I knew Eric at his sardonic prime in the late 70s, goatee, hair swept back, tinted glasses, a bit of Tom Waits in style. West Central was cheap in those day and I relish the time we had, seeing Eric at the Tiny Tim Diner or Ruby's Red Hot Records. He was my go to guy for new music: working at the gas station on the corner of Broadway and Jefferson in a Phillips 66 uniform, an Honest to God coin changer on his belt, telling me about Bob Fripp's new release called (dramatic pause, devilish grin) Exposure; listening to Catholic Boy and Remain in Light, then brand new and still remarkable, in his basement room in the Noll Mansion across from Swinney Park, then a picturesque rooming house. Stopping in unannounced at noon, Eric having no phone and late rising, lathering to shave, cigarette at hand, teasing me for admitting I still used an eclectic razor. Competing for the attention of a girl who roomed at Friends of the Third World and went to Art School when it was still downtown. And many other memories I am fortunate to have. RIP.

I knew Eric when I was a student in high school but living in West Central. I’d often see him near the library in the small coffee shop there or at Mannochio’s for coffee. He indeed had a great sense of humor, and I am sorry to hear he passed at such a young age. 

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20 septiembre, 1954 – 11 julio, 2018

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