You might have noticed that I dedicated Without a Summer to Rob. There are parts of Vincent that are based on my husband. I won’t tell you which parts, but if you ever meet him you’ll nod knowingly at certain moments.
Meanwhile, you can watch Rob in an interview about his work at City Winery.
You see the part that’s Vincent?
Vincent is so lucky there weren’t video cameras in his day that he had to talk to.
The time I met Rob, in the middle of a crowd, he was clearly Vincent. I did not hear a tiny whine, but it was loud.