Heh, sorry. I just wanted to acknowledge that Rog's family is reading all of your replies and we appreciate them. I had no idea. I was worried some of you would think this was some sort of Andy Kaufman-esque prank, that's why I wrote a novella up there. His jokes could go over my head sometimes too, as many of you said, but when they hit they hit hard. Watching a movie with him was something else...out of nowhere would come a Mystery Science Theatre 3K quip that would have me rolling...which is ironic, because he hated MST3K. He did love South Park though....he was pretty hip for a septuagenarian.
It's going to be several days before his remains are ready, lots of paperwork and such the place has to complete. I got him a biodegradable urn with starfish on it, it slowly dissipates after you place it in the ocean...don't want him braining a sea turtle on the way down or strangling a dolphin, that would bum him out. I considered getting some quick-crete, mixing his ashes in and setting it into a mold to make a playpen for coral and fish, but I foresee so many ways that could go wrong. I don't know...I'm still in some amount of shock. I agree he was a "treasure", as one of you said, maybe the Treasure Coast reefs would be an apt resting place for him. I wish he had done a little funeral planning, but most people don't...we have to play the hands we're dealt.
I'll report back in a week or so...I don't want to torture yall and open the wound repeatedly, I know you guys are genuinely sad he's passed on. We'll all eventually see him down the road. I think it would be cool if he hung around a while and went full-poltergeist on his ex-wife...
...but rattling chains isn't his style, rattling funny bones is. And he has a cruise to catch.