
I then spent quite a bit of time in contact with a couple people who love Randy Rhoads but do not post here. I came to see the error in my judgement of Randy based on the book by Andrew Klein and decided to return.
Alas, I couldn't get back in because I forgot the password (as planned) and no longer had the email address to request a new password. I've been in contact with Ian via Facebook to restore my original screen-name, but he's been busy and I'm impatient.
So, here I am.