
05-14-2011, 02:50 AM
Now unknown seedlings from Tog seeds.
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/FK014.jpg
:woohoonaner:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=42732&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=42732&ppuser=4565)
:woohoonaner:
harveyc
05-14-2011, 06:13 AM
You know, Ante, when you posted an update to the member participation thread the other day, I came and visited this thread. Even if my nanners weren't doing much it was always fun to hang out here to see what Tog was discovering and sharing.
harveyc
05-16-2011, 05:25 PM
Robert from the International Varanid Interest Group contacted me yesterday trying to learn more about Tog's monitor lizard discoveries which have not been published, etc. Stefanie did get in contact with him this morning but if anyone in our group ever had any direct communication with Tog regarding these reptiles, please send me a PM or post here so that Robert may get in contact with you.
saltydad
05-16-2011, 05:27 PM
I received his note via Flickr. Hope someone can help get Tog the posthumous recognition he deserved.
harveyc
05-16-2011, 06:09 PM
By the way, this year I plan to finally institute a nanner labeling method suggested by Tog to me a few years ago. He said he used a bamboo stake with the variety name stuck in the top of the sign (splitting the pole, I assume). I cut some skinny bamboo species at dad's a couple of weeks ago.
Taylor
06-16-2011, 03:55 PM
2 years. Never forget.
momoese
06-16-2011, 04:22 PM
Wow 2 years already..
saltydad
06-16-2011, 04:34 PM
I have to say that for the past 2 years, whenever I thought of Tog, it was with a lump in my throat and a prickle in my eyes. Yet now I'm remembering more and more of his sense of humor, of his enthusiasm for the plant (and animal) world we all share, and for his generosity to all of us. Stephanie, if you read this, know that your Dad instilled in us many of his traits that we so admired. That well may be Tog Tan's greatest gift of all to us.
harveyc
06-16-2011, 04:38 PM
I certainly have several "what if" moments, wishing I had more time to chat with Tog, but I mostly remember the support he gave me when it was needed and the way he lifted me and others up. I hope all of us are better today for having known Tog.
island cassie
06-16-2011, 04:38 PM
Amen!
Ueberwinden
06-16-2011, 08:39 PM
I have an email folder named tog tan, and I have kept all of our conversations. I like to read them from time to time. I was out of town when he passed away and didn't find out what had happened for a week after I got back because it took that long to get caught up. I miss my friend even though we never met and were just getting to understand each other, Tog was a complex person.
Michael
Dalmatiansoap
11-01-2011, 04:32 AM
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/2sv.jpg
saltydad
11-01-2011, 06:14 PM
Too many candles have to be lit in this family. Still thinking of you, my friend.
momoese
02-02-2012, 01:19 AM
I'm thinking that, in the last 6 months, how many laughs & chuckles we missed out on with Tog gone. Damned heart attacks!
Just yesterday I listened to Dr Oz say the 3 days that most heart attacks happen is Dec 25 & 26th and Jan 1st. Y'all take care!!!
Miss ya Patty and Tog
Dalmatiansoap
05-06-2012, 03:12 PM
Cheerse Tog,
Funny, how hard is to explain to someone that a guy from other side of the Globe, that I never met introduced me into plants World :ha::ha::ha:
But Im getting better every time now ;)
Thanks Tog
:woohoonaner:
Dalmatiansoap
11-01-2012, 12:55 PM
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG5785.jpg
Dalmatiansoap
12-30-2012, 02:20 PM
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/dalmatiansoap/IMAG6143.jpg
:nanadrink:
Simply Bananas
04-20-2016, 04:11 PM
Bump for Tog
Eric1221
01-29-2018, 01:25 PM
Glad I clicked on this to read about someone who made a difference. Seemed like a wonderful spirit! Rest in peace -
Ueberwinden
01-30-2018, 09:40 PM
Tog was incredibly knowledgeable about bananas. I was envious that he was able to walk outside of his home and right into the jungle full of different banana varieties. He is missed and with him went vast amounts of knowledge.
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