Thanks to all the RIFErs who made this book possible! Your misjudgment, neglect and ignorance give us all a reason to grumble. Best wishes!
Support:
[Mélanie R.] For all of your support and for being my favorite person.
[Téa V.] For being my main inspiration to expose and rid the world of all ruiners!
[Lucy C.] This book would be nothing without you, plain and simple. Thank you.
[Denise O.] For believing in me, making me smarter, and putting this book on the shelves.
[David V.] For being the best dad and best editor before I had an editor.
[Tony N.] For making me aware that it takes six times to see dead people.
[Pat V.] For being the best mom and always supporting my dreams.
[Julie V.] For the great RIFE ideas and the excellent inspiration.
[Brian V.] For thinking everything is a conspiracy.
[Chris V.] For thinking nothing is a conspiracy.
[Gavin V.] For questioning the conspiracy.
[Louise R.] For always laughing.
[Richard R.] For always pointing the finger (even though it’s usually the wrong one).
[Tony P.] For helping me understand the industry.
[Keith G. + Monique G.] For all of your support.
[Christian L.] For the author-to-author advice and pep talk.
Prereaders:
[Neal F. + Crystal F.] For being my best Indiana friends.
[Kevin K.] For being my best New York friend.
[Scott S. + Melodie S.] For being my best Los Angeles friends.
[Grant K. + Shea K. family] For letting your kids read it!
[Max M. + Melissa M.] Max, maybe you didn’t read it, but I felt the support.
[Alex V.] For being tough, honest, and great.
[Scott R.] For not getting bored.
[Steve S.] For always being a great guy and wearing the T-shirt!
[Alexis R.] For being my liaison to Tony, and for sneaking a read and liking it.
[Tanya B.] For being my interested local bookstore employee.
[Carole M.] For being a great second set of eyes.
Educators:
[Wes J.] For being my most influential architecture prof.
[Laura S.] For being my most influential English prof.
Resources:
[Google] For being the best search engine.
[Dictionary.com] For being the best free resource.
[iStockphoto.com] For being royalty-free.
Permissions:
Actually, I only got one permission, but I decided not to use it.
Here’s some free advertising for the companies that said NO:
[Rhino Records] For NOT letting me use the Grateful Dead logo, Steal Your Face, on RIFE №077.
[Craigslist.org] Craig’s great but indecisive, I’m still waiting on a response to use their logo on RIFE №O87.
[UPMC] For NOT letting me use a can of Spam on RIFE №063.
[Hasbro] For nothing, see RIFE №015.