Folks who have passed in the OV35 - Life

[bodyhard]

I am not sure if everyone in the OV35 knows of the folks who have passed that were members here (May they all RIP) I know about 5 of them and while I just mentioned them, not by name, this post is not about them but about the living in the OV35 in general.

I have gotten to know all of you over the years, some real life friends now, some great online friends (both here and in FB), some good online friends and of course the folks who dislike me..

But thinking that eventually we will all start dying it kind of brought a lump to my throat....

So, much love to all you old fckers in the OV35, here is to health, happiness, love and prosperity in life..

Stay strong and continue hitting the iron till we can't anymore!

[Mark1T]

Back to you, Big Johnny.

[Wayne Evans]

So, much love to all you old fckers in the OV35, here is to health, happiness, love and prosperity in life.

Does that include me? ("I'm just funnin' ya" - quote from a old Steven Seagal film)

I breached 73 earlier this year.
I've somehow lived this long due to some appropriate training, desire to survive and a healthy dose of luck over the decades.

As most here know, I played in live bands from 1970-1980 and I write/record original music.

In the last 1.5 years two of my closest friends/band mates, whom I've stayed in contact with since those days, have passed on.
Tom Crain - main writer/ rhythm guitarist/lead vocals for our band Ambush - died of complications after dealing with MS since 1993.
Casey Crain - Tom's son of about 45 - died this passed July from sclerosis of the liver.
Pat Davis - bass player/vocals for our band Ambush - history of pancreas issues/seizures/alcoholic - died this passed April, never took the doc' orders/remained an alcoholic.

So...is my other decades old friend/band member next?.....am I next?
But....one does not dwell on these unknowns.

Those of us who can relate to this topic will understand....we all will reach a stage in our lives when life stops giving and start taking things away.
My POV....knowing our own sense of mortality is what makes all of our lives worth living....to it's fullest.

I can relate to the topic....from an "old fcker"....hoping to grow a bit older.

Riding off into the sunset.....carry on....

[KeepItMoving]

Great post. Honoring the dead makes me remember the gift of life. I am starting to have friends die; It's horrible. I don't sweat petty disagreements like I did before. Long life to you all. I hope I keep training until I die; that is my plan.

[ljimd]

"old fcker" has ring to it. I like it. Thanx John.

[ajdahlheimer]

The opening post and some of the subsequent replies really punch me in the gut. I recently discovered that 3 of the guys from my intramural basketball team in high school--have already passed on. That's almost half of the team (I think we had 7-8 players). None of them even made 40 years of age (which I just recently celebrated).

To everyone here, in the words of Robin Williams--"Make your life spectacular".........



-AJ

[bodyhard]

Back to you, Big Johnny.

Big ups brotha!

Does that include me? ("I'm just funnin' ya" - quote from a old Steven Seagal film)

I breached 73 earlier this year.
I've somehow lived this long due to some appropriate training, desire to survive and a healthy dose of luck over the decades.

As most here know, I played in live bands from 1970-1980 and I write/record original music.

In the last 1.5 years two of my closest friends/band mates, whom I've stayed in contact with since those days, have passed on.
Tom Crain - main writer/ rhythm guitarist/lead vocals for our band Ambush - died of complications after dealing with MS since 1993.
Casey Crain - Tom's son of about 45 - died this passed July from sclerosis of the liver.
Pat Davis - bass player/vocals for our band Ambush - history of pancreas issues/seizures/alcoholic - died this passed April, never took the doc' orders/remained an alcoholic.

So...is my other decades old friend/band member next?.....am I next?
But....one does not dwell on these unknowns.

Those of us who can relate to this topic will understand....we all will reach a stage in our lives when life stops giving and start taking things away.
My POV....knowing our own sense of mortality is what makes all of our lives worth living....to it's fullest.

I can relate to the topic....from an "old fcker"....hoping to grow a bit older.

Riding off into the sunset.....carry on....

While age is a factor and of course inevitable as no one lives forever, death comes to all ages, my reference to "you old fckers" was tongue in cheek as we are the OV35.

And not sure why but it hit me today that while in real life you lose family and friends, that our internet friends as well will pass on and some will affect you more than others.

