HI Amy, Pollywog. Chris Sheats was a dear friend of mine.
He was not related, but I could not have loved the man more than if he had been a blood relative. The Rickenbacker I speak of in the poem is one he rebuilt for me, all I did was refinish it. He, like another more distant aquaintance, John Zeidler, was a gifted man who died way too young.
All my best,
StarfireIV
Starfire,
What a precious gift of friendship Chris gave to you.Thanks for sharing.
Polly