on 7/24/03 bio_phy at hotmail.com wrote: -While this appears to be daunting, I think SKZB has a better shot than most at pulling this off (with apologies to Gaiman). SKZB will do a fine job, but I believe, as I know others do, that Neil would do a fine job also. What is important here is the honor of being asked to do it. I also believe that the hardest part of the task is not actually listing his numerous accomplishments, but expressing the gratitude of the science fiction/fantasy community in a way that doesn't sound sappy. John D. Barbato, OD