Hi Gary,
I hope you feel better!
I'm the guy who started the "goofiness in games" thread in your Yahoo group a while back. I've played since first edition, and one thing I've noticed is a loss of inherent flavor in the rules as subsequent generations are born. In it's current incarnation the onus to inject flavor seems to rest squarely on the DM and the group. I understand that Necromancer Games prides itself on a 1st edition flavor, but what advice would you give groups who want to play in the 1st edition spirit using 3e rules? Is such a thing possible in your opinion?
Thank you for some of the best years of my life.