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This was a hoot! After dinner at Gorduño's Mexican restaurant in Rio Rancho, N. Mex. the evening of Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005, waiters and staff sang something resembling "Feliz Cumpleaños" for Ed, then rechristened him "El Pancho Eduardo del Gente" and crowned him with a new lid.

Notwithstanding a few family members who feared El Ed would never stand for such public embarassment, the majority braved it, ordered the staff to get on with the show. He turned out to be an incredibly good sport, laughing as heartily as everyone else...and that was before the Margueritas!

Youngest son Jim Peeples (left) and nephew Alec, who've both been around and seen a lot of crazy stuff, hardly knew what to make of this apparition in lavender sombrero and Mr. Rogers sweater.

The young señorita directly behind Señor Gente simultaneously got the serenade and sombrero from the staff, although our party was five times larger and way noisier than theirs.

The deal also came with a dessert so rich and tasty he couldn't finish it. Of course, having stuffed ourselves on comidas muy fabulosos, we all felt muy gordo, pero muy excellente.

(Photo: Stephen K. Peeples)