Departed Brothers

I don't remember who brought it up, but it wasn't the first time I'd heard that theme. "Damn, you've known everybody," he said, meaning gun and hunting writers and photographers and gun people in general. It started me thinking about the colleagues I've known who are no longer with us, and it brought me to two conclusions: I have known a lot of them and, on a sadder note, I know way too many dead guys. It's a function of age, I suppose, and not likely to improve as time goes on. Be that as it may, I will set the record straight.

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