Chris -- you wild man with a wide open heart. "Hippie" was the Vidyadara's name for him, so he told me. When I lived in Boston in the mid 80s, we would play tennis almost every week, often with Peter Lieberson and others. We always had "G and Ts" afterwards (Gin and Tonics) of which he was a master and taught me the craft of mixing, placing emphasis on the lime juice! After moving to Boulder I didn't see him for many years until we both attended teachings with Dzongsar Kyentse, Rinpoche in Mexico about 6 years ago. I was very surprised to hear of his death. Had he been sick? Was it due to cancer? With loving appreciation, Travel well my friend. Roland