I know I haven't done much 'writing' in quite some time. I don't know why, I've started several times but have either writer's block or a lack of confidence, not sure, but I just haven't been able to do it. Well, the loss of Coach Rab hit me pretty hard this week, and as many times as he wrote for me while I was at Sports Bubbler, what better way to get back on the horse than to write about Coach Rab? Nowhere near as good as Rab's infamous China Diaries, but here it is....
A Goodbye to Coach Rab
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09-24-2014, 01:18 PM #1Administrator
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Saying Goodbye to Coach Rab
"When March Madness spills into April.... that's the gravy!" - Homer Simpson
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09-24-2014, 02:46 PM #2Senior Member
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I did not have the pleasure of ever meeting Coach Rab. Defintely my loss. Thanks for your memories Jim. Well done!
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09-24-2014, 03:36 PM #3Senior Member
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Yep, well done.
Originally Posted by farmerdoc
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09-24-2014, 04:20 PM #4Senior Member
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Jim, Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. Well done and welcome back.
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09-24-2014, 07:51 PM #5Senior Member
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Nice job Jim. It would be interesting to find the kid who Rab talked with in Richmond and see what he is doing these days and how Rab affected his life.
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09-24-2014, 07:59 PM #6Senior Member
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It is not macho for guys to express their feelings in today's society, but that was a damn beautiful love letter (and uplifting and inspiring).
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09-25-2014, 08:33 AM #7BrewCityBall
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Great stuff IWB!
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09-25-2014, 08:45 AM #8Senior Member
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Great article.
Do you (or anyone) have links to his China Diaries? They were hysterical."I'll say it again...Dwyane Wade is the 3rd best SG of all-time...right behind Jordan and Bryant." - Mark Jackson
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09-25-2014, 09:12 AM #9Senior Member
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Great read, IWB. It's sad how we sometimes don't know what we have in our midst until we no longer have it. I'm sorry for your loss and MU's loss. RIP, Coach Rab.
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09-25-2014, 09:50 AM #10Administrator
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Yes and no. When the Journal decided to do away with Sports Bubbler (dumb move - 68,000 individual users per month and a million page views a month = no value? Dumb). Anyway, when they blew it up they deleted every story and video that I had published. I knew it was coming and did start moving videos to Youtube but lost the majority of them. Originally Posted by pbiflyer
However, Rab sent me every China Diary to be published to my personal e-mail, so I do have them all. Might start putting them out there for people to enjoy as they were awesome."When March Madness spills into April.... that's the gravy!" - Homer Simpson
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