Comments on: Thanking A Good Friend

By: 2012 Indianapolis 500 Trivia Contest « Oilpressure

2012 Indianapolis 500 Trivia Contest « Oilpressure — Fri, 04 May 2012 09:06:01 +0000

[...] The first year, the prize for getting the most right was a warm & fuzzy feeling. In 2010, the prize was an Oilpressure.com polo won by Megan Bickel (Bickelmom). This year, the prize is vintage memorabilia – a set of four prints by artist Ron Burton; of cars driven by AJ Foyt, Mario Andretti, Jim Clark and Parnelli Jones in Ol’ Calhoun. These were donated to the cause by my very good friend John McLallen. To see these prints, you may either view Tuesday’s edition of One Take Only or view the article I wrote about these prints a little over a year ago here. [...]

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:15:52 +0000

It’s so interesting you just received these prints. My father past away 3 years ago and we decided to clean out one of his closets yesterday. up on a top shelf covered in dust was the IDENTICAL set of 4 Ron Burton prints. My father attended the Indy 500 back in the late 60′s in his role as an ad executive for a major NYC ad agency. I assume he got them because of this…
PLEASE ENJOY YOUR SET .. finding mine, I will. They are going to be framed and displayed in our 6 year’s room and he will know they came from his POPPA!!!

By: Megan K. Bickel

Megan K. Bickel — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 02:51:49 +0000

This is a lovely tribute to a true friend. We don’t tell our friends how much we appreciate them nearly enough. Thanks for sharing this with all of us! And I’m totally jealous of those prints…

By: Mike Rice

Mike Rice — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 19:49:43 +0000

I’m glad that John Mc’s situation turned out well. A good friend like this can be a pretty rare find, and this is a great way to express what that friendship means to both of you. Well done, both guys.
I think PJ was better at Indy than Foyt. So did Bignotti.

By: Brian Mc

Brian Mc — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:50:23 +0000

Glad that the story ended well for both of you. Glad that you rewarded George who assumed more duties for two months. Hope you both enjoy the new IndyCar season!

By: JohnMc

JohnMc — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:04:45 +0000

Folks, we all know that George is a great guy, but he is also an awesome friend. By the way, George, its The University of Memphis!!!!!

By: Steve K

Steve K — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:15:33 +0000

Well before my time, but great looking machines driven by the best.

By: SS Minnow

SS Minnow — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:06:03 +0000

Glad to hear he’s doing well. I also have 3 of the 4 prints, but I’m missing Mario. I love having these in my office and have always liked Burton’s work.

By: gnome

gnome — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:05:58 +0000

A Bears fan who buys American and loves Indycars? I like this guy already…
Glad your friend is feeling better and back in action. Nothing beats having someone to talk to about racing, and it’s usually MORE fun when they disagree with you on half of the stuff you talk about!

By: The Lapper

The Lapper — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:46:56 +0000

I’m glad he’s back, too.