He is one of the most excellent writers in America. When I was a young teenager, I delivered the News Sentinel in Oneida, TN. Read his articles whenever they appeared. Later in life in my 50s, I was working in Africa for an extended period of time. One day in November of 2012, if I recall correctly, I received a PM on the old Gridscape site asking that I call him when I was back in the US for thanksgiving. Thrilled? You bet, but what would this fairly famed writer want with me? Well, he wanted to do an article on long distance Vol fans who had to go to extreme measures to see/listen to the games. It was published in the Shopper in December of that year, outlining my efforts during the Gulf War, travels overseas working as an ExPat and the joys that it brought. He took the time to mention my wife and kids.
A Peach of a human being. Well deserved, Marvin!