Gregory William Robert Fulchino who blogged under the nom de cyber of Bob Belvedere died of cancer on Friday, 11 February. He was 60.

Bob was one of the first friends I made in the blogosphere and was immensely helpful to me as I got started. Bob was well known for his appreciation of Frank Sinatra, but he and I shared an interest in opera. We spent several evenings tweeting back and forth while watching broadcasts from the Met.

Hojotoho! hojotoho! heiaha! heiaha!