In 2010, I finagled my way into covering a Dave Matthews/Tim Reynolds benefit concert for the Jane Goodall Institute. Part of the responsibility was to head down to a hotel in DC for a press conference with Jane Goodall and Dave Matthews a few hours before the show.
I’ll never forget being in that room, I can’t believe this was 15 years ago. While I don’t remember the specifics of what they discussed, the sincere admiration they had for each other was palpable. As a kid, I’d watched her National Geographic specials often and it was great to see that she was as approachable and humble as I hoped she’d be.
RIP to a legend.
