Ken Bondy
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An Unusual Farewell
I said goodbye to a dear old friend last week. We shared a love for Baja. The story of the unusual farewell is too long to post, but if you have a
little spare time you can read it at:
http://www.kenbondy.com/images/Personal/A%20Farewell%20to%20...
I know Jim would have liked to have met many Nomads here and would have approved of you all reading this.
++Ken++
carpe diem!
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David K
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Very cool... Jim was lucky to have such a good friend as you Ken!
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Santiago
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Thanks Ken, very moving.
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BajaGringo
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Great story of life, friendship and memories Ken. Thanks so much for sharing that...
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Neal Johns
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Thanks, Ken - always enjoy your posts. Nice to have friends that close.
Neal
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Never let a Dragon pass by without pulling its tail!
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Keri
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Thank you for sharing with us. How lucky you both were to be friends, RIP, k
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rpleger
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Good story....and a good way to be remembered ...
Richard on the Hill
*ABROAD*, adj. At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to
be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
-- Ambrose Bierce, _The Enlarged Devil\'s Dictionary_
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TMW
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Beautiful, thanks for sharing.
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lingililingili
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Wonderful story and your poem was great.
•Life is just one damned thing after another
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Udo
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Beautiful story, Ken. I did not know you were into poetry!
Next month we'll get together for lunchy
Udo
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toneart
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Thank you, Ken, for sharing this moving tribute to your good friend. What a wonderful ritual for Jim and his family, and to have such a great friend
as you to carry forth his wishes.
Your poem is great! It not only is well written but it is obvious that yours comes from where all good poetry comes from; the heart. Of course, I
would expect that from an artist of your caliber, and you didn't disappoint.
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shari
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ah Ken....you ARE a poet...thanks so much for sharing this with us ....the blue gill gave me goosebumps! What a wonderful amigo you are.
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Cypress
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Ken Bondy, Thanks for a fine tribute to a friend. Jim, rest in peace.
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BAJACAT
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Ken, thanks for sharing you are a great friend, the underwater "ceremony", was really something special.Baja has gain another star, one day( I hope
in the far future). will all be there...
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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Ken,
A great tribute. Thanks very much for sharing.
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Doug
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
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bacquito
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Thanks for sharing your story.
bacquito
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Ken Cooke
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Fotos dedicados por tu amigo
Puerto San Francisquito? I was there with the Jeep crew in November. The drive both in and out nearly rattled my poor Rubicon to insanity. Flying
in would have been a better alternative. Although, there was some junk blocking the runway. Ken & Jim, enjoy the photos. I know he'd like them.



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frizkie
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A heartfelt thank you for sharing that Ken.
Jim was a lucky guy to have a friend like you.
Condolences to his daughter Shawna and to you and your daughter and too all who cared for him.
"Gone Fishin"........Awesome!
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Skipjack Joe
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Chip of the old block
Enjoyed reading your post, Ken. In fact I remember reading the Coleen's account of the two of you running out of gas at San Francisquito. It stayed
with me because the identical thing happened to me at San Francisquito in the fall of 1983: we had somehow bought gas with water in it. They were
embarrassed. Lucky for you guys (and me) that the wind hadn't come up. My wife said they were all nervous as darkness descended but they showed no
sign of it to me - just beams of flashlights and welcome smiles.
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24baja
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Ken,
Thank you for this tribute, most of us can only hope for a friend like you and a fine tribute like this. I this this would be a great thing to do at
my favorite fishing spot in BOLA. Connie
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