On march 3, david lindley passed away. it is hard to put into words what an effect mr. dave had on john and i and how much greasy dashiki was inspired by his music, his philosophy about life, and his fashion sense. when we first heard el rayo x (the blue album) in the late 80s we celebrated what was possible when you rejected formula, defied genres, embraced irony, and had a good time. he might be one of the best examples of the phrase coined by morgan heritage: "no haffi dread to be rasta." dave mixed all of our favorite flavors together and always made it groovy and interesting. we will miss him so much and our hearts are heavy. we love you dave and we know you are up there watching us and laughing at us.