This is a great celebration for my friend since we met 20 years ago at GenCon in Milwaukee. I’ve gone on about our humorous first encounter a while back, typos and all right now.
I wish I could piece together another great anecdote regarding our adventures around the Midwest, aka the Cradle of Classic Rock, or the Land Where Led Zeppelin Never Perished! Those aren’t really fair digs at Central Illinois because there were many pleasant memories amongst the dreck. Much of them I owe to him, Lester and others. Stvee, derived as a typing joke, led the charge against boredom whether it was at work, lunch or the downtime away from GDW. How I wish I could bring him to Austin for a visit. There’s always a chance due to my adopted home’s comic book convention gaining steam as a destination. It’s around November and last year we had some first-rate guests.
As for Stvee. I do hope he takes the time to celebrate with his son Chance, girlfriend Kerrie and dog Buddy.