Larry Boyd

[Doug Pearson]

On Sat, 8 Mar 2003 17:36:17 +0000, Jon Jarrett
<jjarrett at CHIARK.GREENEND.ORG.UK> wrote:
>        Goodbye Larry. Better luck next time, you surely deserved it.
>
>Jonathan

Amen to that, Jon.  The world has lost a truly fine musician, and a
brilliant, if unconventional, scholar.  I only got to meet Larry once, at
Strange Daze 99, where I had the great experience of jamming with Das
Ludicroix, now one of my most treasured memories; he came very close to
driving across the country to visit, so we could jam some more, but sadly,
due to first automotive, and then medical reasons, it was not to happen.
So now that's one of my biggest lifetime regrets.  The depth and breadth of
his musical knowledge cannot be overstated.  The conversations we had on
the "secret history of music" were some of the most enlightening (and
sometimes also most heated and challenging) that I've ever had, but even
when we disagreed, I could never fail to have enormous respect for his
knowledge, and equally importantly, his expert analysis and processing of
that knowledge.  Thank you for your comments and memories, Bob, and
everyone else who's spoken about Larry.

Damn, I can barely see through the tears.  Goodbye, Larry,

    -Doug
     jasret at mindspring.com