Damn. RIP Brian. First time on bg for a while, and just saw this thread.
I actually met Brian a couple of times a few years ago when I used to ride: once at a cult bbq/jam in La Habara, CA, and another time or two when I happened to run into him at the skatepark a couple times. He was super chill when I awkwardly came up to him and told him I recognized him from bikeguide haha.
Also, HoshPosh, I'm sorry about your loss dude. You sound way stronger with handling everything then I would ever be. I remember I would always get so stoked when you guys would post pictures of your bikes next to your minitrucks.
I don't post a whole lot, but I have been around long enough to come to appreciate Brian's contributions to this forum. It actually made me really sad when I read the title of this thread, even though I don't even know Brian