Burl how right you are that he was a stalwart. One of my favourite memories of him was the Four Fools Festival at Lowton a couple of years ago. I came out of a great singaround for a 'breath of fresh air' and there was Malc leaning back against the wall watching the sunset while dozens of people walked past him. When I asked him was he playing -he replied that he had lent his guitar to someone he had just met,as they had run out of strings. He knew that to keep it you had to give it away-and boy did he give it. We sat and laughed at life till we cried. I thought id been mugged the next morning my ribs ached that much. It is very rare that you meet someone with a deep understanding of people and their foibles. Malc Disley as everyone who knew him well will realise was such a person. He laughed at himself too in the knowledge that if we start to put ourselves above anyone else we are heading for a fall. Never once in all our time together was he ever bitter or cynical. He had a black sense of humour but it was always tongue in cheek. Malc loved life and would sing at the drop of a hat. It will be bloody hard to play Neil Young again. The world is a worse place for his leaving. We would all do well to view the world like Malc did-with good grace and a belly laugh. Goodbye mate-thanx forthe ride Phil