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To: George Marinos <gmari2@verizon.net>, HealeyRick <healeyrik@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Ruminations on OSHITs and Frank
From: crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2021 18:36:12 +0000 (UTC)
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 Ok,After a few early OSHIT gatherings I can say I saw a lot of how this al=
l got here from there.I have the complete 1/4 that Amy was told she needed =
for her museum find Spridget where I repaired the rear of her car ( without=
 the 1/4) and I have the tattoo ( Amy did it there!)=C2=A0 on my back to pr=
ove I was there and contributed to soiling her bathtub.=C2=A0=C2=A0Larry's =
midget rust , 5 speed and of course paint .=C2=A0 Allen's front suspension =
and brakes.=C2=A0 Larry's lower control arm at spridgetfest (1 of 2!).=C2=
=A0 Kevin's (& family!) LBC rallys and my navigator who got every F-word un=
der the sun who unknown to me was the Pastor for the church a few doors awa=
y from Kevin's home....thanks for not telling me until AFTER the rally. ( v=
ery embarrassing!=C2=A0 =C2=A0We drove across a lawn , did a doughnut next =
to a porta-potty and tore up grass and passed a pretty peppy MGB that could=
 not keep up with my Bugeye....in a no passing zone!)The time Frank & I wen=
t to the Healey Conclave with our Bugeyes roaring into the lot of restored =
well muffled show cars...In one way it seems like it was yesterday yet in a=
nother way a lifetime ago.And now 10 years after Frank's passing having his=
 now completed race car here in our carport.=C2=A0 In spite of his really n=
ot liking this specific car , I think he would approve of how it turned out=
.=C2=A0 The New Jersey plate I found in the dirt in the car is on the car a=
nd a Speedwell emblem is on the dash.*sigh*ChuckFormerly "The Worlds Larges=
t Sprite Driver"
    On Sunday, December 12, 2021, 08:41:26 AM EST, HealeyRick via Spridgets=
 <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote: =20
=20
 In many ways, Frank embodied the spirit of the Sprite ... a simple guy who=
 knew how to have fun.=C2=A0 He knew everything about keeping these cars ru=
nning and wasn't afraid to mod them.=C2=A0 He enjoyed sharing all that know=
ledge but never talked down to folks who asked dumb questions.=C2=A0 And hi=
s generous nature and respect in which he was held was shown by the long li=
nes of folks waiting outside his wake.=C2=A0 When I see the prices that bug=
eyes are selling for now I often wonder, "What would Frank think?"=C2=A0 A =
great guy sorely missed.
Rick Neville

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On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 11:37 PM George Marinos via Spridgets <spridgets@au=
tox.team.net> wrote:

Thoughtfully stated. =C2=A0George

Sent from my iPad

On Dec 11, 2021, at 10:53 PM, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets <spridgets@aut=
ox.team.net> wrote:



=EF=BB=BFList,I haven't been on the list for several months now and I apolo=
gize=C2=A0but it sure=C2=A0warms=C2=A0my heart to see a post about our dear=
 friend Frank Clarici. Frank revived my confidence when my parents passed a=
nd I lost all my sense=C2=A0of self confidence in all the things I loved. F=
rank reassured=C2=A0my confidence=C2=A0in =C2=A0welding, 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=C2=A0for Frank's encoura=
gement and fortitude=C2=A0to move forward with the love of the LBC.=C2=A0I =
continue with "Pay it forward" as he is the essence=C2=A0of the term, and a=
s I grow older I continue to do much more of it.
Lift your glasses up gentleman=C2=A0and have a toast, to our dear friend Fr=
ank Clarici, may we all work toward his kindness toward others and keep our=
 LBC's running.=C2=A0Linda62 Deep Pink California Sprite Pinky
On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 8:49 AM Larry Macy via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.t=
eam.net> wrote:

