Natasha, Carsyn, and Addy - I know you know how special Rob was, and how many people he touched in his life. I was one of the lucky ones who got to know him and spend a lot of great times with him. I wrote this little piece on my FB page that was just a pinprick of all the things I remember about him. I found a picture of him smiling and laughing and it triggered so many memories. He was such an amazing man, and my thoughts and prayers are with you all right now.
I met this skinny kid back when I was a skinny kid in the 80's. He shopped at the guitar store I worked in and had this incredibly beautiful high tenor voice. I immediately hired him to sing a song I had written that needed his voice. And from that day on he became a dear friend. We ended up sharing a manager with our respective bands who used to put us on the road together. I remember us going out to buy a “Two Band Tent” so we could all save a little money on the road. The tent was huge and housed both bands, band helpers, and whoever else we invited from whatever town we'd be playing in. Those tours gave me the loudest laughs I've ever had, and the best road stories I still tell to this day. When we weren't playing, we were still hanging out, making music, commiserating, scheming, helping one another, and laughing... always laughing. Mostly, we were just being friends. I forced him to fly fish. We would go camping even when we didn't have to save money on hotels. Once, we got lost in a raft on the Shenandoah river in the middle of the night and had to navigate rapids in the pitch black. I'm pretty sure he forgave me for that one. Years later, when we got busy with our respective lives, it always seemed like no time had passed when we'd catch up. I can always pick his voice out on all the group vocals I recorded with us and other artists. He always stuck out in a crowd. I will miss you dearly Rob, and always remember you this way...
