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Musings by Ricardo & Friends
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My Happy Place
We are one. --Peter


A Dear Friend and Fellow Adventurer
I have such wonderful memories a my four trips with Ricardo aboard the Alisaz. And I was just listening to one of the music CDs he sent me. A talented, gracious man who will be missed. --Stephan A. Schwartz


Alaska!
My first meeting was on his boat in Juneau last July. A delightful number of days followed, waving at Orcas, meeting far flung friends in small less-than-villages, anchoring in coves, visiting as a guest with brown and black bears, evenings of music and musings and great fresh-fish dinners made by Eileen mostly. Richard-- giving, intelligent and kind, filling the days with being my Cappy, filling the nights with warmth. --Mary Travers


Richard & Tony Meilandt
This photo of Richard & Tony Meilandt from early 2001 on the land was in storage. Happy to have found it & able to share. --Michelle Fein


Top of the Mountain
Thanks for sharing this amazing spot..! --From Michael Dupille


When We're Gone • for Richard
From Paul Reisler Both Richard and my wife Julie had waited for the changing of the seasons (the equinox and the solstice) to begin their...


Always Thinking of You
A song I wrote for Julie that's now also for you because I am always thinking of you dear friend. We just finished recording the...


From Carolyn Stewart
This is for Zac and Richard. Mike Olofsson is standing next to Richard. Richard made my day attending my retirement party on March 19th....


From Uncle Jack
Dear Richard, My heart is heavy and sad to hear your news. I pray for your comfort and peace. It seems like yesterday when I met you...


Keep on keepin on
Geno and I send our love today from Spencer’s beach park where he shares a message of peace and hope! We love you 🌺 --Geno & Kauakea


To Uncle Richard
Peace to you. Thank you for pursuing art, and beauty and community. I will miss you. --Brian Ps... forgot in the video. Thanks for the...


Logo
From Dale Oddson I believe that this was Richard's beautiful handwriting that we used to print t-shirts at NWTC one summer and it looks...


Mahalo from HSF
Aloha Richard, I want to send you a huuuge mahalo for your involvement in the Hawai'i Songwriting Festival over the years! Thank you for...


From Mimi
From 2017. You so generously let us stay at the beach studio for a couple of months while we looked for a place in Seattle when I started...


Rocks
I remember when, many Christmas holidays ago, my gift from you was rocks. Interesting gift…heavy, bulky, solid. These rocks have traveled...


Love & Light from Notre Dame
I don’t know if you have ever been to Notre Dame in Paris. After the fire in April of 2019, there was a world effort to restore the...


Dedication to Ricardo @ 3rd annual Hoike
From: Yvonne & Keoki & Ka‘ūpūlehu ohana Many creatives have gone further and done more with your generous visions to creative light. This...


Treeing the Bear
I've been looking through all sorts of old photos to find just the right one. Turns out I already had it. This was in March, and Richard...


Anything is Popsicle!
Each time I think back on the 15 years we worked together - this phrase pops in my mind. To me it embodies you - full of whimsy and...


One of my dad's favorite poems by Amado Nervo
En Paz Artifex vitae, artifex sui Muy cerca de mi ocaso, yo te bendigo, Vida, porque nunca me diste ni esperanza fallida, ni trabajos...
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