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Aldo Nova

August 2, 2013July 21, 2007 by Bo

Aldo Nova was kind of a goofball. Even at the height of his coolness, which was brief indeed in the United States, he had a whiff of it about him. If you were born before 1975 or so, you’ll have no trouble remembering “Fantasy”: Excessive pouter and grimacer though he was, the guy was responsible … Read more

Remembering Leigh, and realizing that arrogance is a misdemeanor

April 13, 2008July 19, 2007 by Bo

I started working as a technical writer in January 1994, and my first “in my field” boss, who I’ll call Susan, spoiled me. Susan was kind, nurturing, and insightful, and I grew quite a bit with her. We remain close friends today. Susan’s worth a post sometime, but tonight I really wanted to talk about … Read more

Phil

April 13, 2008July 16, 2007 by Bo

Right before we moved to the Huntsville area in 1986, I sold some of my baseball cards to Phil, a dealer I’d met at a local flea market two years earlier. I carried my binder into his shop, he lowballed me, and I took it. I got probably 15% of what I could have gotten … Read more