Please indicate which notice you prefer

**Ms Piggy** · 3rd May 2005, 22:37

Hi All - I'll need to go into the Dominion on Thursday morning for the notice to be in the Friday paper. So please vote before the end of Wednesday.

1)Some of us never met Sam in person; others had the privilege of meeting and riding with him. We stretch from the bottom of the South Island to the top of the North Island, as well as some across the globe and we will mourn the loss of this bright young rider.

2)Sam will be remembered for his happy smiles, charismatic loving approach to the world and his inextinguishable drive. He will be missed by those who met him and those who didn’t have that privilege.

3)Sam was a special guy and a special rider. He had a short yet full life and touched the hearts of many. Riders from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South Island and around the globe will be mourning his passing.

Regardless of which notice we choose I thought I would entitle it Farewell Flyin' and end it with Until we ride again: your Kiwi Biker friends. www.kiwibiker.co.nz

Any grammatical corrections that need to be made please let me know.

Btw - if you recognise some of the wording it's b/c MrCSL & I took it from what people had posted about Sam.

**Ms Piggy** · 3rd May 2005, 22:46

Originally Posted by Waylander

I would say #2. The others kinda make it seem more about us than him. Just my thoughts on it so don't take offence.

None taken, that's the whole reason we wrote a few. Thanks for your opinion.

**John** · 3rd May 2005, 22:51

Originally Posted by SpeedMedic

Could we just change this bit to .. mourning his passing... or some such.. then it is more about him than us. the rest of it I like and number 3 has my vote.

I'd agree with the change, its not about us IMO.

**The Tazman** · 3rd May 2005, 22:53

Originally Posted by SpeedMedic

Could we just change this bit to .. mourning his passing... or some such.. then it is more about him than us. the rest of it I like and number 3 has my vote.

I agree with that. It has my vote

**crashe** · 3rd May 2005, 22:54

Farewell Flyin
Sam was a special guy and a special rider. He had a short yet full life and touched the hearts of many. Riders from the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South Island will be mourning his passing.
Until we ride again: your Kiwi Biker family

This is mine as well.... number 3 with Speedmedic's change of words.

**bugjuice** · 3rd May 2005, 22:57

with speedy/#3.
all well written tho. well done.

**Skunk** · 3rd May 2005, 22:58

Yeah, with that change my vote changes from 2 to 3. But I've already voted...

**riffer** · 3rd May 2005, 22:58

Yup. No 3 with changes mentioned.

**gav** · 3rd May 2005, 23:14

number three, nice stuff....

**FEINT** · 3rd May 2005, 23:20

Number #3. Well written. !

**StoneChucker** · 3rd May 2005, 23:22

Number 3, with changes mentioned and possibly crashes' final line (KB family, etc...)

**FROSTY:Me** · 3rd May 2005, 23:22

i think number 3 --but KB family -hhmmmm not sure about that.
Maybee water it down a bit.
All your freinds from KB
or ride on KBer
-just maybee the family word might offend blood family is my only thought .

**crazylittleshit** · 4th May 2005, 03:08

number 3 sounds good.

**Ms Piggy** · 4th May 2005, 08:00

I've changed the wording in # 3 as suggested by Speed Medic and I've also changed family to friends, as suggested by XJ/Frosty.

What do people think about Waylanders suggestion of having Flyin's signature there as well - not sure about it myself.