One of my favorite writers of our lifetime is gone. I had the pleasure of meeting him 8 years ago when the state made him an honorary colonel and I was writing and doing database design for mtv online. My fondest memory of that night was when he threatened to hit me with a rider's crop for grabbing the last molsen golden I've been reading his stories, books and sports criticism every chance I could since I first heard about him after moving to Louisville back in the late 80's because he told it like he experienced it, true and passionately. His words and lifestyle incited people across the world, and I'm sad to see him pass and never having a chance to offer him the last beer.

Hey Hunter, thanks for all of your fantastic words and bad craziness all of these years, I appreciate the short time we had together...Flo