Re: HOW I SPENT MY SAT. / HOW ‘BOUT YOU?

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😥 😥 😥 HEY GUYS’ MY DAY DIDN’T GO SO WELL…WAS GOIN’ OVER TO MOORESVILLE DRAGWAY AROUND 6PM..WAS GONNA’ SEE CHRIS RINI/ATI TOP SPORTSMAN STRATUS FROM CARMEL ,N.Y…HE WAS DOWN FOR A MATCH-RACE FRIDAY EVE…AND WAS GONNA’ RUN THE “MAD DAWG” OUTLAW RACE ON SATURDAY NIGHT…I’M NOT VERY “GOOD” @ SPECTATING…BUT IT WAS ACHANCE TO “CHAT UP” WITH CHRIS,ETC.(I KNOW HIS DAD,ROGER MANY YEARS…HAD A HUGE TOWING BUSINESS IN THE BRONX FOR LOTTA’ YEARS)…GOT A CALL JUST BEFORE LEAVIN’ THE HOUSE…MY FRIEND…BOBBY MARTINDALE WAS KILLED IN A FUNNY CAR CRASH @ THE NHRA DIVISION 2 WCS EVENT IN ATLANTA..IT ALWAYS REALLY HURTS…BUT MAYBE AS AN OLD “GEEZER”…IT JUST HURTS…A LOT MORE..BEEN IN A ‘LIL BIT OF A DAZE (MORE THAN USUAL!!) THE LAST 18 HOURS OR SO…WE’LL GET PAST IT… AS ALWAYS…YOU HAVE TO…I KNOW THE “NEWS” IS ON http://WWW.INSIDETOPALCOHOL.COM…AND DRAG RACE CENTRAL…WE ALL FULL WELL KNOW THE INHERINT DANGER OF MOTORSPORTS…IT JUST AIN’T SUPPOSED TO HURT ANY OF US…I GUESS 40 YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP WITH BOBBY…WAS MY “LIMIT”…BUT IT HARDLY WAS ENOUGH…I’LL HOLD ON TO THE MEMORIES…WHICH THERE WERE MANY…SOME PRETTY “ZANY”…AND AN AWFUL LOT OF “MARATHON” PHONE CALLS…HIS WIFE GERALDINE…IS ONE WONDERFUL GAL… THEY TRULY WERE A TEAM… OUR PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS ARE/WILL BE WITH THEM…THANX FOR “HEARING” AN ALMOST OLD MAN…OUT…DRAKE VISCOME 😥 😥 😥