Fri. 08/03/07 12:25 AM
No!!! - I was stunned, frozen with disbelief. Fred Trost was dead? What? How? Why? Oh man!!! How come I didn't hear about this sooner? How could someone as caring, big, and important as Fred have a life threatening illness and not make the headlines? I feel ashamed I didn't know sooner. Probably couldn't have done anything, but I would've done something. One of my outdoors heros is gone. There aren't many like him, or like Ted anymore. Just a bunch of people who want to make money killing the next big one. Fred carried on a tradition started by Mort Neff, seeded by the great Fred Bear. Through Fred I feel connected to these men. Which reminds me. I always felt Fred, Trost that is, was named Fred for a reason, and he lived up to it. My Thursday's haven't been the same since he left, and now the outdoors will never feel the same either. Just like Nascar without Earnhardt is not the same. I missed you when you were off the air, and I will miss you more than ever now Fred. Thank you for all you did for Michigan, the outdoors, and Joe Lunchbucket. I'm glad I had the honor of meeting you at an Outdoors Fair. My Thursday's will always be Fred's day. Goodbye.
