[Ducati] I lost a friend today

[Ronald Betts]

I just got back to work today and in the process of catching up on all the E mail. Sorry about your buddy Bear, John, I'm sure He'll be remembered and missed. And what's with the Harley and the wave thing again. Man we must be bored. Hell I wave at everyone and anything, they think I'm crazy and arent sure if they should wave back or not. Do I care ? No. I really do hope everyone had a great Holiday and took a min to realize how lucky we are here on the list. And maybe we can get this gift thing for Miss Vicki into gear earlier next year. Hey, When is her Birthday? Hope to see some of you in the coming year at Fontana. To all my extended family, Happy New Year and lets see Ducati kill em again this year in Moto GP. Be safe.
 
 
Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SPI've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!> Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 14:01:39 -0600> From: JVWhiting at palomaresources.com> To: ducati at ducati.net> Subject: [Ducati] I lost a friend today> > > > My good friend, and roomate for my 'home away from home' Houston> business digs, died last night in the midst of celebrating the New Year.> Bear, a bear of a man, finally succumbed to an ongoing battle with> cardiopulmonary shortcomings from a life lived to the fullest. A true> renaissance man, he had lived many lifetimes in his short 65 years, from> K model harley rider out of Oakland in the 60's to running with Ken> Kesey, Sonny Barger and Tim Leary during the Summer of Love, working> animation for Disney to designing and building exhibits for the> Exploratorium in SF, running cranes on offshore platforms in the middle> east to piloting choppers in Africa, burning up Hwy 1 in his 289 Cobra> or D-Type Jag to pulling Steve McQueen out of a wrecked sports car near> his house, recovering from a broken back that landed him on the streets> of Houston penniless to teaching me the art of living life Bear style> and keeping me grounded in the landscape of my succesful business> undertakings. He was wordly in a life lived among many tribes of Africa> as well as the Inuit in Canada. > > He was a sculptor, world class taxidermist, inventor, designer, problem> solver, technician of all things plastics, welder extraudinaire,> marathon joke teller, practitioner of Kharmic balance, giver to those in> need, teacher, and: he made damn near the best cup of coffee on the> planet.> > Godspeed Bear. There was never a mold there to break. You were always> a piece of work in progress.> > *****> > Our newest sponsor, MC Stands, has just opened its doors! It's a motorcycle> stand superstore. Every brand, every model, 95% in stock for immediate> shipment. Whether front stands, rear stands, paddock stands, dirt bike> stands, or any kind of stand or lift, MC Stands tests, rates, and discounts> everything they sell. Check them out!> > Visit: http://mcstands.com/> _______________________________________________> Ducati mailing list> Ducati at ducati.net> http://list.ducati.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ducati> Mailto: ronaldebettsasalc0015 at hotmail.com
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