A Plea to GolfWRX on behalf of Richard

[North Texas]

Thank you very much Bro however I am right where I need and have to be right now, with you guys posting for fun and I presently cannot travel due to a low white blood cell count and in all seriousness, I am medicated the majority of the day, am a tad sicker than I let on and have the attention span of a friggin nat, lol.

 

I can just see it now....

 

I go off to some tourney, go gallivanting to God only knows where in some fogged out haze and Maddie will get a call at 2:00-2:30 in the morning from either a hospital or a jail, haha

 

Thanks to all of you but I've gotta take care of business here and then I'm gonna come visit some of you and we'll see if ya still got all this love, LMAO

 

Plus, Richard and the Mods have been wonderful with me though could you see me medicated, on my own, with WRX across my chest and in a strange town?

 

Christ, I'd join Jonesy as the only double lifetime ban in WRX history, lol

 

Oh Dear God, Maddie's gonna s*** when she sees this, LMAO

 

I can't even find my way back from the cafeteria half the time :)

 

Plus, I make a terrible employee, I ramble wayyyy too much and I'm wayyyyyy to politically incorrect, hahaha.

 

Regardless, thank you all for the kind words

 

On a serious note, you made my weekend :)

 

Thank You!!

 

Always,

Richard

 

Then damn it, you need to start posting more instead of this every once and while crap. And while I'm at, what's up with all your rambling, nonsensical BS that doesn't even make sense half the time. Not to mention, your lame, boring stories. Good grief!

 

Everyone knows that was sarcasm, right?

[nikegal]

HaHa, you guys are too much. My BFF Paige texted me and said that I would "die" when I went on the board, lol. Actually, if Richard were healthy I believe that he would make a good tournament reporter. He has a way with people, whether they are a professional athlete or a quiet guy at the end of the range. He is sincere and I think that people pick up on that and though he definitely has firm beliefs in how he carries himself, he does not try to impose his beliefs on others. He is medicated a lot, but he is the same man on meds as he is off of them, with the exception that he is more emotional on them, haha.

 

He is definitely "old school" in how he carries himself though the majority of his employees are under 35yo and they seem to love him. He gives them a lot of space, but he expects a lot out of them. I really think if he could wave a wand and do anything, it would have been to stay in coaching. He coached for his HS mentor and coached his position and ran all the guys who played on defense(if I am saying this wrong, I am sorry, lolol. I don't know too much about football, haha). His boys would come to him with all of their issues, not just football related. He stopped because of the parents and his coach asked me to talk to him but I know Richard and it was best he step away before something happened. I razz him in here on the forum but he is a very thoughtful man and Pete told me almost 20 years ago that I would never see his temper directed at me or anyone close to him and I never have. He can be hilarious and I do think the meds magnify that because they do seem to make him less inhibited, lolol. I know you all have been a huge help to him going through what he's gone through and I look forward to when he can come and meet some of you. We have three at home and I don't know if I will be able to travel with him but I will if I can. Thank you all for being there for him. Now I'm going to get emotional, hahaha. I've got a 5:30 lesson so I have to run anyway, lol. Take care guys :) Fondly, Madison

[nikegal]

I have had the great fortune to become friends with Richard outside of WRX over this past year. He has been a great conversationalist and he is someone that I consider a mentor.

 

I hold him in the highest regards.

 

I don't know that he would be able to do this, but I know that the sentiment of this thread means a great deal to him. Having a place to come talk golf, most often cordial yet sometimes brusque, is a huge benefit to him.

 

As much as we all enjoy reading his posts, I promise, he enjoys reading everyone else's just as much.

Richard is so proud of your accomplishments and constantly tells people about this guy who made a mid-career switch, laughed at the PAT and is going to be a phenomenal HP. The first time I heard him speaking of you I couldn't figure out who he was referring to and asked him and that is when he told me your background. Your post sums him and his feelings up perfectly. Thank you Dan :) Fondly, Madison

[BIG STU]

I vote YES!---- Absolutely a fricking good idea----

[BIG STU]

Thank you very much Bro however I am right where I need and have to be right now, with you guys posting for fun and I presently cannot travel due to a low white blood cell count and in all seriousness, I am medicated the majority of the day, am a tad sicker than I let on and have the attention span of a friggin nat, lol.

 

I can just see it now....

 

I go off to some tourney, go gallivanting to God only knows where in some fogged out haze and Maddie will get a call at 2:00-2:30 in the morning from either a hospital or a jail, haha

 

Thanks to all of you but I've gotta take care of business here and then I'm gonna come visit some of you and we'll see if ya still got all this love, LMAO

 

Plus, Richard and the Mods have been wonderful with me though could you see me medicated, on my own, with WRX across my chest and in a strange town?

