h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

She was glad to hear from me, and I was glad to speak to her, but it's always a bit odd as I didn't know her when Daniel was alive: the first time I met her was at the funeral.

That is a sad story from whichever angle you view it mate, and like you said, just such a waste.

You've been braver than most would have been by contacting his mum, i'm sure she was very comforted to learn he had a few friends who cared as much as you.

Chin up, old boy!

Unfortunately most of his 'friends' were trossers (as you can gather from the article). Those of us that were a tad more genuine were colleagues that grew to like him as he started to like himself. Nadgers, it's all a bit tragic.

Evenin' LL. How goes the lump of five string loveliness (it really is very, very lovely).

Amazing! It's taking a bit of adjustment, with the loudness & the extra string but there's some lovely piano noises to be had from that low B!
Need a longer strap though. You know me, I'm a low-slung kinda guy. It feels like a sideboard on my chest, and I fear I look like a folk singing Mark King wannabe. Not goodly!!