Chuck Fisher writes: I will miss my friend greatly.
Indeed, as will I.
If I remember correctly , it was Rob who started the tradition of meeting on the Library steps after the SF Gay freedom parade. I'm sure he was the one who posted the question asking if folks would like to meet.
I recall wondering what the various characters of net.motss (the old style newsgroup name) would be like, and I also recall my delight in meeting Rob. I couldn't tell you who else was there, but I can still see him clearly in my mind.
It seems to me that many of the early social functions, that were pivotal in extending the motss culture from an ascii-based association to real live relationships between real live human beings, had Rob's hand on them.
In those pre-motss_con days, Robs bar-B-ques were the premiere events at which motss participants could overcome the limitations of this keyhole through which we all view each other.
So many people I met there for the first time after exchanging only words, Chuck, Clay Bond, Jess, George NN, Laura, Steve, Paul A., Terry B., Henry, Lots more that I'm sure I'll regret not mentioning.
I felt him last night, I was drawn to the pictures I took at a few of those events, I looked at them again with eyes that extended beyond my own. I knew he was looking too.
LUX ./. owen
