Video Interview with Bob Loveless

[Kohai999]

Thanks for the video.
Upon the end of it when Bob talks about certain dealer having a stash of knives waiting for the moment of his death, he seems to realize (or already realized) that his days among us were counted and not much remaining... it left me sad, but then, the final and brief answer returned a smile to my face...Pablo

Bob lived his life pretty much the way he wanted to. He smoked like a chimney until he HAD to give it up and he lived for about 5 years more after the interview...He was going strong pretty much until that last year.

He lived by his own rules, he didn't make a whole lot of apologies and he wanted to inspire people....to try harder and to THINK.

Not bad for a salty, old Merchant Marine who built his first knife from a Packard suspension leaf spring.....I always laugh and wonder if his legacy would be so strong if his last name had been Lipschitz instead of Loveless.

Sometimes, I get choked up thinking about his death.....not for myself, but for friends of mine, still surviving, who were very close to Bob like Louis Chow, Dave Ellis, Phil Lobred, and Jim Merritt.

Pete Townshend did an interview where he talked about some musicians that were legends who died quite young, and said...."they were your heroes, but they were my f****ing friends", or something to that effect, and the older I get, the more it hits home.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson

 

[Will York]

I really enjoyed the interview. Thanks for posting it.

I was absolutely flabbergasted that he had already spent so much time with me that day, and that he was willing to go on camera for an interview, just time to shut up and hold on for dear life,

The fact that you chose to "shut up and hold on for dear life" was obviously the perfect approach under those circumstances--you put him at ease and in the mood to talk, and then you had the good sense to let him do just that, prompting him when he wound down but never getting in the way. I had the sense he felt he was speaking to a kindred spirit with the intelligence and experience to appreciate in depth what he was talking about, and he really felt like opening up for you.

Nice job, STeven--truly memorable.

 

[Kohai999]

Nice job, STeven--truly memorable.

Thanks, Will....that means a lot!

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson

 

[S.Alexander]

What a great interview. I was captivated for the entire 18 minutes. Some of the things that Bob said in the interview really make me look at my own knife making in a new light. Very inspirational.

 

[AV8R]

Steven: Great interview. There's nothing like a video, where you can watch the man and hear his voice, as opposed to reading his words. Nice job!

Pete

 

[JParanee]

The loveless interview is a wonderful piece of knife history

So glad you did it buddy

 

[flatgrinder]

Thanks for sharing the video.