Sixteen Candles

April, 1998

The first Men column, ''Role Models,'' was published 16 years ago this month. Sixteen years happens to be an eternity in magazine terms, so let's take off our spurs, belly up to the bar and blow out the candles on my birthday cake, amigos. Because this shooter has been through any number of gunfights at the Writers' and Editors' Corral, and while I may be a little beat-up, I'm still standing.You might remember 1982. That was the year the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C...