The Writer's Life 8/27 - Icons

RIP Darryl Dawkins, 58, one of the NBA's all-time most colorful characters. Known as Chocolate Thunder because of the ferocity of his dunks, he was the first player to be drafted directly out of high school. He billed himself as being from the Planet Lovetron. He played 15 seasons, mostly with the 76ers and Nets. His teams came close to a championship a few times but fell frustratingly short. He averaged twelve points and six rebounds per game.

I've been remiss in not saluting an iconic figure from the 60's who recently passed away -- Yvonne Craig, 78, who played Batgirl/Barbara Gordon in 26 episodes of the Batman TV series. She amassed 86 credits overall, not counting multiple appearances on popular TV series. She once dated Elvis and appeared in two of his movies. Here is a pic of this beauty who incited men's fantasies:

 I decided not to wait until morning to go to Stop n Shop, as I didn't want to spend another restless night trying to sleep through this cold. To my surprise, there were only large bottles of Nyquil available. The smaller must have been discontinued. I purchased a generic brand and took it at 11:30. It worked like a charm. I slept through the night.

The weather could not have been better for the floating book shop, although business certainly could have, as a lull has set in. My thanks to the woman who purchased a Mary Higgins Clark thriller, the one who, stocking up for winter, bought three more romances, and to Alan, who took James Clavell's epic set in 19th century Japan, Gai-Jin. There were two valuable donations as well: a beautiful pictorial on vintage automobiles from the Fed-Ex guy, and three CDs from a Russian gentleman: The Band's The Last Waltz, unopened, Billy Joel's Greatest Hits Volume III, and a Duke Ellington collection.

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