Wow...

I remembered so long ago, to think it was 17, maybe 18 years ago he and I absolutely hated each other and it was quite evident on this board.

After a few years, I don't know what happened. Either his soft underbelly, or mine (or both) was exposed to the sunlight like flipped over tortoises on a deserted island...

We broke bread and became good friends even going so far as me inspecting parts for him in some far off place and he sending me parts without asking (for free). In fact, I believe I still have a yellow bubble lined envelope with his handwriting and return address somewhere in my cavernous garage with 21,768 other Firebird parts.

The morale of the story is this. When it's all said and done, we, you and I have to live with the outcome, the totality if you will of what we say, what we do, how we perceive each other. Life is short, it's a one-time shot. I was fortunate enough to be the "bearer" for Terry (69Firebirdman) of all the gifts, cards and thoughts you sent to my house to forward to his family. I can tell you on no uncertain terms that I was grateful and very moved by your contributions and I am very fortunate to have handled this for you and this First Gen site.

That being said, take one lesson away from this, especially in the climate we are in now. We are all brothers (and sisters) bonded by a common interest. A car. In my opinion, the coolest, best looking and most underrated car of the 60's. We all have bad days, bad months, some of us weren't properly socialized, potty trained, not taught to play well with others...

If Terry and I got past our differences, and we were bastards at times..anyone can.