I met him once at Biscuits and Blues in San Francisco.We talked Music,he was a big Jazz,Blues and Folkie fan.He played Drums,Guitar and Banjo.Wrote songs with Bob Dylan and John Cole.
An amazing talent gone too soon.
I loved him as a supporting actor and it was always a pleasure when he'd pop up in something I was watching in recent years. That being said, I'm ashamed to say I had no idea he was such a prolific and talented writer. 73 isn't exactly old and ALS is a rough way to go. He will be missed. RIP.