Quote Originally Posted by Ben Crane View Post
There is an inevitable predictability regarding comparisons and/or who is best type discussions. I knew from the moment I started that these would occur. I look on this project as 'standing on the shoulders of giants' and adding new information rather than competing. Who was the 'best' boxer, ali or tyson, joe louis or jack dempsey, was edmund bert better than turberville, what about McDermott v's Perkins or Hollinshead v's McElroy? It never ends really. Ultimately it does not mater as long as the information is there for people to own and access. The real learning comes from the field and the overlap of information between sources regardless of which is 'best'

But the very fact that my name and others is even MENTIONED in the same breath as Marvo and O'Broin then I am happy. In fact I have thanked them both in the opening pages. To sign a copy for you, who met them both, is Tony a rare honour........WOW.
Please don't feel in any way honoured Ben, we're all just falconers together, you, me, them.

That said, anyone who can produce a 'classic', be it Bert, Latham, Mavrogordato, perhaps even yourself, deserves to be celebrated.

Who knows, in the future someone may say "you met Ben Crane"? Wow!

I look forward to reading it.

Best wishes,

Tony.