RIP Rob Pitts - AKA Rabbit

Stomach cancer took a guy that I could listen to just about anything he cares to talk about. 

Yup.  Saw it last night. Dude was as old a I am. Penultimate storyteller.

Sad.

This one bums me out more than I would have expected. Seemed like a good dude. 

In reply to preach :

This is the video I saw last night (also saw a VINWIKI vid this morning). I didn't know at that point that he has actually passed, I thought he was signing off. I hoped he was going to be on camera, but then I realized that I don't want to see/remember him frail and sick. The all text video was very touching and fitting.

Byrneon27 said:

This one bums me out more than I would have expected.  

Same here

This one hurts. He was taken really fast and way too young.

I'm going to be honest here. I was conflicted about Rabbit. He was very openly a used car salesman - he had no qualms about hustling a sale. That's a personality trait that I've never really been too fond of. That said, he seemed genuine and his videos were nothing less than captivating. Even knowing that I didn't like "that kind of guy" I thoroughly enjoyed his videos. 

Of course, i wouldn't wish cancer on the slimiest of salesmen, let alone a guy who seemed to be a good dude. Rest easy Mr. Pitts and thank you for the enjoyable content. 

In reply to Motojunky :

I've watched some videos as FB or YT serves them up to me.  In that mixed emotion that you expressed, yes, he always struck me as a guy who you want on your side of the negotiation table, not on the other side. 

In reply to Motojunky and John Welsh :

I totally get that. I did find his 'art of the deal' to be interesting, but had he not been such a huge gear head, I don't know if I'd have liked him.

While I have heard of him, and he is somewhat local to me, I've seen one of his shows.  I guess I'll be binge watching on You Tubes.  

There are precious few people I would wish ill on, and cancer isn't one of those things I'd wish.