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Mini Truckin General \ R.I.P. Courtney 'Tito' Halowell / Wyatt StrangeR.I.P. Courtney 'Tito' Halowell / Wyatt Strange
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I had the pleasure of meeting & hangin out with Tito a few times. He was one of the most genuine people I've ever met. He would talk to everyone & never had a bad thing to say about anyone. He treated everyone like a friend. I still remember the 1st time I ever met him way back in 98 & I remember the last time I saw him both ended with me laughin like I never had before. He will truely be miss for his contributions to the scene, the magazine & to everyone who met him.
R.I.P. Tito
R.I.P. Tito
GraphicDisorder
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SSM-Goose said:
Day 2 and it's not a bad dream. I tried to sleep - but tossed and turned. Tried to go to work, but never made it out the door. The impact Tito has had on my life is immeasurable.
I think quite a few of us woke up this morning feeling emptier inside and lost. We love you brother! Everytime I hear thunder, I am going to now think it's you making the heavens laugh, just like you used to make all of us.
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I agree Goose, I awoke today hoping it would either be a bad dream or it would be easier than last night. The impact is deep and I am unable to describe it. I miss my friend.
SSM-Goose said:
Day 2 and it's not a bad dream. I tried to sleep - but tossed and turned. Tried to go to work, but never made it out the door. The impact Tito has had on my life is immeasurable.
I think quite a few of us woke up this morning feeling emptier inside and lost. We love you brother! Everytime I hear thunder, I am going to now think it's you making the heavens laugh, just like you used to make all of us.
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I agree Goose, I awoke today hoping it would either be a bad dream or it would be easier than last night. The impact is deep and I am unable to describe it. I miss my friend.
pillows
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I don't think he ran across a sigle person that he didn't say hi to or had a hand shake or hug waiting for. He touched the lives of everyone he met whether they knew it before today or not. I can't even put into words how I feel. That man taught me so many lessons about life, writing, and photography and kept his faith in me even when I gave up on myself. They scene and the world has truly lost one of the most amazing, genuine, and nobel people out there.
dssur
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I posted this on another forum but here too.
I am old enough, some others are too, to remember reading MT diary as a feature article. It was my favorite part of the magazine, the first thing I read before looking at features. This was 6-7 years or so before the famous quote, where "Wyatt" just talked about his day, his week, his truck, his love life, his friends, his job, and shows he went to, whatever was on his mind. One of the best things was that there (almost) never was a picture, so all these things were imagined as happening in your mind as you read the article, and you couldnt help but insert pictures of yourself, your own truck, your own friends, your own shows, any of it, into what you were imagining. It was always a perfect description of exactly what I wanted minitruckin to be. He never talked about clothes, or tattoos, or tearing up hotels or shows, dragging (on purpose) or anything like the "scene" guys scream about today. When he moved on to another magazine, guys who tried to reprise his role frequently thought it was about being constantly cool and always being/doing/seeing the best of everything, missing the fact that it was the everyday stuff, the anecdotal telling of even embarrassing situations that was the hook. I call myself a minitrucker based largely on the things I imagined were happening to "wyatt" and interjecting myself into those situations both figuratively and literally, focusing on friends and trucks and relationships. I call it my interpretation, what it means to ME, but wyatt was actually my biggest role model in minitruckin and is who I patterned my behavior after. Treat people fairly, keep good friends, work hard so you can play when it is appropriate to play, love mazdas.
I met him once, at Slamboree 2001. He was looking over my truck as I was coming back from the awards. We talked briefly about stuff I will never remember, I was so starstruck that I probably discussed fish taco recipes (he probably listened). He was a really nice guy, friendly and open, exactly how I had imagined "wyatt" all those years. Some guys will try to summarize and wax poetic and say this is the end of an era, truthfully in you were a minitrucker in the early 90s you know the era ended much earlier than this. It is really only the end of Courtney's life, his legend and my respect for him will continue, and I will never forget the things he taught me.
I am old enough, some others are too, to remember reading MT diary as a feature article. It was my favorite part of the magazine, the first thing I read before looking at features. This was 6-7 years or so before the famous quote, where "Wyatt" just talked about his day, his week, his truck, his love life, his friends, his job, and shows he went to, whatever was on his mind. One of the best things was that there (almost) never was a picture, so all these things were imagined as happening in your mind as you read the article, and you couldnt help but insert pictures of yourself, your own truck, your own friends, your own shows, any of it, into what you were imagining. It was always a perfect description of exactly what I wanted minitruckin to be. He never talked about clothes, or tattoos, or tearing up hotels or shows, dragging (on purpose) or anything like the "scene" guys scream about today. When he moved on to another magazine, guys who tried to reprise his role frequently thought it was about being constantly cool and always being/doing/seeing the best of everything, missing the fact that it was the everyday stuff, the anecdotal telling of even embarrassing situations that was the hook. I call myself a minitrucker based largely on the things I imagined were happening to "wyatt" and interjecting myself into those situations both figuratively and literally, focusing on friends and trucks and relationships. I call it my interpretation, what it means to ME, but wyatt was actually my biggest role model in minitruckin and is who I patterned my behavior after. Treat people fairly, keep good friends, work hard so you can play when it is appropriate to play, love mazdas.
