I've met Larry twice now... each time I enjoyed my time with him and I think
he is a terrific fellow.  I fully believe that everything he says here is
true and there certainly is no great stashes of money hidden agendas here...
he is one of the few people who has the balls to go out and go after a life
long dream and I certainly admire him for that.

Larry, may the wind be a tail wind, may the water stay in your motor and may
your fuel tank never run dry.  Best of luck on this trip and keep a smile on
your face!

Cheers!

David Marshall

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Larry Chase
Sent: May 20, 2004 9:02 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Roadhaus - Clearing the air

My god folks ....

Just because someone say's something doesn't make it true.

Sometimes things are simply as they appear.

No hidden agendas, sub plots or conspiracy theories.

Oh yeah ... And no "get rich Quick Scam".

There is no book, anthropological study, or movie of the week.

Do I find the dynamics of our community fascinating ... You betcha.

Just like almost every one of you that I have met and talked with about
the topic.

The FACTS simply put.

I sold everything I owed to do this trip.

I am not rich, have never been rich and have never played a rich person
on TV.

I was at a low point in my life, for many reasons.

Many have said "trips take you", not the other way around.

That's the way it was and is for me.

For a long time the need to embark on such an adventure had particular
significance for me.

It has a life of it's own ....

A few folks don't have a clue what I'm taking about ... But I know most
know exactly what I saying.

I continued this trip for longer than I should have ... Financially.

But the pull to take it to some other conclusion is incredible strong.

If I don't trust that pull I will regret it for the rest of my life.

I got in trouble .... I asked for suggestions on solutions.

That lead to an outpouring of support, encouragement and help.

That lead to a small amount of public and private criticism.

That lead to me accepting help from strangers and friends.

Something I have never been able to do before in my life.

It's very tempting to withdraw completely and continue privately.

But from the beginning I felt one dumb ass guy trying to stubble his way
through a cockeyed adventure
and maybe along the way, his path forward in life, was something that
some might find a little value in.

Based on the tons of emails of encouragement,

I going to continue do just that.

So if that smokes your stack ...

Please hit the delete key every time you see "RoadHaus" in the subject
line.

Otherwise ....

Get a lynch mob together because you will have to drag me off the road
and throw me off the list.

Can we move on now?

Larry