Sad to see that Gary Gygax has died.

Man, I gave many Sunday afternoons to D&D during my formative years... Casey, Chris, Zoob, Pete, Kessel, and me had some fun times. Then Pete got a girlfriend, and that was the beginning of the end. 

I played a few different characters over the course of several campaigns... but my favorite has always been my first, Bandaar the dwarf fighter. Life was pretty simple for Bandaar... ale good, battle axe good, orcs bad. He wasn't much of a talker, and he certainly wasn't the shiniest gem in the pouch (8 for intelligence, around there for wisdom, IIRC)... but we had good times, me and him.

Here's to you, Gary. Thanks for the memories.