[Spridgets] Holy Sprite, where is it now?
David Woerpel
dtwoerpel at gmail.com
Mon Mar 25 11:49:08 MDT 2024
Well Larry...lest I miss out on this thread, to wit, I should point out
that there was Part II, "The Resurrection" (it being Easter and all).
Attached is the assembled group still present at the "handing-over" to
Fr. Jack. Hopefully none of you are presently in Witness Protection and
are doing tolerably well 15+ yrs. later.
Left to right:Larry Macy, Linda Grunthaner, Jim Johnson(now with Frank
fixing whatever needs fixing above), David Booker, Kevin Valentine, Phil
Nase, Ryan Kubanoff, Charley Braum, me, Fr. Jack(now looking after Frank
and Jim), Frank Clarici IV, Frank Clarici III. Not pictured: Frankie V
(in the house!) Greg Higgins (had to return to Canada, eh? j/k), and
Michael Rowe (who had his back do a number on him), Ron Soave(looking
for tickets to another Springsteen concert ;-) ).
If there were others, let me know. Mark Haynes were you at this
session? What a fabulous group of selfless people who descended on
Diane's house. Thanks, "Mom".
Nory, I never had the pleasure of meeting you but there were
stories..... ;-) Still have my shirt as well.
Usually I wait until April 11th for my tribute. I will let the above
stand in. Thanks Frank and all of you! Let us not forget Paul Asgeirsson!
Kindest regards and be well,
Dave W
'59 :{)
'59 MGA 1500
Waukesha WI
"Pay It Forward"
On 3/24/2024 2:28 PM, Larry Macy via Spridgets wrote:
> Nice pic, you can tell I took it. One from the outstanding
> composition, and two, I am not in it. LOL
>
> Larry
> --
>
> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
>
> Use two fingers, it sends a better message - Peace
>
> Sent from my Magical iPad
>
>> On Mar 24, 2024, at 10:50 AM, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets
>> <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Ron,
>> That's beautiful. I'm so grateful to have been a part of just a few
>> days of the project as I was so busy with other things at the time. I
>> have yet to meet a more generous, uplifting person than Frank
>> Clarici. For me at the time I felt beat and badgered from the passing
>> of loved ones to the point where I lost all confidence I once had in
>> the tool/machine world. Frank was able to bring us all together and
>> promote confidence, skill and the faith to believe in ourselves. I
>> think "we" even as "electronic friends" can agree with that.
>> Safety Fast,
>> Linda
>> 62 California Sprite "Pinky"
>> Frank helping me with "Pinky" 2006:
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CSBIvnw5qk
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 24, 2024 at 10:00 AM Ron Corry <ron.corry.iol at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Linda,
>>
>> You are doing a great job in keeping the memory of Frank fresh in
>> our minds.
>>
>> Back in the era of the Holy Sprite, Frank was very kind in
>> sending me one of the T-shirts that I seem to recall his father
>> made. Photo attached.
>>
>> Sadly, it did not come through a machine wash so good, but I will
>> always treasure it.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>> Ron... in Ireland
>> "Pay it forward"
>>
>> On Sun 24 Mar 2024, 12:11 Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets,
>> <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks Larry for the update on Michael Rowe, and the Holy
>> Sprite.
>> I hope we hear from him in the near future. I hope all our
>> Spridigiteers are safe and well. I'll be driving my Spridget
>> when we get some warmer weather here on the New Jersey coast.
>> Safety Fast,
>> Linda
>> 62 California Sprite "Pinky"
>>
>> PS Pic of the Holy Sprite gang, for those new to the sport 😃
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 7:01 PM Larry Macy
>> <larry at integratednaturalhealth.com> wrote:
>>
>> As far as I recall, Mike and the Holy Sprite are in
>> Hawaii. Haven’t heard from Mike in a few years, so that
>> could have changed.
>>
>> Larry
>>
>>> On Mar 18, 2024, at 5:55 AM, Linda Grunthaner via
>>> Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks for the reply Ron and so sorry for the long delay
>>> in my reply. I'm glad to hear Michael Rowe is retired in
>>> Hawaii as I recall that was his desire. Now for
>>> clarification did Michael Rowe sell the Holy Sprite via
>>> BaT to Colin and Cana Comer and they restored it to leaf
>>> green? Where is it now?
>>>
>>> I received an email from a company tracking public
>>> comments on my school email titled "[Spridgets] The BaT
>>> Pastor's Bugeye - update from [Linda Grunthaner]" and
>>> asking if it was posted by me. The link to the post is
>>> http://www.team.net/html/spridgets/2011-03/msg01405.html.
>>> I was not sure if I should reply.
>>>
>>> So sorry for all the questions.
>>> Happy safely motoring,
>>> Linda
>>> 62 California Sprite "Pinky"
>>>
>>> On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 5:51 PM Ron Soave
>>> <soavero at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Michael is in Hawaii last I heard.
>>>
>>> Ron Soave
>>>
>>>> On Apr 22, 2023, at 2:10 PM, nory1--- via Spridgets
>>>> <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I don’t know where the Holy Sprite is, but I still
>>>> have the Midget that Father Jack sold to raise
>>>> funds for the Holy Sprite project. It’s been
>>>> neglected a bit, and is available to any lister
>>>> that wants to come and get it.
>>>>
>>>> -Nory
>>>>
>>>> -----------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> From: "Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets"
>>>> To: "Spridget list"
>>>> Cc:
>>>> Sent: Saturday April 22 2023 2:04:31PM
>>>> Subject: [Spridgets] Holy Sprite, where is it now?
>>>>
>>>> List,
>>>> I was just chatting with a fellow Spridgiteer Allen
>>>> Fisher asI had reposted a photo of the Holy Sprite
>>>> group from 2011 on Facebook, see attached. I
>>>> wondered where it is now? More importantly where is
>>>> Michael Rowe who purchased it from Father Jack
>>>> after Frank Clarici passed away.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know the whereabouts of the Holy Sprite or
>>>> Michael Rowe?
>>>> Attached is the photo and the list of names on the
>>>> photo. I had just heard today that Jim Johnson
>>>> passed away in February of this year. Heaven sure
>>>> has a lot of very handy Spridigiteers now. There is
>>>> no excuse for any angel to not be driving a Sprite.
>>>>
>>>> Left to right: Doug Miller, me, Frankie, Jim
>>>> Johnson, Frank, Ryan Kubanoff, Father Jack, Michael
>>>> Rowe, Phil Tase, David Booker, Larry Macy & Kevin
>>>> Valentine.
>>>>
>>>> Safety Fast,
>>>> Linda
>>>>
>>>> 62 California Sprite "Pinky"
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> Spritenut
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>> —
>>
>> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
>> lmacy at mac.com
>>
>>
>> “Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your
>> feet,” he said. “Try to make sense of what you see and
>> about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And
>> however difficult life may seem, there is
>> always something you can do, and succeed at. It matters
>> that you don’t just give up.”
>> ~Stephen Hawking
>>
>>
>>
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