In Memoriam. . .

     On Friday, March 12, 2004, Mr. Brown R. Spider passed away near his home in Columbia, Missouri.  He was pronounced dead in a trap at 1:02am by his suitemates, Gregory and Christopher, who held a celebratory ceremony at the site.  Unfortunately, no other members of Mr. Spider's family were able to attend the service.  Mr. Spider will always be remembered as the one who made the bathroom smell like rotten peanut butter, freaked everyone out, and nearly drove his human friends crazy.  He accomplished much in his short life, even uniting those around him in a single cause.  Greg and Chris were not available for an interview, but they released the following comments:

"We spent days...hoping...waiting for some sort of a sign.  Any sign at all.  When his condition hadn't changed going on five days we began to worry.  We visited him every day, watched him closely, and we even sang to him in the shower.  But we ran the race.  We fought the fight.  In the end we emerged...bruised, perhaps, but not broken.  Shaken, but not stirred.  We were victorious."

that's right...ding dong the spider's dead! it's about time, too.  greg was about ready to break out the camo and face paint!!!