On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:01:42 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 17:21:59 -0600, Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>
>>> "sf" > wrote in message >>
>>>>>The same thing happened when Pastorio was dying. <sigh>
>>>>
>>>> except Pastorio was the one who went off the deep end.
>>>
>>> How so? I remember that he would argue with Dr. Goofball (can't remember
>>> his name), but I considered Bob Pastorio to be a very knowledgeable person
>>> when it came to food! He and I both posted to the Foodwine mailing list.
>>> When Bob died (on April Fool's Day) I felt like I'd lost a friend.
>>>
>>> Chris in Pearland, TX
>>
>> i too seem to have missed pastorio going nuts.
>
> I have no memory of it. Furthermore, even if it did happen, I don't
> *want* to remember. Dying is a stressful thing, and having Dr. Goofball
> hammering on you doesn't help any. Bob was a wonderful person and
> helped many, many of us here.
>
> I know that I have said (and posted) many things that I have later
> regretted. If Bob did that, I forgive him. I choose to remember only
> the good things about him.

i can remember him taking a sharp tone about food authenticity and the
like, but not personally attacking people. but if he was attacking quack
dr. chun-king - well, that's perfectly understandable.

he seemed a nice fella and fine cook.

your pal,
blake