I met BP on the wall, when I was single handedly stalking would be forum 7's participants. I lied, connived and told him that he would be 3rd reserve and that he would only have to post occasionally. As it turned out that occasionally was every two weeks.
It goes without saying that without BP in the 7's last year we would never have won. He was the backbone of the team and covered for me when I got ill. "Too much information", was often icq'd or emailed back to me when I would discuss my illness with him, but he always put one of his famous emoticons with it.
As Ozzie said, it feels like we have lost a brother, we've certainly lost a friend. The thing I loved most about him was his sarcastic sense of humour. His ability to understand what it was you were saying, his wisdom, honesty and integrity. All of that will be missed. Matt was the type of person who made you want to strive for something better, and I am truly sorry, that I didn't get the chance to tell him what a difference he made in my life.
Mistakenly, we believe that the internet is safe, from emotions, from attachments, that it is merely chat on the internet and means nothing. Those of us who got to know him, would all agree that he certainly made an impact.
Tish, tea and sympathy ain't your go, so all we can offer you is support. Kryst, he was a funny bugger, and my fondest memory of him would be him on the internet with those bloody bags of ice and chickweed !!
