I am one of the few who had met Fred prior to his coming here recently. About 10-12 years ago, my friend andI took a vacation to the Pacific NW and flew into Portland. As luck (haha, "luck") would have it, there was a craft beer festival in the city with about 50 breweries represented.

I had contacted Fred through the board PM function and we agreed to meet up at the Festival. He was easy to spot at his height and weight plus we were likely the only two wearing Jaguars shirts that day in Oregon.

Well, you know the rest of the story. We drank too much and had a great time. We walked up the hill to the parking garage where he had left his car and we said our goodbyes. As an aside, I then went across the street to use the facilities in a hotel lobby and fell asleep on a couch. Security hastened my exit at some point.

Good guy.

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