On Feb 18, 2016, at 10:45, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > that's a usurper and an American to boot P the real Patrick Mc Manus So! there are two McManus ‘schools of absurdity’ - 'He hails from the Pat McManus, Ed Zerk, Robert Ruark, and Steve Galea, school of absurdity …' Max > > >> and there's a famous mcmanus Fly poem somewhere !! gosh where ?? aha aged memory kicked in it's in Ready Mixed Aggregate available Amazon etc bloody cheaply for discerning readers :-) > > so I googled, Patrick… > > This aviator and world-renowned medical researcher truly flies high ... Born in Sandpoint in 1933 and raised on the banks of Sand Creek, McManus speaks .... with his hands, and he could build a log house himself, and then he wrote poetry. > If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat?: Misadventures in ... > http://www.amazon.com/Didnt-Bring-Jerky-What-Just/dp/0871139731 > On spinning rod vs. fly rod: "My idea of fun is catching fish. ..... He hails from the Pat McManus, Ed Zerk, Robert Ruark, and Steve Galea, school of absurdity and …