In memory of a friend

My friend, Bert Tilley, passed away a couple of years ago.
We all miss him.
It's too young to go at forty-three.
We didn't even know about his passing for awhile...

After the cancellation of MST3K (Mystery Science Theater 3000) it was difficult to keep together, although we did have Inventing Situations and of course Glitters Capboard .
And the cappers did have the e-group, which was an important glue for those of us who have developed friendships online through capping. However, if you didn't frequent one or the other regularly, sometimes you became lost to the rest of us.
Sometimes we would call and find out what was happening or email someone to check on whether they were okay or what was going on, but sometimes they were just lost.
Unfortunately we didn't know he passed for awhile and it rocked our worlds.
I personally could not believe it.
He was one of the most lovely persons I had ever met online. Kind in word and wonderful in his ability to tell a story.
Even little things like spelling, you could overlook, because, hey, it was Bert or Uncle Bert as we called him on occasion.

For a really heartfelt and sweet Obit of my friend Read this: The Generik Brand blog article on Bert Tilley.

You might be wondering what caused this...Well, I was cleaning out old files and I was astonished when I came across these captions of Bert's that I had saved.

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