<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//havSoft//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional with havindex Extension//EN" "https://www.hav.com/hav-xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="https://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head><title>Horace 'Kicker' Vallas - FINALLY Retired LOL</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="./favicon.ico"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./min.css"/><link rel="canonical" href="https://www.hav.com"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://www.hav.com/slider.css"/><script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="./slider.js"></script><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"/><meta name="description" content="Just a splash page to let folks know that I've retired and that hav.Software is, effectively, closed for business - however, past clients and customers are welcome to contact me. 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I think the MOST fun I had online over the years was the <strong><i>TennisPensacola site</i></strong> ... a LOT of fun .. sadly, I took it down when I shut down my server - so here's a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171011012850/https://www.tennispensacola.com/" target="_blank">Wayback</a>.. It was a fun 10 years or so ... <strong><i>But HEY!</i></strong> ... the second most fun site I've done is still up and going strong: <a href="https://www.backbenimble.com/" target="_blank">BackBeNimble</a> ... HA HA! Took it over @ '95 or '96 in it's first (or maybe second) incarnation - then rebuilt it - and rebuilt it again ... now on its 3rd or maybe 4th incarnation and STILL going strong HA!<br/><br/>AAAaanyway, except for occasional tweaks or various odds and ends on BBN, I'm done! But HEY! If you're fighting any sort of bodily discomfort, be sure to take a look at <a href="https://www.backbenimble.com/" target="_blank" >BackBeNimble</a> - the personal <a href="https://www.backbenimble.com/medical-tens-unit.htm" target="_blank">Dual Channel TENS unit</a> helped get me through several nasty bouts of sciatica <i>heh heh</i> - and BTW, touch base with Brad over at BBN if you have any questions - he can be terrifically helpful. <img src="./AA82nd-125x160.jpg" style="float:right;width: 15%;height: auto;margin: 10px;padding: 0px;border: #003366 medium solid;-moz-border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;-webkit-border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;-khtml-border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;" vspae="20" alt="82nd Airborne Div." /> <br/><br/><br/><img src="./kicker-prof.jpg" style="float:left;width: 25%;height: auto;margin: 20px;padding: 0px;border: #003366 medium solid;-moz-border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;-webkit-border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;-khtml-border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;" vspace="40" alt="Horace 'Kicker' Vallas" /><br/><blockquote><h1>Offers for the hav.com name</h1><br/><strong></strong> <i>I get a <strong>LOT</strong> of offers to buy the hav.com name - most, apparently, from name brokers or site developers - and most around the $30K range.<br/><a href="./KickerNewContact.vcf"><img src="./kickers-new-vcard.png" style="float: right;width: 20%;height: auto;margin: 5px;padding: 0px;border: #003366 medium solid;-moz-border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;-webkit-border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;-khtml-border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;" border"0" hspace="0" vspace="0" alt="Kicker's VCard QR code" /></a><br/>So, if you're looking to buy the hav.com name, just know that <strong>hav.com</strong> has been my online persona for the last 26 <!--<nws>html "[expr [clock format [clock seconds] -format {%Y}] - 1996]"</nws>--> years or so - well, since @ 1996 anyway - and, while I'd be willing to sell, it <strong>will</strong> take a rather astronomical offer to convince me to do so ... just sayin' ...<br/><br/>Now, that said, the <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>PGP.ORG domain name is now for sale</strong></span> and at a more down to earth price. So, if interested, you can contact me at <a href="mailto:hav@hav.com">hav@hav.com</a> or by phone at <a href="tel:+8502077009">850-207-7009</a>.<!-- Domain name for sale: the PGP.ORG domain name is available for purchase. --></i></blockquote><br clear="both"/><br/><center><strong><i>Anyway - Thanks - it's been fun! ... I hope this side of the bridge will be as well ...<br/>... I'm thinkin' it will be HA!