03-31-2008, 05:56 PM
It was beautiful - many old friends came out of the woodwork, some who I hadn't seen in a decade or more. Penny asked me to give the opening invocation/prayer. I was pretty intimidated given the roster of speakers to follow me - Rock Med directors, the former BGP VP, the founder of HAFC, many people I respect the hell out of. Plus it's not like I'm really any sort of spiritual leader. Come on, you guys know me. WTF? I think Rock Med looked to me because I have a closet full of robes. Good thing they don't know what else is in my closet. As I was driving there, the memorial was announced on KFOG. That freaked me out a bit. But I robed up, gave it my best, after all, I could do no less for Skip. He was truly one of the great lights I had the honor of knowing, one of my wisest teachers, and I'm very proud to have been his friend.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse