speaking of transiting to the next realm, ram, owner of tacoland in san antonio, did last month. he was big hearted, gruff and certainly bigger than life. he ran the best bar in texas single handedly where you became lost in tacoland time and wackiness. there are some websites about ram, one of which is via the dead milkmen:
www.deadmilkmen.com/2005/06/26/ram-ayala-rip/
he is sorely missed.