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Thoughtfully stated. =20
George
Sent from my iPad
> On Dec 11, 2021, at 10:53 PM, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets <spridgets@au=
tox.team.net> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> List,
> I haven't been on the list for several months now and I apologize but it s=
ure warms my heart to see a post about our dear friend Frank Clarici. Frank r=
evived my confidence when my parents passed and I lost all my sense of self c=
onfidence in all the things I loved. Frank reassured my confidence in weldi=
ng, tools and machines of all sorts. He never doubted that I could complete a=
repair and enjoy it like I did in the past. I will always be grateful for Fra=
nk's encouragement and fortitude to move forward with the love of the LBC.=20=
> I continue with "Pay it forward" as he is the essence of the term, and as I=
grow older I continue to do much more of it.
>=20
> Lift your glasses up gentleman and have a toast, to our dear friend Frank C=
larici, may we all work toward his kindness toward others and keep our LBC's=
running.=20
> Linda
> 62 Deep Pink California Sprite Pinky
>=20
>> On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 8:49 AM Larry Macy via Spridgets <spridgets@autox=
.team.net> wrote:
>> Mark,
>>=20
>> Thanks you for this email. Frank was AWESOME. I could leave this email at=
that and everyone who ever met Frank would understand. I met Frrank virtual=
in Oct of 1997. I was on the MG Autox list and there was announcement of a n=
ew list for =E2=80=9CSPRIDGETS=E2=80=9D I think I was number 4 in subscribin=
g, It was Franks insistence that made Mark (mjb) create this list.=20
>>=20
>> A while later I was in need of a pumpkin. Frank said he had one so I drov=
e from Lansdale PA to Toms River. Frank was gracious and would not take anyt=
hing for it. He just handed it to me. Instant respect and friendship. A few y=
ears later, and I am not sure of the date a group of us, Frank, Allen Hefne=
r, Chuck Crist and Kevin Valentine (I hope I didn't forget anyone) went to L=
atrobe, PA (home of Rolling Rock beer) to work on Amy=E2=80=99s Sprite. We s=
pent the weekend (and boy was her tub a mess after we had all showered) fix=
ing up her car. I had the honor of first drive. A while later we repeated t=
he group going to help fix up another car (it might have been Chris King=E2=80=
=99s, I don=E2=80=99t recall). Well since we all enjoyed doing this we figu=
red we might need a name. There were a few bandied about. One I remember was=
CRAPOS, I don=E2=80=99t recall what that stood for, but I suggested Organiz=
ation of Spridget Hanymen In Transit and OSHIT was born. (I always wonder ho=
w many folks actually realize what OSHIT stands for). After that we did a lo=
t more transiting as handymen and worked on a lot of cars. We did a lot at Fra=
nk=E2=80=99s and Kevin=E2=80=99s. My Midget was reborn at Kevin=E2=80=99s.=20=
>>=20
>> When my first wife left me for my best friend, it was Frank and Ron that r=
eached out and took me to see Bruce Springsteen. I drove to Toms River and Fra=
nk and I drove to the Meadowlands, in his Sprite, to see the show. At that t=
ime I only had the Midget, with no top, as my car and I drove home at 1 AM i=
n a drizzle.=20
>>=20
>> My Midget 1500 had gotten a few upgrades over the years. I had a Weber, 5=
speed transmission, hi compression pistons and a mild street cam. One day, i=
n Toms River, Franks asked me to take him for a ride. So we did his =E2=80=9C=
loop=E2=80=9D. He said he hadn=E2=80=99t realized how fast a 1500 could be. B=
oy did I smile.=20
>>=20
>> Eventually, my Midget had gotten to the point of body rot so bad it was n=
ot worth fixing. So I bought a shell in good shape and had it trailered to T=
oms River. The OSHIT crew got together and fixed that shell up like new. It w=
as in Frank=E2=80=99s garage, in primer when word came that Frank had sudden=
ly passed. What the shock that was.=20
>>=20
>> Well, the thing that Frank was inspirational for, the OSHIT idea, has th=
ankfully remained alive. I no longer have a Midget, I sold in 2019 to a rela=
tive of Kevin=E2=80=99s so I could live, full time, in an RV.=20
>>=20
>> Frank was my friend, he is missed.
>>=20
>> Larry
>>=20
>> Here are linkks to my tribute to Frank at the Midget 50th in Elkhart Lake=
. First kink is a video, second is my powerpoint with pics and Frankisms.
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/svm5fepeowwkq3k/Larry%20Macy%20Tribute%20-%20Fra=
nk%20Clarici.mpg?dl=3D0
>>=20
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/kanf3n84aa1q0i4/Frank_Memorial.pptx?dl=3D0
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>>> On Oct 22, 2021, at 8:44 PM, Mark Haynes via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.=
team.net> wrote:
>>>=20
>>> This'll be a little long, so bear with me or just delete as you see fit.=
>>> I was having a beer with a friend who got me into AutoX last night and h=
e mentioned that he'd told his wife about how I travelled to Dodge City to h=
elp out Jim Johnson with his Sprite. he inferred that I did it because it wa=
s pay back, and I told him no, that I did it 'um, I'm not sure why'.
