I really miss your podcasts. No doubt I’ll be dipping back into Sparkletack archives before this night turns to dawn. These stories and the way you finesse their telling fill a unique, education-meets-entertainment niche for anyone in love with The City. By making history fun, by breathing life into history’s brittle bones and romping through it with your wry affections, a magic is conveyed transporting listeners back to a San Francisco we see, hear, smell, taste and grab for in every inch its glory. Your talent, Richard – that of the grand tale spinner – is, in my opinion, the oldest, most enjoyable, meaningful and most sacred a human could possibly be gifted with. Here’s to you — to a new year, and to ever greater successes at whatever endeavors you pursue!