First Ike, now Hattie...

Eulogy to Hattie from Johnny Gumbo:

Hattie, the vagabond parakeet and traveling companion to jgumbo, cashed in her chips on Saturday after a long and memorable life filled with travel and song. Most renowned for her long distant jaunts starting with her trip from her birthplace, Dayton, OH, in 1999 by car to Southington, CT, and, most recently, cross country over 3000 miles from CT to Spokane, WA, in the passenger seat of a rental truck, Miss Hattie was loved and admired by all who knew her. She could break out in song at any time and loved the back and forth banter of a good conversation. Her favorite singing companions were Willie Nelson (loved "On the Road Again") and Jimmy Buffett (favorite - "Why don't we get drunk and screw"). Farewell, Miss Hattie. May your days be filled with free flight. We will miss you. - JG