====== Passerina ======


===== Recruitment =====

There used to be an organization called the North Jersey Puzzlers' League, of which I was a 
member. We actually had annual tournaments at the Riverside Square Mall, organized by
[[Famulus]] and the other usual suspects -- [[Willz]], [[double-h|Henry Hook]]. Perennial top 
finishers were [[En]], [[Qaqaq]], [[Sanit]] et al. This was also around the time of the 
wonderful US Open tournaments sponsored by Games at NYU Law School. 

North Jersey Puzzlers' League members also met sporadically in members' homes. [[jotheloi|Jo the
Loiterer]] lived in a neighboring town then, and I remember going to his house and his coming 
here. [[Atlantic]] also lived around here (I always wondered why he didn't change his nom to 
"Pacific" when he moved west; ah well...) and came to a meeting at my house in late '86, I think. 
We always entertained each other with home-grown puzzles of varying degrees of difficulty, and 
that time I had done a legal sized page of rebus puzzles (the old-fashioned kind) of 50's and 60's 
songs and movies. [[Atlantic]] looked at it and said it was reminiscent of puzzles published by 
this other organization he belonged to. And, as they say, the rest is history.

To make a long story short, I was recruited by [[Atlantic]]. I was VERY active the first
couple of years, with many flats published and many sol lists turned in - never anything 
approaching a complete, though.

[[FaRo]] was (were?) editor, and they live nearby, so I visited them once just to put faces with
noms. [[FaRo|Ro]] especially was extremely helpful with helping a newcomer along.

===== Recruits =====

[[Indigo]].

===== Nom =====

Passerina is a genus of finches, including the buntings, and I'm Barbara Bunting, so there you have it.

==== Combinoms ====

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===== Offices =====

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