[Hal Copple]

i know, me again, but i just can't sit here and not say something.

I sincerly hope that as i get older, and my son Chris does likewise, even though he is presently a Porsche guy, that he demonstrates the same level of dogged appreciation and relentless devotion to me that you do to ole Carroll Shelby. I hope he always sticks up for me, no matter what i do. I bet that you and CS share identical DNA, excepting a single Simplex.

I gotta hand it to you, you have about the most loyal heart of any guy that ever posted here. I should do so well as a dad.

By the way, i have no idea if there is such a thing as a DNA "simplex', it just seems to sound so scientific. There is a Herpes Simplex, though, the one that makes those nasty blisters on our lips in the summer.

Hang in there, Evan, Stay the Course, Keep the Faith, we are rooting for you.

your old friend,