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 You sound so much like me. Thank you for sharing all this. I very much appreciate hearing this. Like you I too was an acid head. This was the 60's, 70's and early 80's. I was a personal friend of Timothy Leary and he told me to document all my 107 acid trips. I did just that. These notebooks are in my storage unit at the present time.Tim like Greg had an avid interest in the Tarot. Tim had already made some cards for his deck and published them in High Times which I wrote some articles for. I miss Tim a great deal.We had some good times together. I don't remember if Greg and Tim knew  each other. I knew Tim for over 35 years. He was a good friend. Like you I started with Avalon Hill I think one of my first games was Gettysburg. Most of my Avalon Hill games are also in storage. Some of them did not surive the test of time. Like you I was also involved with early D&D. I met Greg in 1975 when he founded Chaosium. He and I were similar to. A joint interest in Mythology Celtic, Nordic and Finnish the Kalavala and Native American tradition. We had a love of Shamanism and Tarot. I met Katlin and John Mathews through Greg. They keep in contact with me on my Facebook page.I saw her a few years ago at PantheaCon. We hung out for awhile and one of the subjects we talked about was Greg. They contacted  me the day after Greg died. The only difference I see in us is that you are Jewish and I am Pagan. Although I have studied the Qabalah for many years. Our FRP experience is similar too. There were things I did not understand as well but I figured them out. Runequest was a trip to learn. I hope someday we can meet and share our mutual thoughts. It better be soon I am 68 years old with chronic Asthama you do the math. Well that is all I wanted to say and I am very impressed with what you wrote. You awoke in me many old memories like my times and frienship with Timothy Leary. Well as we Pagans say Take Care and Blessed Bee. The second b is inhonor of the bees of this planet who are in danger of extinction. AD(arch-druid) Stephen W. Abbott. Peace! Peace! Peace! and to Greg Rest Peacefully My Shaman Brother.  

I am so happy to see all these peaple honoring Greg's memory with their gaming. Unfortunately all my Chaosium games are storage all I have for games is what is on my PC,laptop and phone. I play both Stormfall games and Pirates of the Caribbean Tides of War and Celtic Heroes an actual Pagan Celtic Game on Google Play. I write games reviews on Google Play for such games. I gave all of these games a 5 star rating. I played all these games last night in honor of Gregg. I was not able to get his Rune to work on this phone. Sorry about that. I will try again later it is in my head if nothing else. I hope this thread stays up awhile it is a fitting tribute to his memory. I have so much stuff of memories of the Chaosium I knew going back to it's founding in 1975. I was there. I remember working with Greg on White Bear Red Moon and our ilfated work on The Tarot and Tree which was cut short when I went into the hospital for  a acute Asthma condition. I worked on Authur' Knights and he put my name on it and if I reall he may have put my name on White Bear Red Moon too. My name was on Pendragon misspelle. as Stephen Abbot instead of Stephen W. Abbott . I worked on Arkham Horror I think my name is there as well. I have over 40 years of memories knowing Greg in storage unit. Then there is our Shaman interest and his publishing of Shaman's Drum can I get back issues of it? What I have is in storage I can't get to it. Well I will keep reading these entries as long as they keep coming. I have not missed one entry on this thread. Take Care and Blessed Be what we Pagans say. AD(arch-druid) Stephen W. Abbott. I miss you my Shaman Brother. Peace! Peace! Peace!

It should  be  noted  that  the  Finnish author called  Greg  a  her  and  I was under the  impression that  Greg  died in his sweat lodge  on  October 11th  not  the  10th  as the  author  said? Did  I  get  something  wrong? I  want you  to know  I  am here  for you  Chaosium. Let me know if you need me. I  want to go to the  memorial how  do I get  there? Where  is it being  held  in Berkley? I  will be coming  with others from the  Sacramento  Area. One  of them  knew  Greg  too. If  any  of you  remember  me  I  was  there  in 1975 when  Greg founded Chaosium. My  name  is on Arthur's Knights  and Pendragon. My  name  is  misspelled on  Pendragon as Stephen Abbot as opposed to Stephen  W. Abbott. I  lost  contact  with  Greg after  Isaac Bonewits died  in  2010. This  is one  of my  great  regrets  in my  life losing  contact  with  him. I would  love  to get  some back  issues  of  Shaman's Drum are  any  available? Greg  and  I  shared  a love  of  Shamanism together. It seems  so fitting that  he  died in his  sweat lodge. If  you  would  like  to see  what  I have written  about  Greg befriend  me on Facebook as  Stephen  W.  Abbott. If  you  would  like to see  what  I am doing  now here  is  my  website: www.pagansforberniesanders.com  or  www.readingsinsacramentoca.com if  you  like  the site please  leave  feedback. Greg  and I shared and interest  in the  Tarot. He wanted me to  write   a  book  about  it. Well  he got  his wish.  I am  presently  writing a  book on the  Tarot entitled: Abbott's  Inn  Presents  The  Tarot  the  Royal Road  of Life. I  could  only  hope  that  Greg  would have liked it. I love  what  you are doing  with  this  thread this  is a fitting tribute  to his  memory and his  life's  work. I have read  everyone's  post  here. I have not missed  one  since  you started  it. It  makes me  feel  better to see  all this  love  written  about  him  and for him.   Well  I  can't  think  of  anything  else  to say. Take  Care  and  Blessed  Be. AD(arch-druid) Stephen  W. Abbott Peace! Peace! Peace! Peace to you  my Shaman  Brother  Rest  Well.

At long last  I  am able  to speak about  my  old friend. I was there in 1975 when Chaosium got  started. I worked with Greg very hard on many games. I can remember correlating the game rule  books and packaging the games. I was  at Chaosium many times sometimes very late at night. My first game I worked  with Greg was I believe White Bear Red Moon which name was later changed. I am sure Charlie  Krank remembers it.    Then I worked on King Arthur's Knights which  has my name on it. My Name is on Pendragon misspelled I might add. Like Greg I am a Shaman too. Is anyone publishing  Shaman's Drum anymore? I would love to get back copies. I have all original Chaosium Games  in my storage unit if anyone  is interested. My major  regret is that I lost contact  with Greg in 2010 when Isaac Bonewits died. Some of you  may  remember that Greg published Isaac's  Game book  for Real Magick in Games entitled Authentic Thaumaturgy   I sold  many  copies for Greg at many conventions and I sold many Games for him at Conventions. Now both Issac and Greg are gone. Last night  I had  a prophetic dream  about Greg and I. In the dream we were reunited and after  a long  talk we  played Pendragon together which  we had worked so hard on  in life. I plan  to talk  about  Greg on my  Facebook page  later tonight. If you want to see  what I write  add  me on  Facebook and  Facebook Messager   As  Stephen W. Abbott. We all  owe  a great debt to Greg for all he did for the Gaming  Community. I  will  sorely  miss him. My  heart goes out to his family I knew most of his kids sadly not his  wife. Charlie Krank if you are out there I  miss  you Bro. Let me know  if I  can help with Chaosium . I will be contacting  Steve Perrin  tonight  to about Greg. Take Care  and  Blessed Be  My  Shaman Brother My  your Journey to the  Celtic Other World be filled with  Joy  Pleasure and Excitement. Has anyone John and Kaitlin Mathews they  should be told  of his passing. I  can  try  and reach them on my  end. I think they are  on Facebook. I will try tonight.  AD (arch-druid) Stephen W. Abbott but  as Greg knew  me in 75 Stephen W.Abbott Mc Caully.

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