 

LMAO, I'd join Jonesy as the only double lifetime ban in WRX history, lol

 

Oh Dear God, Maddie's gonna s*** when she sees this, LMAO

 

I can't even find my way back from the cafeteria half the time :)

 

Plus, I make a terrible employee, I ramble wayyyy too much and I'm wayyyyyy to politically incorrect, hahaha.

 

Regardless, thank you all for the kind words

 

On a serious note, you made my weekend :)

 

Thank You!!

 

Always,

Richard

Well Maddie could send me to help look out for you---- Oops she already knows about my redneck ways--- And you stated it yourself one time way back---If you and I had hooked up and ran together when we were younger we would both been in jail or dead.

[nikegal]

My 5:30's wife went into labor but her first child was 14 hours and she told him to keep the lesson but he said that he wouldn't be able to concentrate and I agreed, lolol, so we rescheduled. Now that's a good husband, haha :) Maddie

[fore_life]

I don't know "@Forged4ever". He tends to see things from a vantage point that I appreciate.

 

 

Does he live in a castle atop a mountain made of gold/private club memberships/expensive cars too?

[BIG STU]

My 5:30's wife went into labor but her first child was 14 hours and she told him to keep the lesson but he said that he wouldn't be able to concentrate and I agreed, lolol, so we rescheduled. Now that's a good husband, haha :) Maddie

Well you got a break out of the deal. My life long friend his wife was about to have their first and we were playing golf. We were teeing off on the 8th hole when one of the guys from the shop came and told him his wife had just started to the hospital. He said we have plenty of time he told me we ain't quitting now because he had me 2 strokes down with 2 to play. We played in and he got to the hospital on time. That was so long go. That child born that night has graduated college now and is playing some of the minis getting prepared to try to qualify for the Symetra ladies tour. LOL I remember he went to the hospital with golf spikes on and we had real spikes in those days

[Forged4ever]

I don't know "@Forged4ever". He tends to see things from a vantage point that I appreciate.

 

 

Does he live in a castle atop a mountain made of gold/private club memberships/expensive cars too?

Nope....

 

Live in a house on a hill, drive an SUV and I got grandfathered in under my dad's initiation, which was considerably less than had I joined cold. The SUV is German, though I bought it comin off of a two year lease with 19,300+ miles on it.

 

Have a nice weekend :)

 

All the Best,

RP

[dbleag]

Chris - great idea on behalf of a guy who's words I always enjoy reading.

[BIG STU]

I don't know "@Forged4ever". He tends to see things from a vantage point that I appreciate.

 

 

Does he live in a castle atop a mountain made of gold/private club memberships/expensive cars too?

Nope....

 

Live in a house on a hill, drive an SUV and I got grandfathered in under my dad's initiation, which was considerably less than had I joined cold. The SUV is German, though I bought it comin off of a two year lease with 19,300+ miles on it.

 

Have a nice weekend :)

 

All the Best,

RP

Hey RP don't forget the "Hippie Van" you posted pics one night of it. I guess you still have it

[rymail00]

Regardless hope your doing well Richard. Love reading posts.

 

[3sip]

I wish you the best RP. You are one of those special people we are all honored to meet, even if it is on the enter web. I think you should write a book. I love your stories. I think your responses to any thread is a valued and respected opinion. keep it going, I would like a random story thread started by you. Just random stories our random thoughts threw out the day. more so than on course golf coverages

[MadGolfer76]

 

Plus, Richard and the Mods have been wonderful with me though could you see me medicated, on my own, with WRX across my chest and in a strange town?

 

 

I used to write articles for them on the occasional oxy bender. I wouldn't write it off completely...

 

 

(prescribed, of course) ;)

[flog2]

Forget getting him to do more for wrx, he could ask Trump and Clinton to move over..........

[oldschoolrocker]

A big BZ on the idea,

BUT, on the one if RP and Stu get together, well...

MB might never be the same, but, I am aquatinted with posting bail in Conway.

