Sunday, June 27, 2010
Banana Flambe - A tribute to Abe
Among the tributes to the memory of Bananagrams creator Abraham Nathanson is this wonderful story about how he was once approached to collaborate in a game-designing competition as part of Providence's first Maker Faire. The story gives a sense of who Abe was and what the community of Providence is like. Enjoy!
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![If I stay there can be no party. I must be out there in the night, staying vigilant. Wherever a party needs to be saved, I'm there. Wherever there are words that need anagramming, I'm there. But sometimes I'm not because I'm out there in the night staying vigilant, watching, lurking, running, jumping, hurdling, sleeping. No, I can't sleep. You sleep. I'm awake. I don't sleep. I don't blink. Am I a bird? No. I'm a banana. I am Bananagrammer. Or am I? Yes, I am Bananagrammer. [applies chapstick]](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5Yf53B1clpF3cLb11zYrIhaMn1Grv8uDvAhy_9vwjTU-CZCcX5MYmPwX-TnSagBaWwvJpIWeVsOP3q4r6k_HYnuRcVAOou4fwCkkVU7Or2NXmaWfZS6CjtkPnaeIdq3-wvdOC2DJb-Ra/s400/BGR-plot-medium.png)
