He's such an old man now. He must be getting close to 90 but he's an inspiration to us all. A friend of mine Bernard in France was a typical French gypsy who was very quirky in his old age. He used to eat at his sisters house next door and always got through the window because he didn't like doors.. We used to go out drawing together in Marselle and shared a joint., lovely guy... Everyone was astonished when the Dalai Lama visited France and asked to see Bernard. We had no idea he was a friend of his. Suddenly a flash limo showed up at his tumbling down house and took him off to Paris to meet his old friend..He never spoke about it..