A New Year, A New Rock

- Courtesy of Mr. Robert Gaffe

His name is Fredafer, and to be honest, he made a rather inconspicuous entrance into the room that first day. He did, to a certain extent, blend in with the rest of the rocky crowd. I wouldn't chalk it up to shyness, though. He does have a definite shine to him, and his choice of colors is anything but conservative. No, I believe it is more a product of his laid-back attitude, one formed during the Colorado days of his youth.

When I asked him what brought him to the great state of Nebraska, his reply was both curt and cool, "Who...who brought me."

Desiring to know the whole story, I then asked the obvious follow-up, "Okay. Who brought you to Omaha?"

"Alfonzo Roberto."

Figuring that was enough for day one, I left it at that. But with a year's time ahead of us, somebody will eventually crack that rock open and we'll get to know a little bit more about Fredafer.