Phil Hirons

I'm very, very fortunate that I've got good genes.

I'm doing very well for my age.

I've got hearing aids and I've had the laser surgery on the eyes.

And I've been diabetic for almost 40 years.

But that's still under fairly good control.

So, you know, I expect to live at least as long as my grandmother.

I had a grandmother who had made 91, still had all the marbles.

Well, I know of at least three in different parts of the country that are, you know, have moved away and are either playing in somebody else's game or have started their own campaign.

As far as the total number of kids, between my own kids and the neighborhood kids and then the kids at the JCC and at the private school, it's got to be upwards of 500.

Well, it showed me that I had even more creativity than I thought.

I like dealing with people, I always have.

I have run into kids that I had in school over the years and without fail they said, oh, Mr. Hirons, I still remember, da-da-da-da-da-da.

You know, which makes me, you know, really makes me almost weep.

Because, you know, it's nice to know you're remembered.

Role-playing games have taken on so many different forms now.

You can have role-playing games where there are no dice.

You know, is it jazz?

No.

Is it baseball?

Is it any of these things?