My first fixed gear was a road bike conversion that was put together by a road racer. He died suddenly of a heart attack and his widow was selling off his bikes. All she had left by the time I was aware of it was the fixed gear. I went to look at it and found that it was a beautiful Miyata with gorgeous paint and all of the components were in great shape. She told me that the bike was mainly ridden in the winter for training purposes. I just had to buy the bike after hearing her talk about her husband, his love of biking and his connection to that specific bike.
I love that bike, frequently looking over all of my others before grabbing it yet again. I've said before and will say again that it is probably going to be the last one I eventually sell. Or hopefully hand down to a relative.