... an episode of the Agony and Ecstasy, 2008 version.
Well, I got to GCA late this morn, and was enjoying my first cup of coffee, when I see this amazing sight, a newbie post by one Tommy Nac. Oh joy, the long drought is over! I've missed my big Italian paisan, and freely admit a certain bias and feeling of a sympatico with Tommy's Italianismo, as a man I came to know as a very bright and enthusiastic fellow, who is passionate in 'all things' where he takes up an interest from the obvious GCA that he unabashedly shares with us, to his less expressed but other passions of music (particularly the love of guitar) and his passion for the funny car racing, and Dodgers, and food and spirits, cigars, and so many more things that a bon vivant pursues in that zest for life that he exudes.
Then there is my friend, Anthony Pioppi, another paisan I feel so glad to have spent time with in golf and supper, who shares many of the same traits with Tommy, an obviously passionate and dedicated writer is he, of golf and other things, a well read man of so many interests, and a fellow defender of great hockey players
, a fellow admirer of the George 'the great' Bahto, and all such.
And finally, my friend Jay Flemma, another man with the soul of an artist, feisty and whimsically given in his pursuit to refine and share his writing skills and his experiences with the game, and his passion and curiosity for golf architecture, all while plying his trade as an attorney in a world of backstage complexities of entertainment law, and all the intricacies and quirky personalities that such entails. Jay is one of the most enjoyable and inspiring companions I've had the pleasure to share a few golf outting experiences with, not ot mention his encouragement to reach for a better understanding of writing, of which I have little depth.
But alas, here I sit in the middle of some 2453 miles and an ocean of some sort of Renaissancesque artistic ethnic Italianismo vendetta that separate my three friends. It is like being the spittoon tender at the round table meeting of Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, Titian.
Now, you guys stop that bickering, and stick to your writing, for all our sakes and benefits. Or at least, keep your rivalry in bounds and take the high road as once Michelangelo did when asked about the worth of his rival Raphael's fresco "...for that knee alone, it is worth the price".
read about it here...
http://www.finearttouch.com/Renaissance_Rivals_Raphael_and_Michelangelo.html