After learning of Stevenson's death on ABC News, I Googled his name and found this web site. We had several long talks by phone years ago and one short meeting in person back when "Piano Players" first came out, and I wrote about it in "JazzTimes" magazine, but we hadn't communicated in decades. I still feel his loss deeply, however... as I did when so many of my brothers who returned from Vietnam found life back in "The World" so difficult that they too chose to end it all. For those of you who have lost a loved one, I understand that words are little comfort... but know that you are not alone in your pain. The rest of us can honor the creative spirit of the man by treasuring the things he loved and fought to preserve.