[RBW] Re: Sayonara Jay Day
I too have had the pleasure to get to know Jay and will miss him a great deal. Not to make this a blush fest for Jay but I want to second (or third or fourth) the recognition of his honesty and integrity of character. Not only can that man ride, but he's pretty great at this whole living life thing too. He will be missed for sure, and I'll keep my fingers crossed for a bay area return in the coming years. Best wishes Jay! Adam On Jan 16, 8:56 am, Esteban wrote: > Jay is also a superhero, but I won't divulge his special powers. > > Really, one of the best people I know. > > Esteban > San Diego, Calif. > > On Jan 16, 7:40 am, Stephen wrote: > > > I spent some time in the Walnut Creek area while biking down the coast > > a few winters ago. I met Jay at the Riv head quarters, where we > > talked while working on my bike. We hit it off in the way that most > > people that meet him seem to hit it off. Later we went for a ride > > around Berkeley, stopped at the grocery, then went back to his place > > where he cooked me dinner and talked late into the night. Cooked me > > dinner! > > > For me, it was such a gracious act of hospitality, and for him it > > seemed second nature. Truly the highlight of that trip. I'm happy > > for anyone who gets to know him. > > > On Jan 15, 5:23 pm, Pondero wrote: > > > > What a nice tribute to Jay. I interacted with him a couple of times > > > by phone, and once in person during a rare visit from Texas. Seemed > > > like a nice guy, but then everyone has always been quite hospitable to > > > me. > > > > The way Grant worded it, he encouraged ME to be a better person. > > > Assuming that's really Jay, I guess Grant nailed it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Sayonara Jay Day
Jay is also a superhero, but I won't divulge his special powers. Really, one of the best people I know. Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Jan 16, 7:40 am, Stephen wrote: > I spent some time in the Walnut Creek area while biking down the coast > a few winters ago. I met Jay at the Riv head quarters, where we > talked while working on my bike. We hit it off in the way that most > people that meet him seem to hit it off. Later we went for a ride > around Berkeley, stopped at the grocery, then went back to his place > where he cooked me dinner and talked late into the night. Cooked me > dinner! > > For me, it was such a gracious act of hospitality, and for him it > seemed second nature. Truly the highlight of that trip. I'm happy > for anyone who gets to know him. > > On Jan 15, 5:23 pm, Pondero wrote: > > > > > > > > > What a nice tribute to Jay. I interacted with him a couple of times > > by phone, and once in person during a rare visit from Texas. Seemed > > like a nice guy, but then everyone has always been quite hospitable to > > me. > > > The way Grant worded it, he encouraged ME to be a better person. > > Assuming that's really Jay, I guess Grant nailed it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Sayonara Jay Day
I spent some time in the Walnut Creek area while biking down the coast a few winters ago. I met Jay at the Riv head quarters, where we talked while working on my bike. We hit it off in the way that most people that meet him seem to hit it off. Later we went for a ride around Berkeley, stopped at the grocery, then went back to his place where he cooked me dinner and talked late into the night. Cooked me dinner! For me, it was such a gracious act of hospitality, and for him it seemed second nature. Truly the highlight of that trip. I'm happy for anyone who gets to know him. On Jan 15, 5:23 pm, Pondero wrote: > What a nice tribute to Jay. I interacted with him a couple of times > by phone, and once in person during a rare visit from Texas. Seemed > like a nice guy, but then everyone has always been quite hospitable to > me. > > The way Grant worded it, he encouraged ME to be a better person. > Assuming that's really Jay, I guess Grant nailed it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Sayonara Jay Day
When Sweetie and I visited Riv HQ during a Bay Area swing a couple of summers ago, we "kidnapped" Grant for a lovely "power lunch" around the corner that lasted nearly two hours. When we returned Grant to his environment obviously more relaxed, he settled down on his giant feldenkreis ball-cum-office chair, and got back to work with a smile. As Sweetie and I looked around the showroom for a quick peek and some possible shopping, Jay came up to me, smiled gently and whispered, "thank you SO much for getting him out of here for a couple of hours!" "Is there a problem?" I asked, sotto voce. "No, no, no problem," Jay assured me, "it's just that Grant eats lunch at his desk a lot. He takes really short breaks. Works a lot." He paused, snuck a glance at Grant and whispered to me, "Now and then he forgets to eat altogether. It's really busy around here in the summer, you know." That's the kind of fella Jay appeared to be in our brief encounter. Caring and sweet in a quiet sort of way. I wish him all the best in sunny, funny Arizona. Beth H in PDX -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Sayonara Jay Day
Jay is one of the best people I've met and worked with. He's incredibly patient, laughs easy, eats and drinks great stuff and doesn't cover up truth to make others happy. He also bends over backwards to make others happy. He's become a great friend, someone I can talk El Rego Et Ses Commandos with. I remember talking with Jay when I first called saying something like I can't believe people spend the kinda loot they do on bikes and bike related stuff. It blew my mind, I thought I was above it, talking to a man that was in it. Looking back, what a stupid and jerk thing to say, Jay was gracious through it all. Jay rode with me to make sure I made it home safe after a night at the bar while I was visiting California last month. Normally I walked, but he rode up the toughest hill in Berkely, maybe the toughest hill I rode the whole time I was there, and insisted on riding up, not walking up, and taught me how to snake side to side to make sure I didn't put a foot on the ground. We were both sweating bullets of liquor by the time we reached the top. He was laughing the whole time, I was hyperventilating. And then he rode off into the night like a cowboy. He makes art when he rides. It's a beautiful thing to see. I like him a lot. Riv's losing one of the best, ever. Good luck homie, wherever you go, whatever you do I hope you 'git it!' with passion, love and happiness. I'm annoyed that this sounds like such a dramatic goodbye message. I'll text you as I'm throwing back a drink to celebrate your upcoming journey. On Jan 15, 9:41 pm, Manuel Acosta wrote: > Agreed. I never really knew Jay as a personally. My visits to the shop > always consisted small talks with Jay. Sometimes on a rare occasion, I > would catch him around Berkeley and we would exchange cycling nods. I > was always star-struck whenever I saw him. The pictures on the site > and his videos made him seem like some type of superman for Rivendell. > Sad to see him go. Glad he's going for a good reason. Cheers to Jay > "Superman of Rivendell" Hope life brings nothing but great things. > > On Jan 15, 3:23 pm, Pondero wrote: > > > > > > > > > What a nice tribute to Jay. I interacted with him a couple of times > > by phone, and once in person during a rare visit from Texas. Seemed > > like a nice guy, but then everyone has always been quite hospitable to > > me. > > > The way Grant worded it, he encouraged ME to be a better person. > > Assuming that's really Jay, I guess Grant nailed it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Sayonara Jay Day
Agreed. I never really knew Jay as a personally. My visits to the shop always consisted small talks with Jay. Sometimes on a rare occasion, I would catch him around Berkeley and we would exchange cycling nods. I was always star-struck whenever I saw him. The pictures on the site and his videos made him seem like some type of superman for Rivendell. Sad to see him go. Glad he's going for a good reason. Cheers to Jay "Superman of Rivendell" Hope life brings nothing but great things. On Jan 15, 3:23 pm, Pondero wrote: > What a nice tribute to Jay. I interacted with him a couple of times > by phone, and once in person during a rare visit from Texas. Seemed > like a nice guy, but then everyone has always been quite hospitable to > me. > > The way Grant worded it, he encouraged ME to be a better person. > Assuming that's really Jay, I guess Grant nailed it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
