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Title: My pilgrimage.
Post by: vtlion on May 16, 2008, 06:19:59 PM
I am a giant dork.  I have never apologized for this before, and I don't intend to now... I just traveled 3000 miles to leave one small piece of metal on the grave of a person who never shared this planet with me.  His writings and example have made an impact on my life that I can't describe in a post to the internet.  It would take volumes.  If you think he was just a movie star, I suggest you think again... and read his work.   You are missing out on the thoughts of a brilliant philosopher whose light was extinguished far too soon.

http://www.rockyou.com/show_my_gallery.php?source=ppsl&instanceid=112923993

Thank you Bruce.
Title: Re: My pilgrimage.
Post by: scottpA_GS on May 16, 2008, 06:31:31 PM
 You went all the way there to give that homeless guy a quarter? ???


  :laugh:
Title: Re: My pilgrimage.
Post by: ohgood on May 16, 2008, 06:46:53 PM
Quote from: scottpA_GS on May 16, 2008, 06:31:31 PM
You went all the way there to give that homeless guy a quarter? ???


  :laugh:
LOLOLOL !


Man, that's way cool. The Bruce is awesome. Mosey on Pilgrim.
Title: Re: My pilgrimage.
Post by: bettingpython on May 16, 2008, 08:29:11 PM
Are you a student of or have you studied with Dr. Beasely?

I had a great time meeting and working out with Joe Lewis, Ted Wong and Jerry Beasely along with Meeting and having drinks with Bill Wallace when the school where I was assistant instructor at held a summer camp back in 95.
Title: Re: My pilgrimage.
Post by: vtlion on May 16, 2008, 08:32:29 PM
I had a blast!  It is very likely the only vacation I will get all year, so I decided to go long-range and see someplace that I have never been.  I always wanted to visit Seattle, so it seemed like a good choice.  I only had two days in town, so I hit the classics:  Pike Place Market and the Space Needle, and of course I made my run to Capitol Hill to see the view from Volunteer Park and of course spend a few minutes with my buddy Bruce. 

I also discussed the weather with a dude in a dress, saw a guy fire up a doobie at a bus stop in broad daylight, sat on the sidewalk for an hour hanging with a blind guitar player in the market and watched a soccer match in an authentic Irish pub with an authentic English dude explaining the rules as it went on.  I really had a great time.  Seattle did good this week  :thumb:
Title: Re: My pilgrimage.
Post by: vtlion on May 16, 2008, 08:35:55 PM
Quote from: bettingpython on May 16, 2008, 08:29:11 PM
Are you a student of or have you studied with Dr. Beasely?

I had a great time meeting and working out with Joe Lewis, Ted Wong and Jerry Beasely along with Meeting and having drinks with Bill Wallace when the school where I was assistant instructor at held a summer camp back in 95.

I spent a lot of time in Tang Soo Do, studying with Al DaSilva who is/was a student of Mater Roberts.

I am familiar with Beasely, but never met him.  I did study with an associate of his, Ian Marshal, when he had a school in Blacksburg, VA.  We had Joe Lewis for a seminar in 1997.  He was great: a really phenomenal athlete.
Title: Re: My pilgrimage.
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on May 16, 2008, 09:12:09 PM
nice man, i was/is a fan of bruce as well  :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:, have you got stills, so i can add tehm to my photo album?
Title: Re: My pilgrimage.
Post by: vtlion on May 16, 2008, 09:21:59 PM
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on May 16, 2008, 09:12:09 PM
nice man, i was/is a fan of bruce as well  :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:, have you got stills, so i can add tehm to my photo album?

I'm leaving for D.C. in the morning.  I'll go through my pics this weekend and see if I got any nice shots I can send you.  :thumb:
Title: Re: My pilgrimage.
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on May 17, 2008, 01:11:29 AM
 many thanks :cheers:
Title: Re: My pilgrimage.
Post by: jserio on May 18, 2008, 12:15:49 AM
that looks like it was a really cool trip. i had no idea Bruce was buried there. and no clue his son was with him as well. but it seems fitting. wow. you really can learn things on the internet.  :thumb: