first of all i would like to thank obviously upfront but also morris macau because so much of shane is obviously you. you know what i mean, he is so like you and i really appreciate you, maurice and your contribution to having created him and obviously your beloved wife, shane's mother and all of your ancestors because shane was so proud of his ancestors. he spoke about them all of the time and he sometimes communicated with them. and i never really met anyone with so much love, respect, admiration and appreciation for his own family. so thank you to all. applause i guess everyone who knew mcelroy knew how much he hated funerals. it was very hard to get him to go to a funeral. there were very few that he did go to. i guess his mothers funeral but very few others. he did not like the idea of death. he did not like the idea of death. he did not want to talk about his own death, ever. he did not believe he was going to die, ever. when i met shane when we got together people started to tell me that he would be dead within six months because he was such a hard drinker and he always assured