Mitch posted a condolence
Friday, April 24, 2009
During my very wayward youth, I became friends with Jean, Joel, their family, and their flock of 2 legged, 4 legged and often no legged friends. Those were the good old days of open doors, cars stopping for kids, and dining at Dubrows. We spent long hours talking natural science, science fiction, political science, and most importantly, life science. Many lessons stuck and made me a better person today. We traded science fiction and comic books and not unexpectedly, I was usually beneficiary. Although distance and time drew us apart, Joel legends I most often share are as lizard wizard, Jeopardy winner and billboard celebrity. I'll never forget the day in Brooklyn I was almost run over by a bus with Joel's mug on its side. As I reeled back out of the way, I was watching his face go whizzing by. The world is less for Joel's passing and my sympathies to all who are missing him today. Joel was a brazen outspoken hero that I am lucky to have known and shared time with.
