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Originally Posted by Jerry Shaw I'm pretty sure Robert Ballou lost his cool for a few moments, the other night, and did and said a few things that he wished he could take back. But, you don't get that chance. None of us do. The only thing is, when we lose our cool, it doesn't happen in front of a thousand people or so. And if memory serves me correctly, this is the same guy that spent the first part of this week traveling to Missouri to attend the funeral of his good friend. One who died unexpectedly, tragically, at a very young age. And I know how much it shook me, when the realization set in that Jesse Hockett was gone. And I'd only met him a couple of times. It had to be profoundly upsetting to a guy that was as close to him, as Robert was. He did a real good job, the week before, at the same track, telling the rain drenched crowd just who Jesse Hockett was and what was so special about him. And I don't remember any of the people who are being judgmental now, saying good things about him then. So maybe Robert hit a mental slick spot, for a few moments the other night. But just maybe he had a real bad moment, at the end of probably one of his worst weeks ever. It's worth consideration, IMO. Jerry

Thank goodness for people like you.