Mark,
Thanks you for this email. Frank was AWESOME. I could leave this email at t=
hat 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 =
new list for =E2=80=9CSPRIDGETS=E2=80=9D I think I was number 4 in subscrib=
ing, It was Franks insistence that made Mark (mjb) create this list.=C2=A0
A while later I was in need of a pumpkin. Frank said he had one so I drove =
from Lansdale PA to Toms River. Frank was gracious and would not take anyth=
ing for it. He just handed it to me. Instant respect and friendship. A few =
years =C2=A0later, and I am not sure of the date a group of us, Frank, Alle=
n Hefner, Chuck Crist and Kevin Valentine (I hope I didn't forget anyone) w=
ent to Latrobe, PA (home of Rolling Rock beer) to work on Amy=E2=80=99s Spr=
ite. We spent the weekend (and boy =C2=A0was her tub a mess after we had al=
l showered) fixing up her car. I =C2=A0had the honor of first drive. A whil=
e later we repeated the group going to help fix up another car (it might ha=
ve been Chris King=E2=80=99s, I =C2=A0don=E2=80=99t recall). Well since we =
all enjoyed doing this we figured we might need a name. There were a few ba=
ndied about. One I remember was CRAPOS, I don=E2=80=99t recall what that st=
ood for, but I suggested Organization of Spridget Hanymen In Transit and OS=
HIT was born. (I always wonder how many folks actually realize what OSHIT s=
tands for). After that we did a lot more transiting as handymen and worked =
on a lot of cars. We did a lot at Frank=E2=80=99s and Kevin=E2=80=99s. My M=
idget was reborn at Kevin=E2=80=99s.=C2=A0
When my first wife left me for my best friend, it was Frank and Ron that re=
ached out and took me to see Bruce Springsteen. I drove to Toms River and F=
rank and I drove to the Meadowlands, in his Sprite, to see the show. At tha=
t time I only had the Midget, with no top, =C2=A0as my car and I drove home=
 at 1 AM in a drizzle.=C2=A0
My Midget 1500 had gotten a few upgrades over the years. I had a Weber, =C2=
=A05 speed transmission, hi compression pistons and a mild street cam. One =
day, in Toms River, Franks asked me to take him for a ride. So we did his =
=E2=80=9Cloop=E2=80=9D. He said he hadn=E2=80=99t realized how fast a 1500 =
could be. Boy did I smile.=C2=A0
Eventually, my Midget had gotten to the point of body rot so bad it was not=
 worth fixing. So I bought a shell in good shape and had it trailered to To=
ms River. The OSHIT crew got together and fixed that shell up like new. It =
was in Frank=E2=80=99s garage, in primer when word came that Frank had sudd=
enly passed. What the shock that was.=C2=A0

Well, the =C2=A0thing that Frank was inspirational for, the OSHIT idea, has=
 thankfully remained alive. I no longer have a Midget, I sold in 2019 to a =
relative of Kevin=E2=80=99s so =C2=A0I could live, full time, in an RV.=C2=
=A0
Frank =C2=A0was my =C2=A0friend, he is missed.
Larry
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.http=
s://www.dropbox.com/s/svm5fepeowwkq3k/Larry%20Macy%20Tribute%20-%20Frank%20=
Clarici.mpg?dl=3D0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kanf3n84aa1q0i4/Frank_Memorial.pptx?dl=3D0



