Well I was hoping I could be first on the list to express my admiration of Mr. Popeel (The original dollar stretcher). I too think highly of Mr. Maple on every level except his politics. We argued vehemently during our last get-together over whether or not Charles Lindbergh, the famed aviator, was anti American ( I claimed he was totally PRO American and NOT PRO NAZI and Rick disagreed. But on every other level I have nothing but positive things about Mr. Riggy: A brilliant musician. An original and gifted artist and an all around bohemian that would have fit in perfectly at the Algonquin Round Table.
Rick was unique when I first met him in high school and is as unique a person as I have ever known to this day. His style of playing guitar, singing, painting, dressing, talking, his sense of humor....expressing himself in general, is unlike anyone else. When we first became friends I have to admit that I considered him merely as a "character", someone to be entertained by but not taken too seriously. Over the years of writing and playing music, traveling and living together, breaking apart and coming back again, I have come to know him as a brother. When he hurts, I hurt. When he is doing well, I feel better myself. I root for him and think of him often. I believe our psyche's are permanently connected. We know each other very well...
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Well I was hoping I could be first on the list to express my admiration of Mr. Popeel (The original dollar stretcher). I too think highly of Mr. Maple on every level except his politics. We argued vehemently during our last get-together over whether or not Charles Lindbergh, the famed aviator, was anti American ( I claimed he was totally PRO American and NOT PRO NAZI and Rick disagreed. But on every other level I have nothing but positive things about Mr. Riggy: A brilliant musician. An original and gifted artist and an all around bohemian that would have fit in perfectly at the Algonquin Round Table.
Rick was unique when I first met him in high school and is as unique a person as I have ever known to this day. His style of playing guitar, singing, painting, dressing, talking, his sense of humor....expressing himself in general, is unlike anyone else. When we first became friends I have to admit that I considered him merely as a "character", someone to be entertained by but not taken too seriously. Over the years of writing and playing music, traveling and living together, breaking apart and coming back again, I have come to know him as a brother. When he hurts, I hurt. When he is doing well, I feel better myself. I root for him and think of him often. I believe our psyche's are permanently connected. We know each other very well...
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