SAD NEWS - Michael Pizzolla has passed away

[wiretowire68]

This is not meant in any bad taste, as a user of VC, does his business go on. I see it still downloadable but just asking if anyone might know on here if it will continue. I guess the best thing to do would be to contact the office in Vegas. Still stunned by this, I know in one of his last videos that he did not look well. I will miss my talks with him.

[Gerard02]

I heard, they will continue on, but who knows? I just got the program last year. I’m just getting the hang of it. Be shame to let itfade away.

[woodbinepmi]

Michael using Alek J. Hidell, that's Lee Harvey Oswald's pseudonym, that's good stuff.

[cato]

Hey, man, good to hear from you! I was there the night after the seminar where we were kind of telling Michael his current software sucked (or at least could be a lot better) and Michael said, hey I can't find a programmer who can crack Eric's code (for the Master Handicapper) and like magic, a guy came forward and said "I can". And the rest is history.

One of the few regrets in my life is that after that happened I went back to my room to put up the seminar stuff and then promptly passed out (those seminars were exhausting) and missed the epic dinner you described. AAARGH.

I hope you are doing well!!

Best, Frank

[Topcat]

Sad and way too young-69 is not old these days. Sadly he joins a lot of great handicappers who seemed to have died realtively young, Dick Mitchell 66, Tim Osterman 64, Huey Mahl made 70, Dick Scmidt 71, these are just the ones to come to mind-ok Richard Carter aka Tom Ainsle made it to 89-is he the exception

[classhandicapper]

Originally Posted by Topcat

Sad and way too young-69 is not old these days. Sadly he joins a lot of great handicappers who seemed to have died realtively young, Dick Mitchell 66, Tim Osterman 64, Huey Mahl made 70, Dick Scmidt 71, these are just the ones to come to mind-ok Richard Carter aka Tom Ainsle made it to 89-is he the exception

I don't know any of those guys personally, but I'm going to guess that a lot of horse players don't have living a healthy life style as their #1 priority.

[Tom]

I met Dick, Micharl, Tom Ainsle, Doc, Jimmy and several others.
All seemed pretyty normal people in good health to me.
Why weould you say such a thing in a tribute thread?

[Saratoga]

Originally Posted by Topcat

Sad and way too young-69 is not old these days. Sadly he joins a lot of great handicappers who seemed to have died realtively young, Dick Mitchell 66, Tim Osterman 64, Huey Mahl made 70, Dick Scmidt 71, these are just the ones to come to mind-ok Richard Carter aka Tom Ainsle made it to 89-is he the exception

Yes , 69 is too young these days....

IMO , he did look like a big smoker ......

Sad that this week , he would have been preparing for the BC Rant right about now....

He look like he just loved this game

[classhandicapper]

Originally Posted by Tom

I met Dick, Micharl, Tom Ainsle, Doc, Jimmy and several others.
All seemed pretyty normal people in good health to me.
Why weould you say such a thing in a tribute thread?

I didn't mean for it to be offensive in any way at all and said I don't know any of them. It was just a generalized comment that applies to me too. I'd probably be better off spending more time in the gym than watching replays.

[davew]

I will miss his youtube videos on the undercards on big race days.

[Trackjudge]

I remember attending a weekend long seminar with Michael and Eric Langjahr at Philly Park in the mid-late eighties, and again in Las Vegas a few years later. As all will remember, Michael was full of energy and enthusiasm.
I was also very impressed with Eric, a quiet man, but one very much at home with his programming competence.


I think Michael was the idea and front facing person at that time, and Eric was the genius who made the application of the ideas in the computer possible.

[Fleur-de-lis]

I'll eat a banana in his memory.