Yesterday, dear Mudcat,
Andy Wallace's tribute to Jonathan, the testimony and music of Jonathan's many friends from his folk music life and his science life, was exquisitely beautiful.

The laughter and tears that unmasked the agony of loss and remembered joy of friendship, were pure as crystal, unmarred by the worn, hackneyed, and maudlin sentiments so frequently associated with such a gathering.
Jonathan was manifested in that auditorium through the recordings of his music, the reading of his words, and the sharply defined memories pulled from the minds of his most intimate friends and lovers. The music of the Koto trailed vibrations in the air that lingered...
I ate the Unagi, Jonathan, and I remembered.

Thank you Andy, Mia, Mary, Mike, Bob, Casey, David, The Patons...et al. I am in your debt.
Chance Shiver.