Also sorry to hear this, he made you think about things when your positions differed and he didn’t have so much ego that he wouldn’t change his position if you convinced him. Some people just dig in harder
I had to laugh at that because I've never known anyone who dug in harder than Larry, even after he was stone cold busted wrong.
Grace was not one of his virtues. Here's what was:
He had the best sense of humor - smart funny, quick and clever. You had to have something on the ball to get it. People who weren't all that sharp were left in the dust.
He had excellent retention and recall. He remembered everything and could whip it out when you least expect it and tie it into whatever unrelated thing you were talking about. All over the place free associating, freaking HILARIOUS. How he posted on here? That's how he talked.
He was never boring. Like, ever. I don't recall a single time in our 10 year marriage when I found him boring. Annoying, yes. An insufferable ass, many times. But never boring. He was always a great conversationalist, very social, and the life of every party. Even at home he was always engaged and thinking about something that he couldn't wait to tell you about.
Every morning at 6am he would bring me a cup of coffee in bed, then wait impatiently for me to get my eyes open and my brain engaged. Once he saw signs of coherence, he'd blast me with discussion about whatever was going on in the news because he'd been up for a couple hours at that point, and was practically wriggling with the need to have a live audience for his opinions and get feedback.
He wasn't afraid to try new things. I insisted on us taking dance classes, bribing him with beer and dinner downtown. So a little known fact about him: he could tango. And foxtrot. And swing dance. And waltz. Quite well.
He cried at sappy movies. Here's this 6'3" 250 lb hairy biker guy crying over
The Notebook. And
Steel Magnolias. And
Saving Private Ryan. And
Up.
He was a big personality, meant for the limelight. He always wanted to be on stage and his Walter Mitty fantasy was to have his own TV talk show. He played guitar on stage solo or as a band member many many times, but he really wanted a talk show.
I'm sure his funeral will be an excellent party
<—- real flowers for you, Bigger-than-life Larry.
) Yes, Larry sure was an insufferable B to argue politics on here, but he was super nice to me in person at that party.
