Snead

Saturday morning! There comes my buddy, Norm through those shop doors! What're "we" going to start on today? He'll have something fun and interesting and we'll get 'er done, in half an hour. Someone said Norm was like Walter Cronkite. Well, there is a difference - Norm actually gave me some truth that I could do something with. And someone else said that Norm should be recognized with an honour commensurate with Knighthood. I would suggest the Nobel Prize, but since that has now been diminished, maybe they could come up with the "Nobel Cluster" - without a doubt, Norm deserves more than one. I know of no one on TV, who comes across as being so genuine and honest. With all the new wood and "how-to" shows on TV and the Net, I recently remarked to someone, that, no one does it like Norm, nor has anywhere near his presence - they're all pretty much cookie-cutter and scripted! Besides all the knowledge and wisdom he imparted, the thing I appreciated most about Norm, was the respect he gave to everyone and everything. A gentleman. At the end of every show, after he bid his farewell till next week, I always felt like turning to him and saying, "Well, let's go on in the house and have a sandwich and a beer - whaddya going to do this afternoon? Need some help? Just give a holler when you start that new house. I'm sure there would be thousands who would lend a hand! What else would you say to a friend?