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Peanut Gallery (John Rook’s tribute to Rankin)

re: John Rook's tribute to Ron Rankin here

... not a dry eye in the house... wish I knew him...looks like a lot of people missed out. He sounded like a guy who would appreciate my signature that is at the bottom of my e-mails: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What a Ride!"

Cis The Retired


DFO: If you haven't read John Rook's tribute, what are you waiting for? It's a must read. Click on the link above



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.