Year-1987. Met Al Oeming through my ex (radio stn. mgr). Al was being interviewed by my ex on his AM show, female cheetah in tow. As the interview was going on, I snuggled up to this awesome cat, who weighed as much as I did and could have turned me into hamburger if she wanted -- but she was as tame as could be and her purring was LOUD :-)! A few hours later, when Oeming and big kitty were doing a presentation at a local school, she caught my scent as I walked in the door and she started chirping and purring like crazy!! Al flagged me over to calm her down--guess she put me on her BFF list :-) I'll never forget it.