Very bad news.

Ken Fortenberry typed:
Frank Reid © 2010 wrote:
Giles wrote:
I just spoke with Joel Axelrad's girlfriend, Margaret. She informed
me that Joel is currently dying of cancer in a hospital in Altoona,
Pennsylvania....

Very upsetting news indeed. Relay our best to his family.

That is awful news. Joel is one of the nicest guys I've met
through roff, a fine angler and a fine gentleman.

He always signed his posts *DFD* but he would never reveal why.

You never asked him. "Drag-free drift" is what he told me.

Joel was always good to me here, and I'll miss him.
--
TL,
Tim

Tim J. wrote:
Ken Fortenberry typed:
He always signed his posts *DFD* but he would never reveal why.

You never asked him. ...

I should have said, Joel would never tell *me* what *DFD* meant,
because I did ask, in person.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Ken Fortenberry typed:
Tim J. wrote:
Ken Fortenberry typed:
He always signed his posts *DFD* but he would never reveal why.

You never asked him. ...

I should have said, Joel would never tell *me* what *DFD* meant,
because I did ask, in person.

I should have said "You never asked him. . . nicely." ;-) I think the
reveal came while I was working with him on the fly line conversion chart
from the old style designation to AFTMA numbers (
http://css.sbcma.com/timj/flyline_chart.htm ) and I seem to recall having to
ask more than once. Joel has always shared his information (besides the
*DFD* secret) freely and contributed much to my enjoyment of fly fishing and
ROFF.
--
TL,
Tim