A few days ago I sent out the first JackGartside.com newsletter since Jack passed away. Jack’s mailing list is no small thing — about 4000 addresses. There were quite a few responses, all of them unfailingly encouraging. Here are a few of favorites…
“I had the pleasure of corresponding with Mr. Gartside during my tenure at MIT. Just reading about his life and his passion inspired me…I would often carry his guide books to read when on the T or when I had some downtime. He was a workingman’s fly fisher. No frills…pure passion.” Perez
“He was the closest real life version of a fictional character that I ever met.” Phil
“The hotel rooms in Roscoe, although cheap, sure look it! The Hendricks House with its garish new paint job is referred to by locals as the Sunoco Motel. The Rockland House has supposedly redecorated their rooms but that could mean just putting the hinges back on the doors and flushing the toilets every Friday. The only alternative to the Roscoe Motel really is the Baxter House a so-called B & B across from the Live Bait Bar & Grill….now how’s that for the name of a restaurant in Trout Town USA? Well enuf fun here…..Are you going to the induction?” Howie
“Mike, by any chance are you Mike Martinek? Believe it or not I was Mike Martinek’s swim instructor at overnight camp when he was a chubby 12 yr. old. I am still recovering over 50 years later.” Eric
Also, Gerry Karaska passes along that the Summer 2010 issue of The American Fly Fisher (by the American Museum of Fly Fishing) has a nice piece on Jack.