Just a bit of an interesting story about Tasso:
My wife (Monica) and her dad conducted the auction of the Opus One office and inventory following his liquidation sales (she recalls that it was a second-story spot in Oakland, so he must have had a presence there at some point).
Monica arrived to make the listing for the auction. Tasso greeted her and they commenced to discuss details.
Then, as he looked at her, he said "Oh my - your shoulder - that must be sore".
"Well, yes, just something that you hardly think of after a while", she recollects replying.
For the remainder of the period as she went about the work and discussion with him re: the listing, etc., ... as he followed her, if she put the clipboard down (or, occasionally he would take it and put it down), he would then manipulate her arm, or apply pressure at selected points.
She said that he seemed more interested in her well-being, as he went on about his myotherapy and the story of how he became interested in the field, than he was in the business at hand.
It was as she was leaving that it dawned on her - oh my - blessed relief of what had been a nagging, but ever-present, ache that you had rather learned to ignore after a while.
Later on, when one of our sons had experienced a nasty and painful cranial neuralgia from a vaccine administration (which had completely eluded pediatric practitioners including neurologists at the big hospital), Monica recalled that experience and took our son to see him. And Tasso correctly ID'd the nerve involved and gave our son the only relief that lasted for intervals, until an adult UPMC neurologist identified the crux of the problem and provided lasting treatment.
Mr. Spanos really, really had an intuitive, as well as a learned, sense in this area of expertise, as well as a real empathic and devoted manner.
He will be missed.
