Vintage999
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David Ogden Stiers has died from colon cancer. Stiers was a true audiophile and music lover.
Unlike so many tv stars, Stiers did not crave attention nor did he try to focus the spotlight on himself. I first met David in the early 1990s at the Chicago CES. He was in the Lineaum room checking out the speakers. He had an old fishing cap pulled down on his face and a turtle neck stretched up to leave a narrow band of flesh with a nose protruding - I could still tell who it was...so I struck a conversation. We became friends.
Not only did David have a fine system, he was a part time conductor of the symphony in Portland, Oregon, of which he was very proud. David was originally from Peoria, Ill. and had maintained some friedships there. He had also spent some time in a little town calledToulon, Ill, which is less than 15 miles from where I live today. In spite of his role in M.A.S.H., he was never pretentious and was happy to just chat about anything with anyone - but he loved his music.
After I became super ill in 2009, he was diagnosed with cancer...we stopped communicating for the most part. Now that he is gone, I find myself with so many things that I could have said...
Unlike so many tv stars, Stiers did not crave attention nor did he try to focus the spotlight on himself. I first met David in the early 1990s at the Chicago CES. He was in the Lineaum room checking out the speakers. He had an old fishing cap pulled down on his face and a turtle neck stretched up to leave a narrow band of flesh with a nose protruding - I could still tell who it was...so I struck a conversation. We became friends.
Not only did David have a fine system, he was a part time conductor of the symphony in Portland, Oregon, of which he was very proud. David was originally from Peoria, Ill. and had maintained some friedships there. He had also spent some time in a little town calledToulon, Ill, which is less than 15 miles from where I live today. In spite of his role in M.A.S.H., he was never pretentious and was happy to just chat about anything with anyone - but he loved his music.
After I became super ill in 2009, he was diagnosed with cancer...we stopped communicating for the most part. Now that he is gone, I find myself with so many things that I could have said...