Dave turned 40 last month. (!) We had a big party for him at The Rose and Crown in Palo Alto and among them was our friend Rich. We love Rich.
It's hard to tell just one story about Rich, and impossible to pull them all together as an attempt to offer a picture of who he is to me. Way back when, I was the girl who got between Dave and Rich, and then Rich was the guy that came along on all our dates. At first I beat Rich at Tekken III, and then later Scrabble... over and over again. Rich was a painter, the first I ever really knew, and also a really good audience for my jokes. He is really, really fun when he's been drinking (especially when I'm not) and he's "that guy" who dances with all the kids at weddings. We share a similar knowing about things and we both love Dave.
And while I'm sure there are pieces of Rich I will never know, I'm also very sure he hates this picture. And while there are pieces of me that Rich will never know, I'm very sure he knows I posted it for that very reason.
