They All Conspired Against Me I Tell Ya!
My boys out in there Whirlwind back in the days
If you tuned into WoodyBoater yesterday, you were all part of my incredible Fathers Day gift. My family had worked together to hack into Woody Boater and write a story about me. WTH? I have always been embarrassed by such things. As I child, I used to cry at Happy Birthday singing. I still don’t like my birthdays because of the focus on me. Seems rather odd coming from a guy that puts himself out there here and other places.
Kelsey and Ham. Sneaky kids!
Here is how yesterday happened. Turns out my future daughter in law Kelsey had the idea. And of course they all jumped in. My son Hank in Germany has the keys to the kingdom of Woodyboaterville and took over with the entire family going back and forth via email and text messages. ALL BEHIND MY BACK!
My other son Hank at the wheel of the Vintage Whaler
Family! The one word that explains what life is all about.
I guess it was also about time for you to have a day off after 11 years. Now get back to work!
If it’s any consolation, your “go to” password and mine are the same.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5? That’s amazing! I’ve got the same combination on my luggage!
It was a great present, but now the problem. For 11 years you’ve been involved with every post. That’s like over 4000 posts in a row without a break. That ended yesterday. Welcome to day 1. They failed to consider the downside of showing their love for you. Now you can cry.
I disagree… The string has not broken… Not much different from a “guest story” that happens all the time, and Matt did chime in with a “Gotta change my password” remark,…. 🙂 THE STREAK CONTINUES!
Keep up the great work! I celebrated Fathers Day with the adoption of a Wooden 1959 Flying Dutchman sailboat, a high performance Olympic Class boat. Will restore and refinish but dont know how much use Ill get as my 60 YO body and muscles are not what they were back in my sailboat racing days!
I bow to your reasoning. All is right with the WoodyBoater universe again.
And Texx, dont forget Texx. he kept us going for years. And still behind the scenes. We have reporters across the planet
And its 5089 stories. KILL ME! Please
We will never forget Texx!
Glad you had such a GREAT day!
I also was blessed with a wonderful Fathers day lunch boat ride for many hours. It was beautiful.
Also got a membership to Flaviar from my kids and their spouses. (It’s a bourbon tasting membership)
5089 stories – that’s amazing! What an awesome surprise gift from your family. To you & to all of us readers, as well.
It couldn’t have happened to a more deserving father… 🙂
I hope that you relaxed and ebjoyed your day. You family did a hell of a job. We all appreciated it.
Great to see a fitting tribute to a well-deserving, loving father, especially in these turbulent times. Hats off to your family for putting one over on you!
You are so appreciated and admired by literally thousands AND thousands of boat enthusiasts, Matt. There is so much I could say; however, I do not wish to embarrass you with such praise. Woody Boater energized the classic boat hobby FROM THE VERY FIRST POST! WB educated us (definitely me among them) and you made us laugh until we actually spit out our drink of choice. The times you honored those individuals who left us way too early.
Thank you for each and every one of those 5000+ posts!