Played in a band, Century, with Bob back in the '80s.  We had a lot of fun, and I enjoyed my time in the band.  Bob was very generous with me, a poor college student at the time.  He'd spring for steak bombs at Lena's in Beverly (probably the best I've ever had).  Now I settle for D'Angelo, which also has good subs....but not quite as good as Lena's.  Anyway, I was saddened to hear the news.  I was searching the web, trying to find some pics or vids of the band, and ended up here.  Bob was an awesome sax player, had come a long way on keys as well, and knew a lot of theory.  I normally played bass in Century, but would break out the trombone for a couple of numbers and accompany Bob, who was on the sax.  We did a killer brass-heavy rendition of Chi Coltrane's "Thunder and Lightning."  It was a great arrangement, thanks to Bob, and a real crowd-pleaser.

Been a lot of water under the bridge since then, and there have been a few changes with me.  I got married and we have a wonderful son, who is in college and is an accomplished musician.  We have opportunities to play together, which are great.  I'm normally a guitar player, and was playing bass in Century because they needed a bass player and the band was fun to be in.  Right now, my son is a bass player and I'm back to being a guitarist, which is quite cool.

If there's anybody out there from the band days, and there's a way to contact me from here, please do!  It would be great to reconnect after all these years.  I know there are photos and videos of the band out there somewhere and I'd love to see them.

My sincere condolences to all of Bob's family.  I do remember most of you (those from Beverly, anyway...).  Thanks, Judy, for posting this.  Otherwise, I'd never have known.  Sure, it's not the best news to hear, but I'd rather know.