University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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Well, it ' s here, the moment we ' ve all been waiting for, putting the 1982 Blue and Gold to bed (editorial talk. They tell me I ' m allowed to do that!) No one can quite appreciate how hard it is for an editor to write this page. This is the final act of the show, much like the fat lady singing at the opera! The seemingly endless nights of deadlines that include pizza, beer, mass quantities of coffee, and the feel- ing that you ' ll never get to sleep have all come to an end. As a senior, it ' s especially hard to end all this fun. There are so many people who have helped in the production of the book both working on it and en- couraging me from the sidelines. First there are those dedicated staffers who have stay eu up c11111USL as many nights working on the book as I have. I want to thank Gretchen Carner and John Goff whose help in getting the sections to pull together was in- valuable. John: a special thanks for copy that made the whole experience worth it. Then there are the photographers without whom this book would not be possible. A very special thanks goes to Chris Williams and Joe Kobzeff. I also want to send a very special thank you to the Sports staff who took the mad ramblings of a crazed editor with almost a grain of salt. Your patience is greatly appreciated. J.B.: your words of wisdom are inspiring. I ' d also like to thank Larry Prozan for having enough faith in me to give me this job. There ' s another group of people who deserve more thanks than words on this page will ever ex- press. They are those who have seen me through the good times and the bad times, when 2 hours of sleep in three days has been par for the course. To Kelley, Bruce, Joel, and Frank here ' s a very, very special Thank-you. You all deserve so much more. Thank you for the laughter when I needed it the most. And to Scott, for playing the Devil ' s advocate and giving me strength, even when tearing everything apart. Thanks for the caring and understanding, you ' ll never really know how much it really meant. To Mom, Dad and Chuck, you ' re the best family an editor-in-chief could ever have. You gave me the confidence to believe that I could actually pull this project off. Then there are those who have suffered the pain and shared the joys of every step of this process. J.R.: Thanks for always being there to make me laugh, especially when things lacked all humor. To Jim Yudelson, thank you for the hugs and the voice of experience. They helped more than you ' ll ever know. These last two people have become my right hand people , best friends, and best drinking buddies a girl could have. (Anybody have a quarter ?) To Jim Weldy: Thank you for always being there, even if its just to put out fires! The dedication and believing in me even when you thought it wouldn ' t work have meant so much to me. Denise, what can I say; it ' s been too humorous. You ' re the best business manager one could have. Thanks for staying up all night working, rushing to the airport, making mid- night trips to the city, and bringing a spirit of dedica- tion that ' s very much needed on a yearbook staff. To both of you, thank you for the insanity that helped keep me sane A special thanks to the artisans who have made the impossible, possible. P.D.

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