Bob ... the original

[franchesca]

Bob was a friend of mine. 

He knew my name.

Every time I saw him he would raise his arms and bade me over to him no matter where we were or who we were with.  

Every convention or gathering we were at, there he was with a drink in one hand and a cigarrette in the other. 

As time went by the drink became water, the cigarette went from a cigar, back to a cigarette, then to pencil. 

He waned on that hand held bit that smoked, sometimes it smoked itself.

When I got married he frowned at me. It was the first time he ever frowned at me, and the last. He could see that I was happy finally. He agreed with me that I went through a lot of ass holes before I found ... the one. They became friends.

I have watched as each of my convention going gang slowly drop off and join the rest of the crew upstairs.

We all joked that the first person we wanted to sit and talk to when we got to the big convention in the sky was Jorge. (Jorge Luis Borges ... google him) None of us ever thought we would kick the bucket, we were young, we were going to live forever. 

Bob said so....

Robert Asprin 
Tambu - An Interstellar Genghis Khan
(1946-2008)

EDIT: http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archives.html?y=2008&m=May&d=24

Comments

[sstormwatch.livejournal.com]

I am sorry for the loss of your friend.

[sarahbellem.livejournal.com]

I didn't know him, but I loved his books as a teenager. I have a signed copy of one of the Myth Inc. books somewhere... I really need to go back and reread them.

[thax.livejournal.com]

Same here! I remember reading the Myth series in the 90's. Tim even took our roleplaying group to the Bazaar on Diva. We'd all read the books. We were all fans. I didn't know he'd started up the series again until just now checking his wiki page.
He'll be missed. His memories and his work will continue to influence and entertain us. In that way he is immortal.

[ldeerslayer.livejournal.com]

Huggzzz

[chiarafrancesca.livejournal.com]

Thanks sweety, I do apprciate it. Still a little numb.

[chiarafrancesca.livejournal.com]

Thanks dear lady, I appreciate your words. It is indeed time to go back and read our favorites from this author.

Losing two from the sci-fi gang in one week is kinda just making me wonder who will be number 3. Spending my time now retouching contact with them all ...

[chiarafrancesca.livejournal.com]

{{HUGS}}

[chiarafrancesca.livejournal.com]

Yeppers, definitely time to go into that dusty library section of the house and pull out my favorite book and sit in a dark corner with my favorite covers pulled up around me and only my reading light ...