As a lot of you have heard by now, Bruce's friend and personal assistant Terry Magovern passed away last week. A lot of nice words have been said about Terry and no doubt they are all well-deserved. I didn't know him and never talked to him, but I have seen him on numerous occasions including in my younger days (and OK, last year, too) waiting for autographs outside Bruce's hotel in places like London, Warsaw, Copenhagen, etc., and at concerts when he would be assisting the local security people. At hotels he was always a sure sign that Bruce was in the vicinity. Whenever he appeared everyone knew it was time to line up. And you could be sure, as far as Terry was concerned, there would be no autographs for anyone unless there was an organized line and no pushing or shoving. Bruce didn't always go by that, but Terry always did what he could. But sometimes there was just too many people to even attempt an organized line. Then Bruce would just head straight into his waiting mini-bus before he was surrounded by zealous fans insisting on a handshake, an autograph, or a photo. On those occasions too did Terry play an important role with his impressive physical size. I remember, I think it was in 1993 outside Bruce's hotel in Copenhagen, how Terry singled-handedly held back a dozen people just by holding out his arm. People were pushing to get past him, but he never wavered, and Bruce managed to get into his car unapproached. In later days Terry didn't participate so much in the actual body guarding. He was more in the role of a coordinator, telling other security people what to do. The last time I saw him, on the fall European tour in 2006, he had lost much of his size and charisma. Whether it was due to illness, a diet, or stress, I just don't know. And I guess it doesn't matter. What matters is that Bruce has lost a, by all accounts, very close friend and that even to fans things won't quite be the same again. "I got your back," says Terry as Bruce signs autographs to fans in Warsaw, 1997

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