Remembering a good friend

Tai Irwin remembers Denny Fernandes, who died last week at 49:

... When WFNX built a new studio in the front of the building the two of us brought in my drum set and a big bass cabinet and tore the place up one weekend. It was so cool to watch the trains and people pass by in Central Square while we popped out the funk, blues, rock and jazz. No one else saw or heard this, but for me it was the single most fulfilling musical memory of my life. Denny was so generous. I was unworthy of even being his student, but he recognized that I knew about great music, and let me come along for the ride. ...