Kahlil Gibran once wrote, “The lights of stars that were extinguished ages ago still reaches us. So it is with great men who died...but still reach us with the radiations of their personalities.” I remember meeting Michael when I was working in Sydney back in 1980. The fact that I still have a vivid memory of that brief chance encounter gives you some idea of the sheer presence which he had. He was a star long before he stepped onto the world stage and clearly, still shines on...