>>> Today I was stacking wood for the winter, which is a kind of meditative p=
rocess, and realized that the reason why I am willing to travel long distanc=
es to help people that I've never met is Frank Clarici, and his motto "Pay i=
t Forward".
>>> This realization that Frank is still affecting my life and correcting my=
attitude was very powerful. That a man who I never met could have such a lo=
ng lasting affect on me and my approach to others simply astonishes me.=20
>>> The fact that OSHITs are still occurring is a testament to what he belie=
ved, that there is always someone out there willing to devote their time and=
skills to help others who are unable to finish a labor of love. I have foun=
d that I enjoy the sharing of the knowledge and skills we all have acquired,=
both ways, is one of the best parts of an OSHIT, not to mention the proddin=
g and poking and general lack of any respect for one's person =F0=9F=98=9C.
>>> The ability of everyone to come together from great distances and work t=
oward a common goal for another is such a gift to all who are involved, not t=
he least of whom is the car owner. My local British car buddies are great, b=
ut having the opportunity to come together with folks from so distant is a g=
ift that I cannot express.
>>> If you're still reading this, I'm sure that you too, knew Frank. If you'=
ve never taken part in an OSHIT, I would encourage you to do so, you'll meet=
like-minded folks, enjoy some laughs, make some memories, make some friends=
, drink some beers and most of all, create an enduring memorial to The Dean o=
f Spridgets, Frank Clarici.
>>> As always, PAY IT FORWARD!
>>> Mark Haynes
>>> It only goes one way- Pay It Forward
>>> ------------------------
>>>=20
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>>>=20
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>>=20
>> --=20
>>=20
>> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
>> lmacy@mac.com
>>=20
>>=20
>> Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and=
the last fish has been caught, will we realize that we can not eat money
>>=20
>> ------------------------
>>=20
>> spridgets@autox.team.net
>>=20
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>=20
>=20
> --=20
> "Pay if forward" in honor of Frank Clarici III, Spritenut
> ------------------------
>=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Thoughtfully stated. <div>George<br><=
br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote t=
ype=3D"cite">On Dec 11, 2021, at 10:53 PM, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets &l=
t;spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote t=
ype=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>List,</div>I ha=
ven't been on the list for several months now and I apologize but it su=
re warms my heart to see a post about our dear friend Frank Claric=
i. Frank revived my confidence when my parents passed and I lost all my sens=
e of self confidence in all the things I loved. Frank reassured my=
confidence in welding, tools and machines of all sorts. He never=
doubted that I could complete a repair and enjoy it like I did in the past.=
I will always be grateful for Frank's encouragement and fortitude =
;to move forward with the love of the LBC. <div>I continue with "Pay it=
forward" as he is the essence of the term, and as I grow older I conti=
nue to do much more of it.</div><div><br></div><div>Lift your glasses up gen=
tleman and have a toast, to our dear friend Frank Clarici, may we all w=
ork toward his kindness toward others and keep our LBC's running. </div=
><div>Linda</div><div>62 Deep Pink California Sprite Pinky</div></div><br><d=
iv class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 2=
4, 2021 at 8:49 AM Larry Macy via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@=
autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote=
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1=
px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1=
ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space">Mark,<d=
iv><br></div><div>Thanks you for this email. Frank was AWESOME. I could leav=
e this email at that and everyone who ever met Frank would understand. I met=
Frrank virtual in Oct of 1997. I was on the MG Autox list and there was ann=
ouncement of a new list for =E2=80=9CSPRIDGETS=E2=80=9D I think I was number=
4 in subscribing, It was Franks insistence that made Mark (mjb) create this=
list. </div><div><br></div><div>A while later I was in need of a pumpk=
in. Frank said he had one so I drove from Lansdale PA to Toms River. Frank w=
as gracious and would not take anything for it. He just handed it to me. Ins=
tant respect and friendship. A few years later, and I am not sure of t=
he date a group of us, Frank, Allen Hefner, Chuck Crist and Kevin Valentine (=
I hope I didn't forget anyone) went to Latrobe, PA (home of Rolling Rock bee=
r) to work on Amy=E2=80=99s Sprite. We spent the weekend (and boy was h=
er tub a mess after we had all showered) fixing up her car. I had the h=
onor of first drive. A while later we repeated the group going to help fix u=
p another car (it might have been Chris King=E2=80=99s, I don=E2=80=99=
t recall). Well since we all enjoyed doing this we figured we might need a n=
ame. There were a few bandied about. One I remember was CRAPOS, I don=E2=80=99=
