[DeTomaso] Bob Byars Update

Mad Dog Antenucci teampantera at yahoo.com
Mon Jan 12 18:14:45 EST 2009


I don't know either but I understand now why you sold your Pantera

Matt Merritt <mmerritt at eventvehicles.com> wrote:     Yes, I always meant to thank you for that.  How a girl  could do that many drugs and still be that fat was beyond  me...

  
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 From: Mad Dog Antenucci  [mailto:teampantera at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 9:50  AM
To: Matt Merritt; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re:  [DeTomaso] Bob Byars Update


 
The guy who left with your girlfriend in  Vegas

MD

Matt Merritt  <mmerritt at eventvehicles.com> wrote: I'm    sorry, and you are?

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From: Mad Dog Antenucci    [mailto:teampantera at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 9:05    AM
To: Matt Merritt; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Bob    Byars Update


Thanks for the update Matt. Glad he remembered who you    and Richard were
after you reminded him! 

He didn't have any trouble    remembering me but that may have been because I
was yelling at him to get    out of bed. ;-]>

Dawg

Matt Merritt    wrote: 

Yesterday Richard Plotkin and I    went to visit Bob Byars at his new
rehabilitation facility in Orange, CA.    When we walked into his room we found
Bob watching a basketball game on an    overhead TV. Bob was happy to see
Richard and me and, having been warned in    advance by Gloria, we weren't
surprised that he didn't remember our names.    Nevertheless we could see that
Bob clearly knew exactly who we were. After    a few minutes Bob suggested that
we go find a place to sit outside and    started to slowly get up and into the
wheelchair next to his bed. After    initially worrying that we were breaking
some strict facility rule by    letting Bob out of bed Richard and I wheeled
him down the hall to a sitting    area where we had a nice visit. 

Bob remains disoriented and is clearly    frustrated by his difficulty in
remembering people and place names. Richard    and I reminded him that we were
impressed by how much progress he'd made    thus far. The longer we were there
the more alert Bob became. At one point    an old friend of Bob's named Kenny
arrived for a visit. Bob couldn't    remember Kenny's name, either, but knew
that they repaired motorcycles    together when they were teenagers and it was
easy to see how much Bob    enjoyed hearing about their motorcyles and their
long friendship    together.

As we were leaving one of the nurses commented on the amazing    number of
friends Bob had and Richard and I were glad to hear that he'd had    plenty of
visitors. We really felt that our trip was a positive thing for    Bob and
would encourage more of his friends to come visit. It might be a    nice idea
to bring along a photo or two of anything connected to Panteras    or things
you and Bob might have done together. When I go back I'll be sure    to take a
stack of Pantera International magazines with me.

Here's    where Bob is currently staying:    

http://neworangehills.com/index2.htm

NEW ORANGE HILLS
5017    East Chapman Ave.
Orange, CA 92869
(714) 997-7090

I understand    he's in physical therapy in the mornings so afternoon visits
are best but    it might be a good idea to call in advance.

Meanwhile, I know that each    and every one of us in and outside the Pantera
community send our very best    wishes to Bob Byars and his wonderful family. 

Matt    Merritt
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