DMG - I gotta rep you for this post (if I can) for a couple of reasons.

First off, that list brought back a HUGE flood of great moments in my RPG life. Esp. Boothill (my first) and Toon (teaching my kids RPG).

Second, this post is very well written and speaks so well of my views on Roleplaying in general.

thanks for stating it a lot better than I did.