It is with great sadness I must tell you of the passing of my co-author and best friend Bandit J. Schanuzer. Many of you had asked me of his health at the convention this year. He had just started training for the next slot tournament. He had worked his way up to 2 and a half minutes of hitting the spin button, and he was hopeing to work his way up to compete at the next Palms slot tournament, after all he was a charter membet in the Palms Players Club. He will be missed by all who knew him and of his exploits.