majorjohnson

This is the blog that I read for my friend Matthew Pruitt at his funeral last year. He had posted the blog on his myspace a week or so before he was riding in the North GA mountains. He came around a curve and their was a pickup, stopped, turning left. He slid into it.

I spoke at his funeral and read the blog aloud for everyone. He was in my kindergarten class. I told him the week before that he better calm down and lookout for other people.

I just picked up an F4i and there are dumbass drivers everywhere, here in Miami Beach.

Anyway, you guys keep it up but look out for other people.

What's going on man? Just picked up a cbr 600f4i that i'm going to messing around with. Poking around through old emails and found this.


>From: "russell foggan" <fatbloke998@yahoo.co.uk>
>To: "corey johnson" <cj2gnt@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: Matt Pruitt
>Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:18:19 -0700
>
>hey man thanks very much i posted it last nite for those that oculdnt make
>it there
>cheers
>bloke
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "corey johnson" <cj2gnt@hotmail.com>
>To: <bloke@blokessportbike.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:28 PM
>Subject: Matt Pruitt
>
>
> > Saturday, March 04, 2006
> >
> > Early nights and long rides....
> > Current mood: happy
> > Category: Life
> >
> >
> > So how should i start this...
> >
> > Well for the last couple of weeks I have been staying home alot,just
> > chilling. No crazy parties no late nights and bad hangovers. My week
>usually
> > consist of working 8am to 4:30pm heading home getting a shower,and going
>to
> > my girlfriends house. Come friday its pick her up grab something to eat.
> > head to my house to hit the couch. Yea Yea i know what your thinking..
>LAME
> > but not really. I'm really enjoying it. I'm saving money... NO i'm not a
> > tight wad.. i don't mind spending money... its actually a new thing to not
> > be spending all my cash...i'm more relaxed. less stressed and i feel
>better.
> >
> > I'm actually happy without all the late nights. and running 100mph
>all
> > the time. It's almost as if I may be doing that thing... you know growing
>up
> > a little. and its not to bad. I'm with a girl that i'm nuts about. and she
> > makes me feel complete. She won't bitch about me going out on my bike. I
> > actually think she enjoys riding herself. I can go out and ride all day
>with
> > some of the best riders in the southeast and have a great time, and it
>gets
> > even better because i get to go home to her.
> >
> > As far as the riding goes, I feel like I get a little faster
> > everytime. I know that if I keep reaching and pushing for the pavement I'm
> > eventually going to find it. and i know that when i do it's going to hurt.
> > but if you actually ride with me you know, I don't ride out of control.
> > everytime I want to turn it up and go that much faster. I think of
> > everything I have at home. My family My friends and My girl. and i realize
> > that its just me. doing what i always do,pushing for that limit, For some
> > strange reason i have to push for it. I need to be on the edge. I don't
> > wanna die. I don't want to get hurt. but i need it. I need to feel that
> > rush, when I toss my leg over it and fire it off. i know that this one may
> > be my last. But I never think of stopping. If you love something you
>have
> > to be willing to die for it.
> >
> > Now, I know it sounds like i have a death wish but hear me out. You
>must
> > accept that you have no control over your death. realize that life is
>short
> > and sweet you must cherish every second. because around that next corner
>may
> > be the man in the hood waiting at the apex.and you must choose to tuck
>twist
> > and hit it with your best. or back out.. slow down and wait for the man in
> > black to take you home... I don't want to slip slightly through life just
>to
> > arrive safely at death, I'd rather come in sliding scraped,broken and
> > bruised yelling **** me what a ride....
> >
> > So Far in my life I have overdosed once,laid in intensive care after
> > rolling a truck 5 times, broken several bones,callapsed lung,the list goes
> > on. I have also fallen from the sky for 2and a half min. flying around
> > clouds and living a dream i have had for years. I have jumped off 900ft
>tall
> > bridges into the dead still chilled air of october into what may be the
>most
> > beautiful valley's in the world. I have hung from the bottome of a
> > hellicopter at 5000ft just to let go and play tag with my friends. I have
> > hit upwards of 160mph down a lonely stretch of road. and blazed thru
>corners
> > at speeds that would make most people faint. but its all a day in the
>life.
> > Its a part of me. love it or hate it. its who i am. Will i ever
>completely
> > settle down? only time will tell but I'm really loving the way things are
> > going these days and wouldnt have it any other way. Life is good and i
>have
> > no regrets. and in my opinion thats all a man can ask for.
> >
> > I hope that this inspires whoever reads it to pay a little
>more
> > attention to lifes little pleasures. Look up at the stars once in a while,
> > watch a bird fly and see animals playing. and realize life is not as
>complex
> > as we try to make it. I can only wish that my next 20 years will bring as
> > many good times and experiances and stories as the first.
> >
> >
> >
> > Now before you go and reply telling me i'm stupid because i can't
> > type,spell,or anyting like that,DON'T bother I already know...
> >
> > N E WAYS
> >
> > Blue skies,twisty roads,comfy couches,and GOOD TIMES
> >
> > Pruitt
> >
> >
>http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...D=4020120&blog
>ID=94360585&MyToken=2daa6519-12aa-40f0-99c1-2cdbe2221ccc

visit his myspace www.myspace.com/matthewpruitt

Mr. Me Too

thats sad. and very ironic also

David D

sad ****.....r.i.p. to your boy he sounded life he knew his fate......