Wow! What a throwback, I was on that CSS list and Philippe and I would do a lot of css writing and testing together, along with 'Big John'. I recall a day when this 'Dave' guy came by asking for people to check out his garden...
Ah! Dave Shea[1] is awesome. I'm a big fan. I once asked him if he would do a site design for me. Unfortunately, he was busy. He was super polite and humble.
Mezzoblue[2] was one of those source of inspiration to CSS enthusiasts.