The oldest photos in the Mudcat 'events' album are pics taken with my camera of Rick's concert in the DC area. I had no idea at the time just how 'good' Rick was at what he did, or how important he would become in my life....but I did learn how much he cared and how well he listened to others. I had never met the man before, and yet he was offering to help me with autoharp adjustments and tricks, and was fascinated with Rita's zither.

   Very few people I have known have made me a better person just by causing me to ask...."how would he have dealt with this". Rick is at the top of a short list.