Goodbye, Eric Celeste

Posted on April 7th, 2010 6:05pm by Tim Rogers
Filed under Local News

Longtime readers of this blog know the name Eric Celeste from his many blog posts and from his French cuffs. He started here three and a half years ago as our managing editor and then went over to work for our custom division about six months ago. He’ll still work with those fine folks, helping them help companies tell their stories and prosper. But as of today, Eric will no longer be in the office. He’s striking out to launch his own enterprise, the official name of which is still a hotly debated topic (my suggestion, Bearded Bald Man Media, has been rejected).

Eric is celebrating his tenure right now at the Monk (it is telling that only four co-workers showed up to celebrate with him). If you see him later tonight at the Candleroom, sucker-punch him in the gut for me. If you need motivation, here’s a pic of Eric to get your dander up (you can punch me later, too).

18 comments

  1. Tim, I picture you typing this with one single tear rolling down your cheek…

    @ 7:23 pm on April 7, 2010

  2. “launch his own enterprise” — Seriously, do you really think there’s enough work around here for a company that specializes in hauling off weather-damaged limbs?

    @ 7:42 pm on April 7, 2010

  3. Tim, turn the lights off when you leave.

    @ 8:42 pm on April 7, 2010

  4. @towski: Exactly. As long as you know the tear is due to my allergies. And the trash that I just saw thrown from a car on the side of the road.

    @ 9:15 pm on April 7, 2010

  5. Godspeed and goodluck. Had I known, I would have been there to buy you a beer.

    @ 10:28 pm on April 7, 2010

  6. Damn…FB will miss you, Eric.

    @ 11:12 pm on April 7, 2010

  7. dude! you have the largest forehead ever. Is it true what they say about big foreheads?

    @ 11:27 pm on April 7, 2010

  8. Was Eric laid off?

    @ 11:33 pm on April 7, 2010

  9. RIP Eric.

    @ 8:36 am on April 8, 2010

  10. @newsie: Nope.

    @ 8:46 am on April 8, 2010

  11. So long, and may all your shirts be gay.

    @ 9:14 am on April 8, 2010

  12. Is it fair to characterize this as failing upwards?

    @ 10:02 am on April 8, 2010

  13. Glad to see he has a new venture, but will definitely miss his input on the site.

    @ 11:51 am on April 8, 2010

  14. i guess this means no more bromance photos

    @ 11:00 pm on April 8, 2010

  15. Eric’s leaving. He’s not dead.

    @ 2:14 am on April 9, 2010

  16. Deadish?

    @ 2:54 pm on April 9, 2010

  17. Eric was such a good guy. Should we start a memorial fund?

    @ 3:08 pm on April 9, 2010

  18. So I should cancel the candlelight vigil and the memorial walk down Knox-Henderson?

    @ 3:10 pm on April 9, 2010