I just return from vacation to learn about Jim's passing. Jim and I performed together, doing the Massachusetts coffeehouse scene, especially at our musical home, Tryworks and at the Eisteddfodd in the mid '70s. Making music with him was great and got me through a very difficult time in my life, giving me the confidence I needed to rebuild my life. I will always remember rowing around the Westport River, developing our arrangement of Alasdair Clayre's Easy Flowing River. I still sing it. I regret not keeping up with him when he moved to England. Thanks, Jim, for those good times.