<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Dude, only overdue because you summed it up so amazingly. Scott Sidley was perhaps the greatest kayfabe heel of all time (sorry Rick Rude). And IRL one of the nicest, smartest people I have ever met. The world is seriously even worse without him. <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 11, 2020, at 7:04 PM, Matt Wycoff via FSPA <fspa@fspazone.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">I guess this is overdue.. Man.. I argued with Scott any chance I could get when we first met.. something like 6-7 years ago.. him and his big soldering iron.. he knew everything.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">One time I put out a call for help to the list, and he unexpectedly offered to come over after work.. something like “Hey, I’ve got a clean rom sitting in the burner at work.. I’ll be over after 6 send me your address.”</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The guy that came over, was not the Scott I thought I knew.. he was extremely nice and engaging with my kids, very respectful to my wife..</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We tooled around on games, shared dinner.. and since that point I realized, he just wanted to be appreciated and acknowledged for his efforts.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">He became a fixture for the home league I started, as many have said, first to show up and help setup, last to leave still cleaning up. He was at every home league hosts house hours early. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">As others have mentioned, he was the first to jump in and fix an issue at tournaments I ran taking a huge load off.. and I’ll be damned if anyone ever mentioned his bay watch or dr who was dark.. nobody hated LEDs more than he did.. (Sorry Scott I put LEDs in your Dr who).. you know the one from red zone.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The Scott I knew for the last few years, seriously was the nicest dude you ever knew. He would bust other people’s chops like when I first met him, and turn to me and kind of smile and wink.. like a test to see if you were worth his friendship.. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"> He came to everything, in pain, with cancer, wearing a mask before all of us needed to.. and I’m sure as heck coming to his service.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I would encourage all of you to think of that as you consider coming tomorrow, sit in your car in the parking lot if you have to and stream it.. but come early, and be the last to leave.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">-Matt</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 10:37 AM Gregg's Cox via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Joe -<br><br>Thank you for sharing the news about Scott. While I’m an FSPA expat in Denver, I remember my time with the group and Scott fondly. Scott helped me a lot in my early time in the hobby with repair and playing tips. Its never easy losing a friend, especially one thats been a part of your life so long. <br><br>Take good care of yourself. <br><br>-Gregg<br><br><br><br>Sent from my iPhone<br><br><br><br>> On Sep 5, 2020, at 12:09 AM, Joe Schober via FSPA <<a href="mailto:fspa@fspazone.org" target="_blank">fspa@fspazone.org</a>> wrote:<br><br>> <br><br>> I am heartbroken to say that Scott Sidley has passed away. As most of you know, he's been battling cancer for a couple years. Things were improving for awhile, until they weren't.<br><br>> <br><br>> For me, Scott isn't just a guy at pinball... we've been friends for almost 35 years. He was incredibly intelligent, creative, and generous with his time and talents. I have so many great memories with him... creating projects, playing games, roller coaster madness, so much more. Despite his gruff exterior sometimes, he could be very caring and supportive.<br><br>> <br><br>> For our pinball community, Scott has been involved with the FSPA more than anyone since its beginning. He has done everything from helping run several of our leagues, managing scorekeeping, fixing machines everywhere, and on and on. He could always be counted on to help tune up games for parties and tournaments, and on the day of an event, he would often be the first person there, helping to set things up, and the last one to leave, cleaning everything. And I don't think anyone will know how to put quarters into the games correctly without Scott around.<br><br>> <br><br>> I love Scott dearly, and already miss him very, very much.<br><br>> <br><br>> Please, y'all stay safe and healthy.<br><br>> <br><br>> --Joe<br><br>> _______________________________________________<br><br>> FSPA mailing list<br><br>> <a href="mailto:FSPA@fspazone.org" target="_blank">FSPA@fspazone.org</a><br><br>> <a href="http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br>FSPA mailing list<br><br><a href="mailto:FSPA@fspazone.org" target="_blank">FSPA@fspazone.org</a><br><br><a href="http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.fspazone.org/mailman/listinfo/fspa</a><br><br></blockquote></div></div>
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