Oh, gee. This thread mentions so many good people who have left us, mostly by death. It was such a thrill to get regular phone calls from Rick Fielding, and to correspond regularly with folk icons like Jean Ritchie and Art Thieme and Sandy Paton. And I will always have a special place in my heart for the wisdom and wonderful singing of Mary LaMarca, especially since I have a sister who is now suffering from ALS.
It has been so wonderful to have contact with such people.

-Joe-