Nice. I've seen this dialog between your friend and you unfold similarly many times. I didn't really have the benefit of someone like that. I kind of piece by piece and hearing little bits here and there put it together. Ron Paul was my gateway to this though...
I posted about another guy you didn't mention a couple of weeks ago. Check him out he is pretty unique:
EDIT: I have been in the role your friend was in with you a couple of times though.
"I didn't sign shit" - Lysander Spooner
:)