</i></strong></center> <br clear="right"/><img src="./t1.jpg" class="picDiv" alt="Horace 'Kicker' Vallas" onClick="newImagePopupWithBlur1('./ft1.jpg', '800px', '672px', 'FL Sectional Championships 2013');" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'" onmouseout="this.style.cursor='default'"/><img src="./t2.jpg" class="picDiv" alt="Horace 'Kicker' Vallas" onClick='newImagePopupWithBlur1("./ft2.jpg", "800px", "600px", "2013 FL State Champions");' onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'" onmouseout="this.style.cursor='default'"/><img src="./t3.jpg" class="picDiv" alt="Horace 'Kicker' Vallas" onClick='newImagePopupWithBlur1("./ft3.jpg", "800px", "587px", "2013 Pensacola Pink Ribbon - Ready To Engage");' onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'" onmouseout="this.style.cursor='default'"/> <br clear="left"/><img src="./b4.jpg" class="picDiv" alt="Horace 'Kicker' Vallas" onClick='newImagePopupWithBlur1("./fb4.jpg", "590px", "800px", "First 300 With New Track Paradox");' onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'" onmouseout="this.style.cursor='default'"/><img src="./b5.jpg" class="picDiv" alt="Horace 'Kicker' Vallas" onClick='newImagePopupWithBlur1("./fb5.jpg", "800px", "615px", "My Best Scratch Series");' onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'" onmouseout="this.style.cursor='default'"/><img src="./b2.jpg" class="picDiv" alt="Horace 'Kicker' Vallas" onClick='newImagePopupWithBlur1("./fb2.jpg", "549px", "800px", "Team PAP - K, Trav, John, Sam");' onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'" onmouseout="this.style.cursor='default'"/> <br clear="left"/><img src="./b3a.jpg" class="picDiv" alt="Horace 'Kicker' Vallas" onClick='newImagePopupWithBlur1("./fb3a.jpg", "661px", "631px", "Denabear and K Reviewing The Music");' onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'" onmouseout="this.style.cursor='default'"/><img src="./db1.jpg" class="picDiv" alt="Horace and Denabear Oct 6, 1984" onClick='newImagePopupWithBlur1("./db1.jpg", "662px", "582px", "Oct 6, 1984 - The BEST Day Of My Life!!");' onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'" onmouseout="this.style.cursor='default'"/><img src="./db2.jpg" class="picDiv" alt="Horace and Denabear"onClick='newImagePopupWithBlur1("./fdb2.jpg", "548px", "800px", "Even Up A Tree, Denabear Could See Deep Into My Soul");' onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'" onmouseout="this.style.cursor='default'"/> <br clear="left"/> <img src="./k1.jpg" class="picDiv" alt="Shalako's Sidekick for Kicker - aka Kick-kick" onClick='newImagePopupWithBlur1("./fk1.jpg", "400px", "328px", "Young Kick-kick");' onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'" onmouseout="this.style.cursor='default'"/><img src="./k1a.jpg" class="picDiv" alt="Shalako's Sidekick for Kicker - aka Kick-kick" onClick='newImagePopupWithBlur1("./fk1a.jpg", "800px", "600px", "Even BIG Dogs Need A Nap Now And Then");' onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'" onmouseout="this.style.cursor='default'"/><img src="./k2.jpg" class="picDiv" alt="Shalako's Sidekick for Kicker - aka Kick-kick" onClick='newImagePopupWithBlur1("./fk2.jpg", "800px", "691px", "Kick-kick, My Best Bud!");' onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'" onmouseout="this.style.cursor='default'"/> <br clear="left"/><br/><center>HA HA! Found a Wayback of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141023085719/http://www.hav.com/kick-kick.htm" target="_blank">Kick-kick's old page</a>!!</center><br/><br/> <img src="./b13.jpg" class="picDiv" alt="Bear dudley Vallas" onClick='newImagePopupWithBlur1("./fb13.jpg", "275px", "282px", "Bear Dudley Vallas");' onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'" onmouseout="this.style.cursor='default'"/><img src="./b14.jpg" class="picDiv" alt="Bear dudley Vallas" onClick='newImagePopupWithBlur1("./fb14.jpg", "275px", "223px", "Bear Dudley Vallas");' onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'" onmouseout="this.style.cursor='default'"/><img src="./b9.jpg" class="picDiv" alt="Bear Dudley Vallas - He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince." onClick='newImagePopupWithBlur1("./fb9.jpg", "400px", "296px", "Bear Dudley Vallas");' onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer'" onmouseout="this.style.cursor='default'"/> <br clear="left"/><br/><center>HA! ALSO found a Wayback of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141022055522/http://www.hav.com/bear/" target="_blank">Bear's old page</a></center><br/><br/></span> </div><br/> <center><div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding:5px; border: #003366 medium solid;-moz-border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;-webkit-border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;-khtml-border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;border-radius: 15px 15px 15px 15px;"><strong>IMPORTANT NOTE:</strong> Before bothering to watch ANY of these vids, know that there are MUCH better videos of these online by WAY better players using WAY better recording facilities than my 8-bit mono webcam LOL ... Picking up the guitar after so many years away was just something I did to pass time and maintain after Denbear died. OH! and I only put this here to make sure I could have several rows of preview images beneath the little slider script. 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