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I've always found him to be a belligerent loudmouth prick with nothing good to say about anyone or anything.



My exact thoughts about LouC when I joined here, until I began noticing a layer of humor that existed in the spaces between his words- there in the implications and sarcasm, that cut like shards of glass. Behind the scenes he was actually very positive and nurturing. Sometimes he'd send me a PM to compliment a post I'd made, often when it didn't merit one. I found myself wondering if he wasn't just cheering me on as I rounded the last turn in some special olympics scenario.

People often remark about the XPT "greats" of years gone by, seeming to forget there are still some that walk among. Guys like Stevie, blah2000, paperchase, Panzer- the list goes on. Seriously, I've had more laughs from Lou's posts than any trip into the XPT archives. Sadly, the only place to see Lou's posts now is the archives.