It is well to note that Bruce had mellowed (or simply decided to shrug *smile*) quite a bit the last year...mostly because Mudcat had moved the BS threads to the bottom and because there were simply more genuine music threads for him to peruse. Recent signed posts were his acknowlegement that this place had it's virtues, and I suspect he would have done a lot more if fate had not intervened.

If there is any moral in all of this, it is that there can be a place for all here if we manage our disputes more gently and go easy on the complaints. Bruce was not the first to succumb to the temptation to use anonymity to voice dissatisfaction, but I hope the point is not lost that it is usually a counterproductive exercise.

....nuff said. I will attend his memorial service with my head full of good memories of this amazing man.