Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Meeting the legend Capt Clyde

[Brian Keegan (bks281]

You won't get the sugar-coated version from Clyde, but he is a sweetheart of a 
guy!
Brian> From: steve [at] stevejenkins.com> Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:12:06 
-0800> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Meeting the legend Capt Clyde> CC: ferrari [at] 
ferrarilist.com> To: bks281 [at] hotmail.com> > I'll jump on the Clyde 
fan-wagon.> > I've had the pleasure of hanging out with "The Captain" on 
multiple> occasions, including Indy 2000, a BBQ at my house in his honor, and 
most> recently, a couple years ago when I was going through a difficult 
personal> situation. Clyde, with enough seniority to do so, decided that he 
was> piloting the next US Air flight to Seattle. He flew out here, took me to> 
dinner, offered sympathy and sage advice, then flew off into the sunset the> 
following day.> > Don't let his penchant for inciting flame wars fool you. 
cLyDe iS oNe oF tHe> GoOd gUys... He can be my wing-man any time. :)> > SteveJ> 
> -----Original Message-----> From: JAshburne [at] aol.com [mailto:JAshburne 
[at] aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 5:28 PM> To: Steve Jenkins> 
Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Meeting the legend 
Capt Clyde> > > > I met Clyde years ago at the Indy F1. Great guy, don't judge 
the man by> the > emails, or at least some of them!> > > In a message dated 
1/29/2009 2:35:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > francis [at] fntn.co.uk 
writes:> > Hi Britt> > Sounds like a great evening.> > I sometimes get guilt 
pangs because I once upon a time wrote rather > harsh things about Clyde - well 
this is the web isn't it, and we do > these things on occasion - but meeting up 
at the British GP sounds > like an excellent idea and I am certainly up for it. 
The first round's > on me!> > Best> > Francis> > On 29 Jan 2009, at 19:27, 
Britt2Asa [at] aol.com wrote:> > >> > On Monday an email popped up in my box.> 
>> >> >> > Cap't Clyde was parking his Airbus at MAN Tuesday evening and > > 
would I> > like to meet up for dinner? I only live 60 miles South of 
Manchester> > and seeing as I had always missed meeting up with Clyde when 
passing> > through Atlanta I jumped at the chance. Drove up in pouring rain,> > 
parked and found the hotel he was in. When I walked in the lobby > > there> > 
was Clyde surrounded by his "Trolley Dollies" (as you would expect).> > We had 
a great dinner, talked F1 and the low prices Ferraris are> > selling for and 
shot the S**t and then found a pub. All in all a > > great> > meeting and 
hopefully I will see him again (and a few other listers?> > at the British 
GP).> >> >> >> > Over the past 9 years despite the ocean I have met up with 
(among> > others) Lashdeep, Charles, Larry B, and Rick. Now Clyde is on the> > 
list. Next time anybody else is in the neighborhood please let me> > know.> >> 
>> >> > I will try to post a pic, not sure if it will work. (Clyde is in the> > 
yellow!!)> >> >> >> > [cid:X.MA1.1233257246@aol.com]> >> >> >> > Britt> >> > BR 
in the UK> > 1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK> > 
1980 400i (RHD 74,000 miles)> > Searching for the right 512TR> > 2003 BMW 530d> 
> 1991 Alfa Spider S4 LHD> > 1993 Alfa Spider S4 LHD> > 
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