I'm sorry he's gone, Linda. They make up legends about larger-than-life people like Dave, and I'm glad I got to meet him -and you- that summer night in London in 2002. He was funny, intelligent, a great musician, and just a good guy.

The night we sang together, there was a drunk who kept coming up to us, requesting songs and making a nuisance of himself. The drunk requested Beatles songs, and Dave sang this parody of "Yesterday." The dramatic moment of the evening was when the drunk wanted to try out Dave's guitar - and Dave let him do it, and then the drunk dropped it. Dave should have killed the guy, but he was very gracious about it. I think that showed his mettle.

And I really had a good time that evening.

May you treasure his memory, Linda.
-Joe Offer-