t recall what that stood for, but I suggested Organization of Spridget Hanym=
en In Transit and OSHIT was born. (I always wonder how many folks actually r=
ealize what OSHIT stands for). After that we did a lot more transiting as ha=
ndymen and worked on a lot of cars. We did a lot at Frank=E2=80=99s and Kevi=
n=E2=80=99s. My Midget was reborn at Kevin=E2=80=99s. </div><div><br></=
div><div>When my first wife left me for my best friend, it was Frank and Ron=
that reached out and took me to see Bruce Springsteen. I drove to Toms Rive=
r and Frank and I drove to the Meadowlands, in his Sprite, to see the show. A=
t that time I only had the Midget, with no top, as my car and I drove h=
ome at 1 AM in a drizzle. </div><div><br></div><div>My Midget 1500 had g=
otten a few upgrades over the years. I had a Weber, 5 speed transmissi=
on, hi compression pistons and a mild street cam. One day, in Toms River, Fra=
nks asked me to take him for a ride. So we did his =E2=80=9Cloop=E2=80=9D. H=
e said he hadn=E2=80=99t realized how fast a 1500 could be. Boy did I smile.=
</div><div><br></div><div>Eventually, my Midget had gotten to the poin=
t of body rot so bad it was not worth fixing. So I bought a shell in good sh=
ape and had it trailered to Toms River. The OSHIT crew got together and fixe=
d that shell up like new. It was in Frank=E2=80=99s garage, in primer when w=
ord came that Frank had suddenly passed. What the shock that was. <br><=
div><br></div><div>Well, the thing that Frank was inspirational for, t=
he OSHIT idea, has thankfully remained alive. I no longer have a Midget, I s=
old in 2019 to a relative of Kevin=E2=80=99s so I could live, full tim=
e, in an RV. </div><div><br></div><div>Frank was my friend,=
he is missed.</div><div><br></div><div>Larry</div><div><br></div><div>Here a=
re linkks to my tribute to Frank at the Midget 50th in Elkhart Lake. First k=
ink is a video, second is my powerpoint with pics and Frankisms.</div><div><=
a href=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/s/svm5fepeowwkq3k/Larry%20Macy%20Tribute%2=
0-%20Frank%20Clarici.mpg?dl=3D0" target=3D"_blank">https://www.dropbox.com/s=
/svm5fepeowwkq3k/Larry%20Macy%20Tribute%20-%20Frank%20Clarici.mpg?dl=3D0</a>=
</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.dropbox.com/s/kanf3n84aa1q0=
i4/Frank_Memorial.pptx?dl=3D0" target=3D"_blank">https://www.dropbox.com/s/k=
anf3n84aa1q0i4/Frank_Memorial.pptx?dl=3D0</a></div><div><br></div><div><br><=
/div><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On Oct 22, 2021, at 8:44 PM, Ma=
rk Haynes via Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; targ=
et=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div>This'll be a little long, so bear with me or just delete as yo=
u see fit.</div><div>I was having a beer with a friend who got me into AutoX=
last night and he mentioned that he'd told his wife about how I travelled t=
o Dodge City to help out Jim Johnson with his Sprite. he inferred that I did=
it because it was pay back, and I told him no, that I did it 'um, I'm not s=
ure why'.</div><div>Today I was stacking wood for the winter, which is a kin=
d of meditative process, and realized that the reason why I am willing to tr=
avel long distances to help people that I've never met is Frank Claric=
i, and his motto "Pay it Forward".</div><div>This realization that Frank is s=
till affecting my life and correcting my attitude was very powerful. That a m=
an who I never met could have such a long lasting affect on me and my approa=
ch to others simply astonishes me. <br></div><div>The fact that OSHITs are s=
till occurring is a testament to what he believed, that there is always some=
one out there willing to devote their time and skills to help others who are=
unable to finish a labor of love. I have found that I enjoy the sharing of t=
he knowledge and skills we all have acquired, both ways, is one of the best p=
arts of an OSHIT, not to mention the prodding and poking and general lack of=
any respect for one's person =F0=9F=98=9C.</div><div>The ability of everyon=
e to come together from great distances and work toward a common goal for an=
other is such a gift to all who are involved, not the least of whom is the c=
ar owner. My local British car buddies are great, but having the opportunity=
to come together with folks from so distant is a gift that I cannot express=
.</div><div>If you're still reading this, I'm sure that you too, knew Frank.=
If you've never taken part in an OSHIT, I would encourage you to do so, you=
'll meet like-minded folks, enjoy some laughs, make some memories, make some=
friends, drink some beers and most of all, create an enduring memorial to T=
he Dean of Spridgets, Frank Clarici.</div><div>As always, PAY IT FORWARD!<br=
></div><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Mark Haynes<br></div=
>It only goes one way- Pay It Forward<br></div></div></div></div></div>
------------------------<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; t=
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ailto:lmacy@mac.com" target=3D"_blank">lmacy@mac.com</a><br><br></div><div><=
br></div><div>Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been p=
oisoned and the last fish has been caught, will we realize that we can not e=
at money</div></div></div>
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