Curt's note: This is the last batch of questions for a few days; I'm actually going to take this coming week off. Oh, I'll still catch myself logging on to the computer (some of you know how I am), but I'm going to try to separate myself from work. Therefore, the next Q&A will be Monday, Oct. 29. OK?!
The passing of a friend: One of the greats in my profession passed away this morning, and I can't let this opportunity to mention it go by. Shav Glick might have been the motor sports reporter for the Los Angeles Times, but he was a friend to all and a true gentleman. I'm not sure how old Shav was (an obit isn't yet on the Times' Website), but I know a couple of years ago he sent me an e-mail that noted his rare feat in golf: He finished a round with a score that beat his age. Shav was already in his 60s when we met 20-some years ago, but we instantly hit it off. Truth is, that's how it was with everyone who met him. He was an excellent dinner companion, a crafty storyteller and a fine writer. He had an amazing ability to flow between circles, professionally and personally, and I'll never forget the week we spent together in 2001. We were sitting near each other at the Daytona 500 when Dale Earnhardt was killed and from there we traveled together, went to memorials together and covered the following week's NASCAR race at Rockingham together. That was a horrible week for the sport, but Shav made it one of my favorites. That's how wonderful it was to be in his company.
