I knew Rick for forty years, mostly as an irreverent rascal. For the larger part of the past twenty years, he was sometimes my critic and sometimes my advisor, but always my loyal friend. Today, as I read Peter's post, I realized all over again the intuitive caring and wisdom that were the hallmarks of Rick's teaching years. He enriched many lives with those gifts. He once told me he wished he had been a psychotherapist, so he could have helped people, but oh, how many people he helped by helping them locate and develop their talents. Rick was a great musician, a solid singer, a wonderful crafter of songs and leather pieces, but he was also a master teacher, and I'm not sure what the term is for this, but he was fabulous at helping people look really good on stage. I so loved him for that. Joanne