You put a spell on me

I have, in the past 24 hours, gotten it into my head that I would like some day to run another iteration of Ar Noir.
Those of my friends who were involved, especially the obsessive note-taking sorts of friends (*cough*MEI*cough*), if you have memories or especially documentation I would love to add them to what I've got to try and construct some sort of world bible.
Again, I realize that Friday night is pretty much the graveyard and postings made now are more likely to get buried and never see the light of day. But this is when I have these thoughts.

In Memoriam

Mstislav "Slava" Rostropovich: 1927-2007
( Obituary by Joshua Kosman, posted in entirety beneath cut because I think you should read it. )

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My poor little cel phone. Battery went from full to empty in the space of a thirty second conversation. I didn't bring the charger, because it looked plenty full, so this weekend I may be on very limited availability, just as a warning.