I met him once, at Slamboree 2001. He was looking over my truck as I was coming back from the awards. We talked briefly about stuff I will never remember, I was so starstruck that I probably discussed fish taco recipes (he probably listened). He was a really nice guy, friendly and open, exactly how I had imagined "wyatt" all those years. Some guys will try to summarize and wax poetic and say this is the end of an era, truthfully in you were a minitrucker in the early 90s you know the era ended much earlier than this. It is really only the end of Courtney's life, his legend and my respect for him will continue, and I will never forget the things he taught me.
otterboy47
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I am old enough, some others are too, to remember reading MT diary as a feature article. It was my favorite part of the magazine, the first thing I read before looking at features. This was 6-7 years or so before the famous quote, where "Wyatt" just talked about his day, his week, his truck, his love life, his friends, his job, and shows he went to, whatever was on his mind. One of the best things was that there (almost) never was a picture, so all these things were imagined as happening in your mind as you read the article, and you couldnt Help but insert pictures of yourself, your own truck, your own friends, your own shows, any of it, into what you were imagining. It was always a perfect description of exactly what I wanted minitruckin to be. He never talked about clothes, or tattoos, or tearing up hotels or shows, dragging (on purpose) or anything like the "scene" guys scream about today. When he moved on to another magazine, guys who tried to reprise his role frequently thought it was about being constantly cool and always being/doing/seeing the best of everything, missing the fact that it was the everyday stuff, the anecdotal telling of even embarrassing situations that was the hook. I call myself a minitrucker based largely on the things I imagined were happening to "wyatt" and interjecting myself into those situations both figuratively and literally, focusing on friends and trucks and relationships. I call it my interpretation, what it means to ME, but wyatt was actually my biggest role model in minitruckin and is who I patterned my behavior after. Treat people fairly, keep good friends, work hard so you can play when it is appropriate to play, love mazdas.
I met him once, at Slamboree 2001. He was looking over my truck as I was coming back from the awards. We talked briefly about stuff I will never remember, I was so starstruck that I probably discussed fish taco recipes (he probably listened). He was a really nice guy, friendly and open, exactly how I had imagined "wyatt" all those years. Some guys will try to summarize and wax poetic and say this is the end of an era, truthfully in you were a minitrucker in the early 90s you know the era ended much earlier than this. It is really only the end of Courtney's life, his legend and my respect for him will continue, and I will never forget the things he taught me.
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Russ D, You said it all. Damn, You said it all.
I am old enough, some others are too, to remember reading MT diary as a feature article. It was my favorite part of the magazine, the first thing I read before looking at features. This was 6-7 years or so before the famous quote, where "Wyatt" just talked about his day, his week, his truck, his love life, his friends, his job, and shows he went to, whatever was on his mind. One of the best things was that there (almost) never was a picture, so all these things were imagined as happening in your mind as you read the article, and you couldnt Help but insert pictures of yourself, your own truck, your own friends, your own shows, any of it, into what you were imagining. It was always a perfect description of exactly what I wanted minitruckin to be. He never talked about clothes, or tattoos, or tearing up hotels or shows, dragging (on purpose) or anything like the "scene" guys scream about today. When he moved on to another magazine, guys who tried to reprise his role frequently thought it was about being constantly cool and always being/doing/seeing the best of everything, missing the fact that it was the everyday stuff, the anecdotal telling of even embarrassing situations that was the hook. I call myself a minitrucker based largely on the things I imagined were happening to "wyatt" and interjecting myself into those situations both figuratively and literally, focusing on friends and trucks and relationships. I call it my interpretation, what it means to ME, but wyatt was actually my biggest role model in minitruckin and is who I patterned my behavior after. Treat people fairly, keep good friends, work hard so you can play when it is appropriate to play, love mazdas.
I met him once, at Slamboree 2001. He was looking over my truck as I was coming back from the awards. We talked briefly about stuff I will never remember, I was so starstruck that I probably discussed fish taco recipes (he probably listened). He was a really nice guy, friendly and open, exactly how I had imagined "wyatt" all those years. Some guys will try to summarize and wax poetic and say this is the end of an era, truthfully in you were a minitrucker in the early 90s you know the era ended much earlier than this. It is really only the end of Courtney's life, his legend and my respect for him will continue, and I will never forget the things he taught me.
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Russ D, You said it all. Damn, You said it all.
