Do you know how they met? Grady met Randi on a computer networking site. That's right. The two of them began communicating via the Internet and decided to meet, and the rest, as they say, is history. :smiling-heart:
Back in 2002 or 2003 (can't remember), Keith went to Las Vegas sans me to attend the BCA Open, even though he wasn't "invited" to compete in it. He wanted to be there, I guess, to absorb all the action. He and an unnamed close friend began to hang out together, and the two of them engaged in fine spirits and, I guess, all the other amenities that Las Vegas offers. :angry:
I won't go into details that will be revealed sometime later in Keith's book, but our relationship was in jeopardy. In fact, I was preparing myself for the worst. I hadn't heard from Keith for over a week. I went into a full-blown depression. It's probably the only time in my life I wasn't able to eat. My friends would come over and try to cheer me up, but my heart was so heavy. I really was head over heels in love, and I was hurting. I bought books on depression, healing one's heart, forgiving others, et cetera, but nothing helped me. I lost weight. I remember Diana Hoppe called me up and asked how I was doing, and I told her that Keith and I were through, finished. I couldn't watch TV, couldn't sleep. I was in a terrible state. :frown:
Randi and I used to yack on the phone, and she had called me a few times during Keith's hiatus. I let her know that I had not heard from Keith in over a week. Randi knew how much I was hurting, even though I tried to cover it up that I was moving on with my life. Behind the scenes, she got Grady to call Las Vegas. Grady knew *exactly* where to find Keith, which I always thought interesting, and he had a talk with him. It was that same day that Keith called me up.
If Randi had not asked Grady to intervene by calling Keith, I'm not sure Keith and I would be together today. Keith had hooked up with some "old friends" when he was there and partied a la Stu Ungar. I won't elaborate but to say I hate Las Vegas today because of the distractions, temptations, and other things that lure people in to do despicable things and let go of not only their priorities in life but do things that are harmful to them personally -- physically, emotionally, and financially sometimes. If I never go there the rest of my life, that's fine by me.
I have told Grady and Randi both several times how much I appreciate Grady's intervention. He's a good man who recognized that maybe, just maybe, Keith's and my relationship was worth saving. And he did save it. :smile:
