EricV was killed last night riding the Metro North train that struck the vehicle stalled at a railroad crossing in Valhalla, NY. I met Eric early on in my Muni Bond career and we quickly became very good friends. I'll never forget our antics in the 1980s sharing a ski house in Killington, Vermont. And I still tell people to this day how Eric was such a devoted Grateful Dead fan that his apartment walls in NYC were covered by framed Dead set lists. I of course am essentially allergic to that band. Eric wasn't very fond of heavy metal but we made a pact. He would join me at an Iron Maiden concert and I in turn would attend a Dead show with him. Needless to say he was blown away by Maiden and continued to listen to them for quite a while, maybe even until the end. I on the other hand had to exit the Brendan Byrne Arena as quickly as possible after the first few minutes of hearing that garbage. I really, really tried but I was actually getting physically ill from the sound coming from the stage that night. LOL. Jimmy Buffett, Maroon 5 and a few other pathetic musical acts still do that to me. I know you're reading this from the Heavens Eric and laughing your ass off. I'll never forget you my friend!
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/metro-north-crash-victim-identified-article-1.2103112
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/metro-north-crash-victim-identified-article-1.2103112
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