I second Katy's opinion. He was the complete opposite of that in real life. Tim and I have been talking today, and over 16 years of friendship, neither of us can think of a single occasion when he was unkind, petty or mean of spirit. His driving purpose in life was to help other people - you only had to struggle with a bag and Keris would be there, offering to help you with it. He spent countless hours (and I mean *entire conventions*) on tech desks because he liked to help people sound good. If he had a spare instrument, he'd offer it to you. If you couldn't afford a drink at a convention he'd buy one for you. He wasn't a man who liked to talk about his own belief system (which I think was probably best summed as "tolerance and love in all things") but could always find something beautiful and valid when anyone else discussed theirs.
He really *did* know an awful lot of things, though, and loved to have a good heated discussion about them - and he never ended one of those discussions without making you feel that although his views might be different, he respected yours.
I never took the time to tell him how very much I loved and cared for him and how very grateful I was for all his support over the years. I hope he knows now.
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Date: 2011-11-13 04:59 pm (UTC)He really *did* know an awful lot of things, though, and loved to have a good heated discussion about them - and he never ended one of those discussions without making you feel that although his views might be different, he respected yours.
I never took the time to tell him how very much I loved and cared for him and how very grateful I was for all his support over the years. I hope he knows now.