tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142450.post116045059723290817..comments2023-11-05T04:02:57.195-06:00Comments on today's sermonette: the mostly reverendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130108316136221840noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142450.post-1160490177717522812006-10-10T09:22:00.000-05:002006-10-10T09:22:00.000-05:00while i truly appreciate your concern, on the ride...while i truly appreciate your concern, on the ride there was a real, palpable tension, as evidenced by the presence of a family member taking photos as we rolled by the site of the collision. tears were streaming down her face as we rode by, and i think all of us broke into tears. there were many light-hearted moments at the funeral, too, such as when the minister began the service, and made the statement " . . .if john were here he'd..." and then they paused, because they'd started the service before they rolled the coffin in. <BR/><BR/>there were lots of truly bittersweet moments, and although known of us knew him, by the time chris and i rolled into the cemetery virtually side by side, i felt that i knew enough about him that he would enjoy the irony of us following his hearse, trying to capture ALL of the emotions of the day. his wife, brother-in-law, and countless others in attendance gave all of us special words. the tears among the cyclists in attendance were nearly as abumdant as those from the rest of john's friends and family.<BR/>it clearly was not about me; it was about cyclists coming together. the comment about the "sprint" was just a little aside i made to chris.<BR/>but your pointing this out reminds me of a couple things i forgot to mention in the original post. time to edit. <BR/>thanks, steve, for the post. it's a legitimate question. i hope i clarified it for you.the mostly reverendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130108316136221840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142450.post-1160489024939587402006-10-10T09:03:00.000-05:002006-10-10T09:03:00.000-05:00Yeah Kim, a guy died and you are excited about mot...Yeah Kim, a guy died and you are excited about motorpacing his hearse? Was it a memorial ride for him or was it about you? Congrats on that sprint, the mother of all hollow victories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com