[Groop] Hi

[SheikOfEntropy@aol.com]

Welcome Ian, and welcome Chris AKA Glorko, too! (I mean the Late Chris 
Schechner, AKA the Late King Glorko)

And thanks Finn!!! I didn't realize that I was dead, as is everyone in the 
Groop except for you. Tsk, quite a shame really, but what can I do about it, 
I AM dead, after all.  

Now, about the whining of the Late Gary Grossmann. Be fair, Late Gary, you 
know you can't take it with you, because the coffin will be waaay too small. 
It's only fair that Finn and Ian share the wealth. 

Now, here are the Top Ten effects of the Death of Groop:

10: GROOGRAMS reduced to topical discussion of the merits of the series.
9: The body of a Brazilian master spy and legendary cryptographer found 
smothered in cheesedip. 
8. Mulch sales plummet.
7. Mark Evanier FINALLY able to catch up on his back email.
6. Issue #1 of THE WHOLE ENCHILADA signed by the late Nate Piekos fetch 
$23,000 at Christie's Auction
5. Finn Smith arrested in Washington State, found rooting about in roofless 
shed shouting, "WHERE IS IT! HE COULDN'T TAKE IT WITH HIM, COULD HE?"
4. The Groo Chatless Chatroom is silent (no change, really…)
3. Groo back issue prices reach record low, OVERSTREET & WIZARD guides drop 
rating of early Groo issues as low as 3˘ each, starting the Great Groo 
Depression. 
2. GROOPADS start showing up on ebay.
1. The Late Josh Jones actually posts a message, from beyond the grave. 

The Late Larry Steller, AKA The Late Sheik of Entropy