I first met Dan Caron in the mid 80s when he was working at Carroll's Music Center in Lewiston. I believe he was a sales associate at the time, but there was nothing sale-sy about him at all. He graciously put up with me fiddling with all the latest synths in the keyboard department. Dan is one the nicest guys I've ever met and I am honored to call him my friend 30 plus years later.
I learned last evening from my friend Joe Royland's post on Facebook, that we lost a local music legend this week. Rick Pinette best known as the leader and singer of the band Oak has passed. According to his hometown newspaper the Berlin Daily Sun, Pinette died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 20. He was 63.