Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Meeting the legend Capt Clyde

[jashburne (jashburne]

Yes Virginia there is a Clyde!  Don't let the nonbelievers tell you otherwise.


Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: "Ferrarisimo [at] Comcast.net" <Ferrarisimo [at] comcast.net>

Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:10:25 
To: <jashburne [at] aol.com>
Cc: <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Meeting the legend Capt Clyde


There is NO CLYDE!!!

The people that claim to have met him are either in on the joke, have  
been fooled by SteveJ's clever impostors, or are delusional!

Scottie

On Jan 29, 2009, at 9:12 PM, Steve Jenkins wrote:

> 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
>> _________________________________________________________________
>> To  unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit:
>>
> http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/francis.newman%40fntn.c
> o.uk
>>
>> Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com
>> and F1 Headlines
>> http://www.F1Headlines.com/
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> To  unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please  visit:
> http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/jashburne%40aol.com
>
> Sponsored  by BooyahMedia.com
> and F1  Headlines
> http://www.F1Headlines.com/
>
>
>
>
> **************Know Your Numbers: Get tips and tools to help you  
> improve your
>
> credit score.
> (http://www.walletpop.com/credit/credit-reports?ncid=emlcntuswall00000002 
> )
> _________________________________________________________________
> To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit:
> http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/steve%40stevejenkins.co
> m
>
> Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com
> and F1 Headlines
> http://www.F1Headlines.com/
>
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit:
> http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/ferrarisimo%40comcast.net
>
> Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com
> and F1 Headlines
> http://www.F1Headlines.com/

_________________________________________________________________
To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit:
http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/jashburne%40aol.com

Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com 
and F1 Headlines
http://www.F1Headlines.com/