In Praise of SRP Members

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Gentlemen and Ladies,

My 48 years on this earth have netted me the opportunity to meet many people. Some I would have preferred not to meet, and some who would have preferred not to meet me.

But I have been an SRP member and straight razor shaver for just under a year, and in that time I have met some of the most generous, knowledgeable, kind and nurturing people ever in my life. Who would have thought that shaving (oh I know, it's not really about shaving) could have been the catalyst for so many new and positive relationships and experiences.

I would like to tell you briefly about a member that contacted me and we had 1 meeting together sharing a fantastic evening with a second member.

The gentleman is known as Mattluthier here at SRP - I know him now as a good friend. If anybody was paying attention to e-bay's Filarmonica listings the last couple of days, you know that somebody spilled 11 never used vintage Filarmonica Doble Temple #13's in the listing along with around 6 #14's. I had to work late on Tuesday and would not have been able to conduct final bidding to win one of the 13s, and I refuse to use a bidding program. I contacted Matt and he graciously agreed to monitor and bid in my absence. This was no small task because 10 of them all ended within minutes of each other and I had a set limit to work with. He had to really pay attention to do this. Not only did he win me one, but paid for it himself and was fine with being reimbursed when the razor came in. Of course I did not let that stand - but Matt would have been Ok with it.

My point here is that these are the kind of gentlemen and ladies that have congregated to SRP. I feel privileged and honored to be in their ranks.

They say that a true friend is somebody that you could call at 3:00am, as for $2,000 in cash, a loaded gun and a car with a full tank - no questions asked and they would come through for you. I think bidding on a Fliarmonica Doble Temple #13 for you should be added to the list.

Thank you Matt and Thank you SRP.

David