[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by reelapeelin

Willy's views are what they are...and Franco's as well...it saddens me to see this and can only hope it doesn't represent a bridge between old friends, burnt. I have, on the other hand, maintained a friendship w/both of these good people and want to retain same going forward. What I want to do now is make it perfectly clear, that as I am named in Willy's response, that I am in no way to be considered a wedge between the two. Willy, while I appreciate your respect, I'm not sure naming me in this feud was the wisest of choices...certainly wouldn't have been my choice to be named. Down the road, if I can do anything to reunite these old friends, I will happily do so and look forward to the opportunity.

Reel, I think you misunderstand Willy's use of your name in his post. While I cannot be certain, the way I took it was that he was not trying to use you as a wedge, but rather as a shining example of how two people can disagree about something and yet still remain the best of friends. Additionally I think he was trying to point out to Franco that he was hurt by his unreturned phone calls and by Franco's talking about him behind his back. You see, friends don't do that.

As to reuniting them, well, I just don't see that happeniing until Franco grow's a pair, man's up and apologies to this board for his very racist comments. He doesn't owe me, or Willy, or any one person here an apology,.... he owes everyone an apology for bringing, (or at least trying to bring) race into what was, until that time, a conversation about the decline of America and American values. And if he cannot do that then the hell with him, he's out of my life like yesterdays trash.