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He was as tough on himself as he was on others in an argument. He'd been through a lot in life but he let you know you could survive it without running away.
He could be exasperating with his stubbornness but you could count on his consistency. He held forth his defenses like granite against the rain.
I know some here would accuse him of being small minded or prejudiced but I think he was just being a stern judge and unrelentingly logical critic, from his own perspectives, formed by experience and hard knocks, and not untested by rigorous examination. He had proved time and again in real life (or IRL, as it were) to have a good heart and a kind soul for the less fortunate or misunderstood folk in every walk of life. So he didn't need to put on airs or "say things to make you think he's right" (I bet he had a lyric of his own to insert there, but it's just not coming to me right now).
I wish I could have made him laugh a little more. I'm going to miss him for a long time. Heck, I argued with him in my head, sometimes, even when he wasn't online, so I guess and hope he'd laugh at me now, knowing I'm probably going to be dying to make one more post that he'd have to brush off or (more likely) knock down.
I would have loved to spend just a few hours in E Stand and hear his views on the years' rookies, Champs, and seasoned underdogs, and who among them had Jimmy Bryan qualities. Probably none
Godspeed Howard. Say hi to dog-ring and Railbird for us.
He could be exasperating with his stubbornness but you could count on his consistency. He held forth his defenses like granite against the rain.
I know some here would accuse him of being small minded or prejudiced but I think he was just being a stern judge and unrelentingly logical critic, from his own perspectives, formed by experience and hard knocks, and not untested by rigorous examination. He had proved time and again in real life (or IRL, as it were) to have a good heart and a kind soul for the less fortunate or misunderstood folk in every walk of life. So he didn't need to put on airs or "say things to make you think he's right" (I bet he had a lyric of his own to insert there, but it's just not coming to me right now).
I wish I could have made him laugh a little more. I'm going to miss him for a long time. Heck, I argued with him in my head, sometimes, even when he wasn't online, so I guess and hope he'd laugh at me now, knowing I'm probably going to be dying to make one more post that he'd have to brush off or (more likely) knock down.
I would have loved to spend just a few hours in E Stand and hear his views on the years' rookies, Champs, and seasoned underdogs, and who among them had Jimmy Bryan qualities. Probably none
Godspeed Howard. Say hi to dog-ring and Railbird for us.
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