On Oct 22, 2021, at 8:44 PM, Mark Haynes via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.tea=
m.net> wrote:
This'll be a little long, so bear with me or just delete as you see fit.I w=
as having a beer with a friend who got me into AutoX last night and he ment=
ioned that he'd told his wife about how I travelled to Dodge City to help o=
ut Jim Johnson with his Sprite. he inferred that I did it because it was pa=
y 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 process, and r=
ealized that the reason why I am willing to travel long distances to help=
=C2=A0 people that I've never met is Frank Clarici, and his motto "Pay it F=
orward".This realization that Frank is still affecting my life and correcti=
ng my attitude was very powerful. That a man who I never met could have suc=
h a long lasting affect on me and my approach to others simply astonishes m=
e.=20
The fact that OSHITs are still occurring is a testament to what he believed=
, that there is always someone out there willing to devote their time and s=
kills to help others who are unable to finish a labor of love. I have found=
 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 proddi=
ng 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 tow=
ard 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, =
but having the opportunity to come together with folks from so distant is a=
 gift 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 en=
during memorial to The Dean of Spridgets, Frank Clarici.As always, PAY IT F=
ORWARD!
Mark Haynes
It only goes one way- Pay It Forward
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<html><head></head><body><div class=3D"ydp2184fd7ayahoo-style-wrap" style=
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        <div>Ok,</div><div>After a few early OSHIT gatherings I can say I s=
aw a lot of how this all got here from there.</div><div>I have the complete=
 1/4 that Amy was told she needed for her museum find Spridget where I repa=
ired the rear of her car ( without the 1/4) and I have the tattoo ( Amy did=
 it there!)&nbsp; on my back to prove I was there and contributed to soilin=
g her bathtub.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>Larry's midget rust , 5 speed and of c=
ourse paint .&nbsp; Allen's front suspension and brakes.&nbsp; Larry's lowe=
r control arm at spridgetfest (1 of 2!).&nbsp; Kevin's (&amp; family!) LBC =
rallys and my navigator who got every F-word under the sun who unknown to m=
e was the Pastor for the church a few doors away from Kevin's home....thank=
s for not telling me until AFTER the rally. ( very embarrassing!&nbsp; &nbs=
p;We drove across a lawn , did a doughnut next to a porta-potty and tore up=
 grass and passed a pretty peppy MGB that could not keep up with my Bugeye.=
...in a no passing zone!)</div><div>The time Frank &amp; I went to the Heal=
ey Conclave with our Bugeyes roaring into the lot of restored well muffled =
show cars...</div><div>In one way it seems like it was yesterday yet in ano=
ther way a lifetime ago.</div><div>And now 10 years after Frank's passing h=
aving his now completed race car here in our carport.&nbsp; In spite of his=
 really not liking this specific car , I think he would approve of how it t=
urned out.&nbsp; The New Jersey plate I found in the dirt in the car is on =
the car and a Speedwell emblem is on the dash.</div><div>*sigh*</div><div>C=
huck</div><div>Formerly "The Worlds Largest Sprite Driver"</div><div><br></=
div>
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                    On Sunday, December 12, 2021, 08:41:26 AM EST, HealeyRi=
ck via Spridgets &lt;spridgets@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:
                </div>
                <div><br></div>
                <div><br></div>
                <div><div id=3D"ydp2184fd7ayiv1167553708"><div><div dir=3D"=
ltr">In many ways, Frank embodied the spirit of the Sprite ... a simple guy=
 who knew how to have fun.&nbsp; He knew everything about keeping these car=
s running and wasn't afraid to mod them.&nbsp; He enjoyed sharing all that =
knowledge but never talked down to folks who asked dumb questions.&nbsp; An=
d his generous nature and respect in which he was held was shown by the lon=
g lines of folks waiting outside his wake.&nbsp; When I see the prices that=
 bugeyes are selling for now I often wonder, "What would Frank think?"&nbsp=
; A great guy sorely missed.<div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Rick Neville=
</div></div><div id=3D"ydp2184fd7ayiv1167553708DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2A=
A1F9FDF2"><br clear=3D"none">
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iv><br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"ydp2184fd7ayiv1167553708gmail_quote"><d=
iv id=3D"ydp2184fd7ayiv1167553708yqt52943" class=3D"ydp2184fd7ayiv116755370=
8yqt6739257487"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"ydp2184fd7ayiv1167553708gmail_att=
r">On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 11:37 PM George Marinos via Spridgets &lt;<a sha=
pe=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noreferrer noopener">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br clear=
=3D"none"></div><blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1=
px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class=3D"ydp2184fd7ayiv1167553=
708gmail_quote"><div>Thoughtfully stated. &nbsp;<div>George<br clear=3D"non=
e"><br clear=3D"none"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><br clear=3D"none"><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Dec 11, 2021, at 10:53 =
PM, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:spr=
idgets@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer noopener">spridg=
ets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></bl=
ockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div>List,</div>I haven't been on the list for several months now =
and I apologize&nbsp;but it sure&nbsp;warms&nbsp;my heart to see a post abo=
ut our dear friend Frank Clarici. Frank revived my confidence when my paren=
ts passed and I lost all my sense&nbsp;of self confidence in all the things=
 I loved. Frank reassured&nbsp;my confidence&nbsp;in &nbsp;welding, tools a=
nd machines of all sorts. He never doubted that I could complete a repair a=
nd enjoy it like I did in the past. I will always be grateful&nbsp;for Fran=
k's encouragement and fortitude&nbsp;to move forward with the love of the L=
BC.&nbsp;<div>I continue with "Pay it forward" as he is the essence&nbsp;of=
 the term, and as I grow older I continue to do much more of it.</div><div>=
<br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Lift your glasses up gentleman&nbsp;and have =
a toast, to our dear friend Frank Clarici, may we all work toward his kindn=
ess toward others and keep our LBC's running.&nbsp;</div><div>Linda</div><d=
iv>62 Deep Pink California Sprite Pinky</div></div><br clear=3D"none"><div =
