Gregory Hoyt
I work mostly as an actor but not exclusively. Feel free to read some of my thoughts below at your leisure.
I work mostly as an actor but not exclusively. Feel free to read some of my thoughts below at your leisure.
• somewhere my grandfather is stoked for me • she’s a beautiful thang ain’t she? • i call her Mary • after my grandmother • all my life I dreamed of working on & driving this 1931 Model A Ford Sedan that my grandfather started restoring back in ‘76 • mom told me that this was back right in the thick of when he was battling for his life • it’s incredible what power we can pass on to others or members of our family that we may never even meet through our passions our love and our creativity • much more than our job titles or our bank balances • it’s about who you are & not what you do • what you put into something • your heart • how you respond when the chips are down • i was talking to my cousin Jake recently about this and it struck me that before our grandfather passed he knew that he had grandchildren and family members who had no idea how to work these cars in the way that he did and yet he acted on faith that perhaps one of us would be interested in the same thing he was somewhere down the line and so he worked to finish the restoration before he left • an act of faith • he hand wrote basic operating and upkeep directions for the car and tucked them under one of the seats (found those when I was 8) and most importantly he silently left the car in a condition where all my friend Seth and i had to do in high school when we decided to really mess around with her was to put some gas, oil, a new battery and some anti freeze in and fire her up and drive her out the driveway • she started on the third try after sitting there for 20 years • i’ll never forget the shout that my Nan let out when Seth and I honked the horn as we went out of her garage and up the driveway • Seth ran alongside and jumped on the running board as i drove down elm st to the cemetery to pay respects to where he had been laid to rest • i had no idea how to drive this car at that point • she seemed to drive herself • she was excited to visit with him again • it was quite literally one of the happiest, most proud moments of my life • all sprung from a deep act of love from a man who i never met • love never dies • love hard • love often • be brave • onward forever • so much to be thankful for • www.imdb.me/gregoryhoyt
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