Dear B&B,
It is with great joy I report about my meeting with Marco in Rome on August 2, 2014. It is my sense, that our B&B personalities, avatars, etc... are crafted as a projection. From my perspective, Marco's online persona was the essence of gentility, respect, and kindness. For me, his on-line creation was the essence of what a gentleman was expected to be. So the two of us met, in the shadow of the Spanish Steps in the Eternal City, and it was one of the most affirming experiences of my time abroad, indeed, of my life. For here was a man who was exactly as he was in the ether, sincere, upright, kind, thoughtful, extraordinary. We had most excellent coffee and chatted about our passion, wet shaving; our greater passion: our families, wives, children, lives. Real lives. We exchanged gifts and went home with back packs heavy with goodies. Marco has nearly 14,500 posts. He writes thoughtfully and with great insight and experience. He also greets every new member with a warm welcome! This is what characterizes this wonderful man. I appreciate he is a legend on Badger and Blade. There is good reason. He is an extraordinary person, and I am blessed to have met him, to have shared our lives. A dear friend. Until we meet again in Brooklyn, or Rome. Yours always, Darjeeling (Joe)
It is with great joy I report about my meeting with Marco in Rome on August 2, 2014. It is my sense, that our B&B personalities, avatars, etc... are crafted as a projection. From my perspective, Marco's online persona was the essence of gentility, respect, and kindness. For me, his on-line creation was the essence of what a gentleman was expected to be. So the two of us met, in the shadow of the Spanish Steps in the Eternal City, and it was one of the most affirming experiences of my time abroad, indeed, of my life. For here was a man who was exactly as he was in the ether, sincere, upright, kind, thoughtful, extraordinary. We had most excellent coffee and chatted about our passion, wet shaving; our greater passion: our families, wives, children, lives. Real lives. We exchanged gifts and went home with back packs heavy with goodies. Marco has nearly 14,500 posts. He writes thoughtfully and with great insight and experience. He also greets every new member with a warm welcome! This is what characterizes this wonderful man. I appreciate he is a legend on Badger and Blade. There is good reason. He is an extraordinary person, and I am blessed to have met him, to have shared our lives. A dear friend. Until we meet again in Brooklyn, or Rome. Yours always, Darjeeling (Joe)
