Circa 1980
Merrill and Kevin develop a practical joke.

As told by Merrill in an email to me 2/6/99.

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Of the many memories of Kevin, one of the most vivid, in that it shows Kevin's easy-going attitude and great sense of humor, was the practice he and I got into many years ago. I can't date it, because I don't remember when it began. But when he and I would meet after a gap of time, or some other a hand-shaking event occurred, Kevin and I would square off, and one of us would say, "Let's shake on it!."  The other would agree, and we would begin to extend the hands, both stone-faced - then we would each de-emphasize the hand and shake our whole bodies, hopefully in unison. If we were feeling cool, we could do it without cracking up - but not often.  The last time we met in Montana a few years ago, I had forgotten about it.  Until he pulled it on me. What a great kid!

Note:  This was really funny.  I vividly remember the first time I saw them do it.

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