[nikegal]

Richard had a former roommate and teammate who is a coach for the NFL California team that played the Buffalo team fly down to visit him and he's flying back today. I had late lessons and got to his room about 8:30pm and his friend, all 6-5, 300 plus pounds of him was sitting next to Richard's bed with his legs stretched out onto Richard's bed watching the football channel and sharing Doritos with the two old guys from the rooms next to Richard, lol. Apparently his team got beat badly yesterday and one of the guy's favorite team is this NY team and he's a little thing, shorter than me(5-7) and it was cute him telling Richard's friend how he would have run by him and around him if they played against each other. Richard slept through the whole thing, hahaha. That is what I think would happen if he travelled. He would be out by 8-8:30pm, lolol. I met his friend at a reunion but we didn't talk that much but I commented that it meant a lot to Richard, him flying in especially after losing the game. He told me of when his professional career ended and he was not ready for it to end(who is?) but a severe knee injury ended it. He had contemplated suicide. This may sound odd to some of you but you have no idea of the mindset that it takes to play any professional sport, much less start(which he did) or be a star and to have it suddenly yanked out from under you in your mid-20's or even 30's is very hard for some to handle. Richard spoke to his wife and got on a plane and flew across the country the next day. He told me that Richard saved his life because noone, even his wife, understood his feelings. He said he could never repay that. When I told Richard this this morning he just shrugged and said that he exaggerated, lol. Richard exaggerates too but it is usually in minimizing his impact on others. He really does not see his impact, which I guess is a good thing because then he REALLY would be insufferable, hahaha. Have a nice day :) Maddie

[nikegal]

I don't know "@Forged4ever". He tends to see things from a vantage point that I appreciate.

 

 

Does he live in a castle atop a mountain made of gold/private club memberships/expensive cars too?

Nope....

 

Live in a house on a hill, drive an SUV and I got grandfathered in under my dad's initiation, which was considerably less than had I joined cold. The SUV is German, though I bought it comin off of a two year lease with 19,300+ miles on it.

 

Have a nice weekend :)

 

All the Best,

RP

Hey RP don't forget the "Hippie Van" you posted pics one night of it. I guess you still have it

Hi Stu :) No, that van died, thank God, hahaha. My friend Paige called that the "perv" van, lolol. We would take it when we did our "kiddie klinics" and had to take cones, pins and clubs but it was horrible. Richard's friend Dave spray painted "what you staring at beeatch??," on the back doors and we had to use it the next day for a clinic at which it would be all children between 10-12yo in addition to their parent, most of whom were mothers. We stopped at Home Depot to get spray paint and I could not match the "baby" blue color so in honor of Richard Paige got neon pink, lol. He then took the van in that afternoon over to the club for the swat. We were so embarrassed driving in it and it was like Richard almost took pride in driving into the men's lot and parking between a Benz and BMW or whatever was in the lot, hahaha. Its sitting in his back yard and had a peaceful passing, lol. Take care Stu :) Fondly, Maddie

[mdgboxx]

Can't add much, but at least, I can follow this topic.

[Forged4ever]

 

Plus, Richard and the Mods have been wonderful with me though could you see me medicated, on my own, with WRX across my chest and in a strange town?

 

 

I used to write articles for them on the occasional oxy bender. I wouldn't write it off completely...

 

 

(prescribed, of course) ;)

Hey Bro, I hope all's well :)

 

Writing from the safety of my room or house is one thing, lol

 

Though like Madison said, I'm asleep by 8:00-8:30 most nights and I've got Sundowners and I'm up around midnight and up for most of the rest of the night, lol.

 

Yea, some of my best writing has been under the influence though I do hit the bunkers and rough more and I lose a lot of balls, haha

 

Stay well my Friend :)

 

My Best,

RP

[MadGolfer76]

Plus, Richard and the Mods have been wonderful with me though could you see me medicated, on my own, with WRX across my chest and in a strange town?

 

 

I used to write articles for them on the occasional oxy bender. I wouldn't write it off completely...

 

 

(prescribed, of course) ;)

Hey Bro, I hope all's well :)

 

Writing from the safety of my room or house is one thing, lol

 

Though like Madison said, I'm asleep by 8:00-8:30 most nights and I've got Sundowners and I'm up around midnight and up for most of the rest of the night, lol.

 

Yea, some of my best writing has been under the influence though I do hit the bunkers and rough more and I lose a lot of balls, haha

 

Stay well my Friend :)

 

My Best,

RP

 

Everything is fine here, Richard. Except sitting...and standing...and sleeping. Mostly anything ending in "...ing."

 

You know how it goes, I'm sure.

[Tcann32]

Plus, Richard and the Mods have been wonderful with me though could you see me medicated, on my own, with WRX across my chest and in a strange town?

 

 

I used to write articles for them on the occasional oxy bender. I wouldn't write it off completely...

 

 

(prescribed, of course) ;)

 

Nothing... NOTHING causes more incoherent rambling than this haha. Good golfing too though.. gotta stay loose.