Steve, always a pleasure to read one of your posts. You have the tendency to go above and beyond when helping someone.
One time. Don't come back next year with the same question after sitting on yer butt the whole year doing nothing and expecting miracles. I can get a little condescending.
For those who don't know Shaky yet, he's one of the nicest guys you'd ever want to meet. An accomplished sharpie at Montauk (although he'll deny it
), and a guy who goes out of his way to help people that need it the most.
Not so sharp, just like to fish a little, don't let others tell me what i should and shouldn't like, how i should fish when i should fish and what i should fish with
He's has a life that's been pretty tough compared to what some other people have dealt to them. I didn't want to mention it, but since he did, cancer, and some other serious setbacks. Others might have given up and just sat at the bar complaining about the hand they were dealt.
Hate saying it because it's sounds so cliche, but others have had it far worse. You have two choices the way i see it. Deal with it or don't.
But not Shaky, the guy has a "never say die" mentality. And rather than focus on that, he focuses on entertaining and helping others. Completely unselfish, a little sarcastic at times,
Only a little maybe not so much online but a heart of gold.
He's working on a book of his stories. I don't want to pressure the guy, I'm sure it'll be finished someday. I hope to be one of the first to be in line to buy it when it comes out.
In the meantime, the paragraphs he writes are like paragraphs in a book you don't want to put down. I always enjoy reading a post by Shaky.
Thanks for sharing, Steve.