Quote Originally Posted by Bonny View Post
I didn't get to know Gini, Richard you bought her back to life. What a fun loving giving person she was.
My favorite Gini story involved her meeting Richard Gere in a restaurant.

Gini and her then hubby were out for dinner and saw RG at a table.

Gini JUST HAD to go over and speak to him.

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A little background?

There was an urban legend that involved RG and a gerbil wrapped in foil.

The story was that he went to the ER to have the gerbil removed from a private area of his.

People kept the story alive for years.

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After the meal, Gini walked over to the table, spoke to RG and when she got back to her husband, he asked what she said to him....

Gini replied, "I asked him how his gerbil was......."

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The only drawback of being her friend?

You had to stay on your toes around her....If you let your guard down, you'd be guaranteed to be the next 'victim' of her sense of humor. Her humor was NEVER mean spirited or biting. If you liked to laugh? She was a wonderful person to hang around with.

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Before the BBQs, we'd get together to plot....ah, plan the event.

We gone to Costco to buy some booze and other stuff.

The booze and mixers dominated the basket, so when we got into line a woman in front of us looked at the basket, at us and then shot us a dirty look.

We both noticed it and Gini, in a wonderful stage whisper, said something like, "Did we buy enough booze?"

I answered, "THAT should be enough to get us thru the weekend....."

God, did we laugh about that.

She had the ability to step over the line and take you with her.

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We once had a conversation about the BBQs and she confided in my that when she told a friend that she was going to host a bunch of 'strangers' for the event she was told that she was 'crazy to do it'.

She never worried about who was coming, but she got frantic about the food, running out of things like pop or drinks.

Your comfort was the only thing she was worried about....what ever you hear about her?

Multiply that by 100 and even then?

You may not realize what a gem she was!!!