Rich Diakun obituary
If I were to draw up a list of the most instrumental people in our community, it would begin with Melissa Reagan, David Day and Rich Diakun. Last night (May 3) we lost the last of those great friends, as Rich passed away in hospital.
Rich and I shared a passion for a lot of the same diverse, sometimes obscure interests – Bill Watterson, wacky Beatles covers, Pearls Before Swine… and we would exchange gifts across the pond to pay tribute to that.
Rich had a terrific input into this website. He coined the phrase “Daily Dose” – daily live music downloads that we ran for about ten years.
He had been poorly for some time, but never once passed up the opportunity to support me through difficult challenges. That apparently applied to many of you also.
His own music was tremendously imaginative and, as noted, was appreciated by Bruce. Here’s his version of Passing Through, from our Shadow Hands release.
I”ll miss Rich Diakun greatly.
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