So shocked and very sad to read this.

He was a great guy, full of fun and witty banter.  I miss those days on Fick Corner and on the Bard thread where lots of us wrote silly rhymes, often about each other.  Some nights the rhymes would come thick and fast as we raced to get one in for a snipe at the same time (post numbers, not nastiness).  RT was so much fun in those days and I'm so glad I found it back then and met some lovely posters like him who made me laugh out loud

He loved Monty Python and I always think of him when I see a MP sketch. For me he was one of the great 'grandads of rock' along with Alan who passed a few years ago.

I'll miss you EMBS/Artful_dodging, and will never forget you.  RIP xx