Ruse You Can Bruise for 2003 August 13

I'll just write the complete last verse and leave the rest as an exercise for the reader.

On the 12th day of August, Sumana sent to me:
12 hals a-tooting
11 writing elmores
10 'tiquing maltins
9 bernsteins playing
8 cohens singing
7 jackies joking
6 leonards parting
5 roy rogers!
4 sugar rays
3 peltiers
2 mr. spocks
and a leonard richardson!