Gosh Jas, thanks for the nice remarks.
Yes, it was a first in many ways, first to be actually lined up with the aircraft's center-line, first to use a "stick" and first time in a tail wheel airplane (Citabria). It was all very cool. The Citabria tells you when you are not coordinated. When you power down the balls swings left way more than a Cessna, power up and out it goes right. Then there is the normal tail wheel take off and landing stuff. I would recommend to every pilot to take the time and effort to get this endorsement from the best instructor you can find. My guy flies a T-6 like my father and Jas' grandfather did and a huge assortment of tail wheel, conventional and rotor driven aircraft. He flies out of Auburn, CA a great little going concern of an airport with the likes of Chuck Yeager and Bud Anderson hanging out at the restaurant. We may or may not have flying jobs, but we have drunk the cool-aid and we are hooked.