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Published on Wednesday, May 14, 2008
By Dennis McCarthy
It didn't surprise any of Bob McCord's friends that they're old pal died cussing.
The colorful owner of the Sagebrush Cantina in Calabasas was never one for mincing words. He let you know exactly what was on his mind, they say.
And what was on his mind last Monday, just before the end came, was cursing his rotten luck.
"The odds were one in a million, and Bob was that one," said longtime friend and co-worker Don Janiro.
McCord, 69, died of a rare, incurable brain disease called Creutzfeldt-Jakob. Worldwide, one person in a million gets it per year.
Bob McCord got it.
If you've ever stopped by the Sagebrush for a combination plate and a beer, you probably saw Bob. He was the guy walking around wearing a Hawaiian shirt and laughing.
The man who put Calabasas on the map, says Don Sanelli, another longtime friend.
"Calabasas was a hole in the wall until Bob opened the Sagebrush in 1974," he said. "Very little traffic was coming to this side of the freeway
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