Great post. Honoring the dead makes me remember the gift of life. I am starting to have friends die; It's horrible. I don't sweat petty disagreements like I did before. Long life to you all. I hope I keep training until I die; that is my plan.

Longevity in training!

"old fcker" has ring to it. I like it. Thanx John.

We were all once "young fckers"....

The opening post and some of the subsequent replies really punch me in the gut. I recently discovered that 3 of the guys from my intramural basketball team in high school--have already passed on. That's almost half of the team (I think we had 7-8 players). None of them even made 40 years of age (which I just recently celebrated).

To everyone here, in the words of Robin Williams--"Make your life spectacular".........



-AJ

Keep on keeping on bigman..

[IronCharles]

[bodyhard]

On point for sure!

[x-trainer ben]

I like that message IC!

[bodyhard]

I like that message IC!

Pretty deep...

[supramax]

When my father was 84, the new owners of the automotive hardware company where he worked as head shipper, forced him to retire. On his last day there, his bosses daughter gave him a plaque that read:

Look to this day!
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course lie all the verities and realities of your existence:
The bliss of growth,
The glory of action,
The splendor of beauty;

For yesterday is but a dream,
And tomorrow is only a vision;
But today, well lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well, therefore, to this day.

[bodyhard]

When my father was 84, the new owners of the automotive hardware company where he worked as head shipper, forced him to retire. On his last day there, his bosses daughter gave him a plaque that read:

Look to this day!
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course lie all the verities and realities of your existence:
The bliss of growth,
The glory of action,
The splendor of beauty;

For yesterday is but a dream,
And tomorrow is only a vision;
But today, well lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well, therefore, to this day.

Words can express so much..

[induced_drag]

Each day is a gift. One of the best things that ever happened to me was almost dying at 36. It forever changed my outlook and I realise that happiness is in the present. I always lived in the future....and for no one is there a guarantee. Learning to find the best of each day is a great gift.

My saying is....There is no such thing as a 'bad' day, just some are not as great as others.


Even going through what I have, I have to remind myslef from time to time to just 'be'. A great example is I used to take pictures of things like my kids games or performances....now I just experience them.

Wishing all the best. Life is good and I it never ceases to amaze me what comes around the corner at times. Invite it in and experience it.

[bodyhard]

Each day is a gift. One of the best things that ever happened to me was almost dying at 36. It forever changed my outlook and I realise that happiness is in the present. I always lived in the future....and for no one is there a guarantee. Learning to find the best of each day is a great gift.

My saying is....There is no such thing as a 'bad' day, just some are not as great as others.


Even going through what I have, I have to remind myslef from time to time to just 'be'. A great example is I used to take pictures of things like my kids games or performances....now I just experience them.

Wishing all the best. Life is good and I it never ceases to amaze me what comes around the corner at times. Invite it in and experience it.

I like that saying I just bolded.

[quicksand jesus]

"There is no such thing as a 'bad' day, just some are not as great as others."

Words to live by.

[supramax]

"There is no such thing as a 'bad' day, just some are not as great as others."

Words to live by.

I don't remember what play it's from, but Shakespeare pointed out the actual reality with: "There is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so."

[induced_drag]

"There is no such thing as a 'bad' day, just some are not as great as others."

Words to live by.

Took crashing out of the sky, breaking my neck and suffering a front brain injury with subsequent amnesia for me to come up with that. Some good did come out of it.


Actually, my accident was the best thing that ever could have happened to me. (srs). It was truly a gift that gave me the perspective to enjoy each day forward.

[bodyhard]

Took crashing out of the sky, breaking my neck and suffering a front brain injury with subsequent amnesia for me to come up with that. Some good did come out of it.


Actually, my accident was the best thing that ever could have happened to me. (srs). It was truly a gift that gave me the perspective to enjoy each day forward.

Sometimes life has a way of putting things in perspective.

[startingat56]

"Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity."
Maximus Decimus Meridius

slightly off topic, but when I heard this quote (from the movie Gladiator) it has stuck with me and the spirit of the quote is what I wish to pass on to the younger people in my life.

BH,
it is because of the "connection to" or "impression left by" those you wish to honour through this thread, that gives you that melancholy ... it simply means that you are human

what do each of us leave behind? Are we proud of that? Will future BH's post about us?