Oma (you sacrificed much, eternal gratitute - I love you.), Bob (the only dad I ever had - and that's enough - you're the goods - RIP), Michael John (I'm proud of you, son - follow your dreams - always!), Christine Elizabeth (I love you, daughter - even if you choose not to talk to me - we all have to find our own way, and that's OK), Eddie (for guiding me in a better way and sharing the endless obsession of audio), Donna (the sex was great - but what a bizarre ride!), Red (I'm still the most complicated guy, ever! - thanks through some rough times!), "I" (thanks for giving me the absolutely wildest year of my life... I didn't mind the dent in the hood at all!), Pete (thanks for putting up with my shit when I got "thrown out"), Ziggy (The original "bathroom bandit" - now reformed and married!), Greg and Larissa (you guys didn't judge me when the shit hit the fan and invited me into your home. I've been there ever since. Love you guys.), Izzy (Merci: pour tous les bons moments qu'on a passe ensemble au telephone - femme terrible), Christine K (my mirror in Canada, always close to my heart - who loves you, baby? - PS Good luck with your new life...), Thorsten and Wuffyboy (Ich kann meine Deutschen Freunde nicht vergessen - kommt mal wieder rueber.), Nick and Debbie (Nick: There is a sensitive and caring person in there after all (NOT)!! Debbie: You are the one that brings it out in him.), Kevin Rudie (many great weekend rides together - a special thanks!), Bill Fulbright (you old one hand clapper - thanks for making me laugh), Wilma (sorry things didn't work out, but you're OK in my book - wishing you the best.), Katy (I've known you a thousand years - Buddhism and Rock 'n Roll just wouldn't be the same without you!), Jeff (thanks for giving me a break and my start in M.I.S.), Janet and Dave (you welcomed me back and helped me move for the one hundreth time, a real pain in the ass), Mike Delozier (thanks for caring enough to fly down from North Carolina to help - I'll never forget!), Mark and Jane(duh?), Mary and Lori (for always brightning my days - thanks for trust and friendship), MD (for your kindness and generosity - I know you didn't have the dough either), Rocketman (nice poems, keep reading Krishnamurti), Nazir (keep smiling...), Stuart "Fireball" Heaslet for turning me on to adventure touring (which is leading to all sorts of new avenues in my life!), all the guys in the rooms (it works if you work it), Jim O'Hara, Kenny Pachnek, Vinnie Nava, Sal Manuri, Booboo, and Bunni (in 11 years we shared deeply in the human experience with all it's facets), Dawn ("Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" - 'nuff said), KC (for a good friendship and special times - give MacDaddy B a hug for me),
...and especially to Manny Perez (YOU are the man - and an inspiration) and my friends at work, esp Tony D (we see eye to eye on much - thanks for being there, bro - I mean it)...
Finally:
To the many folks who crossed my path, made a difference and helped me "see" myself in them.
