Originally posted by johnrunnacles
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Nice to hear from you, and pleased you enjoyed seeing that fantastic MCS artwork...one of your all time favourite Greeves models as well I know. I always said you have good taste, and not just in banjos!
Thanks for sharing your story of getting Dave H a copy of that excellent book, which I'm sure he really appreciated, just as he did your friendship. As you say, gone too soon and sadly missed, but his name and legacy will always be remembered by so many.
For me, one thing I will always remember about Dave is that fantastic day we all shared at Snowshill all those years ago when I brought my friends David and John Stonebridge to meet everybody. That was also the weekend we met for the very first time too of course, when I was hacking into Moreton-in-Marsh on my old Fazer thou to see Wendy and the boys and spied you lurking in that layby just outside the town, then rapidly did a u-turn when I saw your Greeves on the trailer and pulled in for chat! Boy, we've covered some ground since then eh?! That weekend was a truly memorable occasion and saw the Pre65 MX club lads on fine form. Perfect weather, a beautiful track and stunning location, great company and a wonderful atmosphere....and I don't just mean all those excellent Castrol R fumes!
The warmth, respect and care Dave Harper afforded David and John were deeply appreciated and I know they both spoke of it often afterwards, and it meant a lot to me too as you know. This applies just as much to all the lads from the club that day too. It was such a shame that Ian S wasn't there, the one race meeting he didn't attend that year as I remember, and I know he was sad to have missed them. John was a very shy and humble man, and he too sadly passed away a few years ago. He was always very proud of his family connection to BGS. I attended his funeral and it snowed and snowed...it certainly summed up how we all felt at the time. You know John, we're all on the same train...it's just that some get off a bit earlier, but it doesn't mean that we don't miss them dearly, and can be thankful that we have so many great memories to hold onto. Hope you're bearing up my old friend, and please do pass on my warmest regards to Adrian and Rob D, aka the Felixstowe crew.
Brian.
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