He and my friend Ralph worked their magic. I, the eternal outsider, was now an insider. I only made it through the ridiculous pledge period because of them… And our lives changed forever. I met some people who are to this day, my dearest friends. Thanks to Bob…. And we met some ...
A cold morning before dawn in the damp surroundings ofTsukiji marketin Tokyo is one of my dearest memories. The nonexistent fish smell I had expected to find at the market and the collection of fish that resembled pricey rocks displayed like jewelery shocked me to the bone. I could only fin...