First, of course, to Gus, who makes all good things possible for me.

But also to Romney, who is not Kathleen,
Buddy, who is not Mel,
Jim, who may be Bitsie,
and the entire cast and crew
of Scoop & Doozie.

You are all too talented, good-humored and civilized to appear in a book like this.

—V.G.