class=3D"ydp2184fd7ayiv1167553708gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"ydp=
2184fd7ayiv1167553708gmail_attr">On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 8:49 AM Larry Macy=
 via Spridgets &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.ne=
t" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer noopener">spridgets@autox.team.net</=
a>&gt; wrote:<br clear=3D"none"></div><blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0=
px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;" class=3D=
"ydp2184fd7ayiv1167553708gmail_quote"><div>Mark,<div><br clear=3D"none"></d=
iv><div>Thanks you for this email. Frank was AWESOME. I could leave this em=
ail 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 announceme=
nt 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=
.&nbsp;</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>A while later I was in need=
 of a pumpkin. Frank said he had one so I drove from Lansdale PA to Toms Ri=
ver. Frank was gracious and would not take anything for it. He just handed =
it to me. Instant respect and friendship. A few years &nbsp;later, and I am=
 not sure of the date a group of us, Frank, Allen Hefner, Chuck Crist and K=
evin Valentine (I hope I didn't forget anyone) went to Latrobe, PA (home of=
 Rolling Rock beer) to work on Amy=E2=80=99s Sprite. We spent the weekend (=
and boy &nbsp;was her tub a mess after we had all showered) fixing up her c=
ar. I &nbsp;had the honor of first drive. A while later we repeated the gro=
up going to help fix up another car (it might have been Chris King=E2=80=99=
s, I &nbsp;don=E2=80=99t recall). Well since we all enjoyed doing this we f=
igured 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 Or=
ganization of Spridget Hanymen In Transit and OSHIT was born. (I always won=
der how many folks actually realize what OSHIT stands for). After that we d=
id a lot more transiting as handymen and worked on a lot of cars. We did a =
lot at Frank=E2=80=99s and Kevin=E2=80=99s. My Midget was reborn at Kevin=
=E2=80=99s.&nbsp;</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>When my first wif=
e left me for my best friend, it was Frank and Ron that reached out and too=
k me to see Bruce Springsteen. I drove to Toms River and Frank and I drove =
to the Meadowlands, in his Sprite, to see the show. At that time I only had=
 the Midget, with no top, &nbsp;as my car and I drove home at 1 AM in a dri=
zzle.&nbsp;</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>My Midget 1500 had gott=
en a few upgrades over the years. I had a Weber, &nbsp;5 speed transmission=
, 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. =
He said he hadn=E2=80=99t realized how fast a 1500 could be. Boy did I smil=
e.&nbsp;</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Eventually, my Midget had =
gotten to the point of body rot so bad it was not worth fixing. So I bought=
 a shell in good shape and had it trailered to Toms River. The OSHIT crew g=
ot together and fixed that shell up like new. It was in Frank=E2=80=99s gar=
age, in primer when word came that Frank had suddenly passed. What the shoc=
k that was.&nbsp;<br clear=3D"none"><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Well=
, the &nbsp;thing that Frank was inspirational for, the OSHIT idea, has tha=
nkfully remained alive. I no longer have a Midget, I sold in 2019 to a rela=
tive of Kevin=E2=80=99s so &nbsp;I could live, full time, in an RV.&nbsp;</=
div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Frank &nbsp;was my &nbsp;friend, he =
is missed.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Larry</div><div><br clea=
r=3D"none"></div><div>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 p=
ics and Frankisms.</div><div><a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https://www.dropbox.=
com/s/svm5fepeowwkq3k/Larry%20Macy%20Tribute%20-%20Frank%20Clarici.mpg?dl=
=3D0" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer noopener">https://www.dropbox.com=
/s/svm5fepeowwkq3k/Larry%20Macy%20Tribute%20-%20Frank%20Clarici.mpg?dl=3D0<=
/a></div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"https=
://www.dropbox.com/s/kanf3n84aa1q0i4/Frank_Memorial.pptx?dl=3D0" target=3D"=
_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer noopener">https://www.dropbox.com/s/kanf3n84aa1q0=
i4/Frank_Memorial.pptx?dl=3D0</a></div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div><=
br clear=3D"none"></div><div><br clear=3D"none"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><=
div>On Oct 22, 2021, at 8:44 PM, Mark Haynes via Spridgets &lt;<a shape=3D"=
rect" href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nor=
eferrer noopener">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br clear=3D=
"none"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>This'll be a little long, so bear with me=
 or just delete as you 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 to 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, tha=
t I did it 'um, I'm not sure why'.</div><div>Today I was stacking wood for =
the winter, which is a kind of meditative process, and realized that the re=
ason why I am willing to travel long distances to help&nbsp; people that I'=
ve never met is Frank Clarici, and his motto "Pay it Forward".</div><div>Th=
is realization that Frank is still affecting my life and correcting my atti=
tude was very powerful. That a man who I never met could have such a long l=
asting affect on me and my approach to others simply astonishes me. <br cle=
ar=3D"none"></div><div>The fact that OSHITs are still occurring is a testam=
ent to what he believed, that there is always someone out there willing to =
devote their time and skills to help others who are unable to finish a labo=
r of love. I have found that I enjoy the sharing of the knowledge and skill=
s we all have acquired, both ways, is one of the best parts of an OSHIT, no=
t to mention the prodding and poking and general lack of any respect for on=
e's person =F0=9F=98=9C.</div><div>The ability of everyone to come together=
 from great distances and work toward a common goal for another is such a g=
ift to all who are involved, not the least of whom is the car owner. My loc=
al British car buddies are great, but having the opportunity to come togeth=
er 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 ne=
ver taken part in an OSHIT, I would encourage you to do so, you'll meet lik=
e-minded folks, enjoy some laughs, make some memories, make some friends, d=
rink some beers and most of all, create an enduring memorial to The Dean of=
 Spridgets, Frank Clarici.</div><div>As always, PAY IT FORWARD!<br clear=3D=
"none"></div><div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Mark Haynes<b=
r clear=3D"none"></div>It only goes one way- Pay It Forward<br clear=3D"non=
e"></div></div></div></div></div>
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