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I remember at the beginning I honestly hated the guy. We were different on every opinion and I wanted to avoid him rather than getting bogged down in useless drama. It wasn't until I met him in Montreal at a trade show and saw a magazine (think it was XBiz) who did an article on him. We then ended up on the same seminar panel and I heard and saw him.
At a party I came up to him and honestly admitted how big of a mistake I had made misjudging him and we spoke at length after that. He was gracious and we discussed business and life in general. There are few people in this industry I can respect and look up too. He is one of them.
For years now we have had a close friendship and I have come to respect his style and even if we do differ at times - we discuss and disagree as friends and move on.
Thankfully we still keep in contact and even my kids call him Uncle Scott. I know many dislike him - some envy while others simply misjudge him. Whatever your feelings about him I only wished that you took the time as I did to get to know the real man behind his board personality.
My friend - will miss you on the boards but definitely will keep in touch regularly.
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