Rod was seen off in style, with friends from the length of the land crammed into the chapel at Kensal Green.
The humanist service was conducted beautifully by John White (a regular MC at Sharp's) to a detailed plan arrange by he and Rod in the weeks before Rod's death.
It reflected Rod's passions for both music and politics - and included as almost the opening remark: "I want it to be known that I died as I lived - as a Communist."
Rod was buried in his ANC tee-shirt and walking boots, while over the coffin was draped the "Rebel Oak" red flag. He lived, as John said, to the maxim of Tom Paine: " My country is the world; and my religion is to do good."
Jim McGeean, Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman sang Is the Big Fella Gone? and the service ended with Rod's Here's to Friends.
And then came the wake..!
...which was excellent, with plenty of singing - including many of Rod's songs - and a mass of fond recollections. We drank the bar dry and over-ran by about three hours, raised the roof with Banda Rosa with many of Rod's old CP mates and generally saw him off in style.

That's not the last of it, however. A special tribute to Rod is scheduled at Cecil Sharp House on November 11 - with full details to emerge shortly.
And, as a more lasting tribute to Rod, Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman are collating his songs for a proper published songbook.
This is where all 'Catters who may once have heard Rod sing can help. It's reckoned that he wrote more than 100 songs, but many of them are no longer around - except perhaps on recordings of Rod at clubs and festivals over the years.
Anyone who has got any of Rod's material, PM me and I'll onpass Dave and Anni's e-mail address - they'd love to know what you've got so they can be aware of his complete works.
The project was discussed with Rod and his family before he died, and all profits will go to Rod's chosen charities, Cancer Research and the Morning Star appeal.
As Dave and Anni said: We believe that this would be a most fitting tribute to Rod's skill as a singer and songwriter, especially as his songs demonstrate his personal integrity, humanitarian beliefs and his enormous generosity.