I hope that I'm not stepping on any toes here, but I just felt the need to post this.
One member who has not been able to post here is Matthew (ZK). He's without internet at the moment, but can view BetterMost on his phone.
We've been talking via texts and phone calls. Matt is stunned and saddened by what has happened.
Rich called Matthew his "twin" due to the facts that they were both dads, recently divorced, gay and had viewed Brokeback for the first time within a month of each other, without having met.
The pic is a little blurry, but......
This was taken at my house when Matthew was in the NYC area. One of the highlights of the trip was that after all the time talking online, Rich and Matt got to meet face to face.
I doubt anyone minds, Chuck - rather, I think when Matt gets back online he will appreciate it.
I was telling Ronny some stories last night about that last Virginia trip - the one about how Rich had borrowed Gene's truck and managed to knock off the sideview mirror in Truman's driveway. (Of course it's just how I remember it, not necessarily 100% correct.)
And then there was how Truman and Rich turned your practical joke around on you/us at the airport - Truman had told us Rich wasn't coming because he couldn't find any gas to get out of Atlanta (remember the shortage at that time?). They had me googling Atlanta gas stations.
Then they appeared from around the corner - Rich had actually arrived the night before.
I think Rich would want us to tell our stories about him.