Bodydrop2k1tahoe
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It's undescribable the feeling of loss, knowing that Tito has passed. I've spent the whole day, speechless at the shear thought of it. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. If they only knew, the immeasurable impact Tito had on the custom world, especially us minitruckers, and in so many ways. His words, and his friendship touched so many of us straight to the core. We will forever miss you Tito... "Hero's get remembered, but Legends never die" Rest In Peace Brother....
droppedgirl1
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It stormed here tonight....amazing thunder and lightning....couldn't help but think he was letting some of us know he's arrived at his destination and is watching over the rest of us....
jeff24388
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Russ-D said:
I posted this on another forum but here too.
I am old enough, some others are too, to remember reading MT diary as a feature article. It was my favorite part of the magazine, the first thing I read before looking at features. This was 6-7 years or so before the famous quote, where "Wyatt" just talked about his day, his week, his truck, his love life, his friends, his job, and shows he went to, whatever was on his mind. One of the best things was that there (almost) never was a picture, so all these things were imagined as happening in your mind as you read the article, and you couldnt help but insert pictures of yourself, your own truck, your own friends, your own shows, any of it, into what you were imagining. It was always a perfect description of exactly what I wanted minitruckin to be. He never talked about clothes, or tattoos, or tearing up hotels or shows, dragging (on purpose) or anything like the "scene" guys scream about today. When he moved on to another magazine, guys who tried to reprise his role frequently thought it was about being constantly cool and always being/doing/seeing the best of everything, missing the fact that it was the everyday stuff, the anecdotal telling of even embarrassing situations that was the hook. I call myself a minitrucker based largely on the things I imagined were happening to "wyatt" and interjecting myself into those situations both figuratively and literally, focusing on friends and trucks and relationships. I call it my interpretation, what it means to ME, but wyatt was actually my biggest role model in minitruckin and is who I patterned my behavior after. Treat people fairly, keep good friends, work hard so you can play when it is appropriate to play, love mazdas.
I met him once, at Slamboree 2001. He was looking over my truck as I was coming back from the awards. We talked briefly about stuff I will never remember, I was so starstruck that I probably discussed fish taco recipes (he probably listened). He was a really nice guy, friendly and open, exactly how I had imagined "wyatt" all those years. Some guys will try to summarize and wax poetic and say this is the end of an era, truthfully in you were a minitrucker in the early 90s you know the era ended much earlier than this. It is really only the end of Courtney's life, his legend and my respect for him will continue, and I will never forget the things he taught me.
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very well said man. I never knew till just a few minutes ago that Courtney was Wyatt Strange (dont know how that slipped by me)...but I too LOVED reading Wyatt Strange's diary. It was my fav part of the magazine. I LOVE mini-trucks/lowered trucks almost as much as anything. I never met Courtney; but loved all of his articles. He will definitely be missed...R.I.P. brother.
Russ-D said:
I posted this on another forum but here too.
I am old enough, some others are too, to remember reading MT diary as a feature article. It was my favorite part of the magazine, the first thing I read before looking at features. This was 6-7 years or so before the famous quote, where "Wyatt" just talked about his day, his week, his truck, his love life, his friends, his job, and shows he went to, whatever was on his mind. One of the best things was that there (almost) never was a picture, so all these things were imagined as happening in your mind as you read the article, and you couldnt help but insert pictures of yourself, your own truck, your own friends, your own shows, any of it, into what you were imagining. It was always a perfect description of exactly what I wanted minitruckin to be. He never talked about clothes, or tattoos, or tearing up hotels or shows, dragging (on purpose) or anything like the "scene" guys scream about today. When he moved on to another magazine, guys who tried to reprise his role frequently thought it was about being constantly cool and always being/doing/seeing the best of everything, missing the fact that it was the everyday stuff, the anecdotal telling of even embarrassing situations that was the hook. I call myself a minitrucker based largely on the things I imagined were happening to "wyatt" and interjecting myself into those situations both figuratively and literally, focusing on friends and trucks and relationships. I call it my interpretation, what it means to ME, but wyatt was actually my biggest role model in minitruckin and is who I patterned my behavior after. Treat people fairly, keep good friends, work hard so you can play when it is appropriate to play, love mazdas.
I met him once, at Slamboree 2001. He was looking over my truck as I was coming back from the awards. We talked briefly about stuff I will never remember, I was so starstruck that I probably discussed fish taco recipes (he probably listened). He was a really nice guy, friendly and open, exactly how I had imagined "wyatt" all those years. Some guys will try to summarize and wax poetic and say this is the end of an era, truthfully in you were a minitrucker in the early 90s you know the era ended much earlier than this. It is really only the end of Courtney's life, his legend and my respect for him will continue, and I will never forget the things he taught me.
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very well said man. I never knew till just a few minutes ago that Courtney was Wyatt Strange (dont know how that slipped by me)...but I too LOVED reading Wyatt Strange's diary. It was my fav part of the magazine. I LOVE mini-trucks/lowered trucks almost as much as anything. I never met Courtney; but loved all of his articles. He will definitely be missed...R.I.P. brother.