patooyee
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I've known someone that my brother and I lovingly refer to as "Crazy" Steve Alexander (bad80cj) for years now. I wouldn't call him one of my best friends simply because we haven't ever lived close enough together to hang out on a regular basis. But I do consider him a good friend who I met through my brother back in college and who I enjoy wheeling with as often as possible. When I met Steve let's just say that his life was in disarray.
I haven't wheeled with Steve in a long time because I've been building my buggy. But now that the buggy is done and I'm back on the trails I have noticed a couple things that both amaze me and have been consistent even from back when Steve earned his nickname of "Crazy" Steve. This guy turns wrenches for a living. Then he goes out on the weekend and is ALWAYS the first one to help turn wrenches on other people's **** when they break, and he is happy to do it. He has always been this way. In addition, while being slightly older than me, Steve has an abundance of energy that I don't think I've ever had, even in my younger days. He's always bouncing from this rig to that, helping fix this guy's driveshaft and another guy's broken link. He's like a little chunk of lightening just bouncing around.
In addition to the above, I'm aware that Steve has had some issues in his life which he seems to have worked hard to overcome. I'm not going to get any deeper than that on this topic simply because I don't know all the details and don't know how much of it he wants made public. But I will say that I have mad respect for him because I how hard some people have to work to overcome stuff like that.
Steve is still, and always will be, crazy in my book. But he is also deserving of my respect because I know he's been through some rough times, has come out better in the end, and will be there if I need him on the trail.
I haven't wheeled with Steve in a long time because I've been building my buggy. But now that the buggy is done and I'm back on the trails I have noticed a couple things that both amaze me and have been consistent even from back when Steve earned his nickname of "Crazy" Steve. This guy turns wrenches for a living. Then he goes out on the weekend and is ALWAYS the first one to help turn wrenches on other people's **** when they break, and he is happy to do it. He has always been this way. In addition, while being slightly older than me, Steve has an abundance of energy that I don't think I've ever had, even in my younger days. He's always bouncing from this rig to that, helping fix this guy's driveshaft and another guy's broken link. He's like a little chunk of lightening just bouncing around.
In addition to the above, I'm aware that Steve has had some issues in his life which he seems to have worked hard to overcome. I'm not going to get any deeper than that on this topic simply because I don't know all the details and don't know how much of it he wants made public. But I will say that I have mad respect for him because I how hard some people have to work to overcome stuff like that.
Steve is still, and always will be, crazy in my book. But he is also deserving of my respect because I know he's been through some rough times, has come out better in the end, and will be there if I need him on the trail.
