Got to meet Bob and greyfox for the first time, it was a pleasure finally shaking hands and talking to you guys!
Charlie's booth was packed all morning, he was loaded up with cree this year and his dun's were beautiful. I had a nice talk with him before the show opened and he said while this years flock was great, next year is looking fantastic! After listening to him for a while, I was shocked to think of how hard it is to run a chicken farm and the work required. There is so much that can go wrong, its amazing he produces the quality he does, and I am so thankful for the excellent product he offers. I asked him about some Chinchilla capes and he said they are in such low demand, he dyed them all. He did however point me toward the barred cream's he had
Valla was signing books and socializing with everyone, it is always a good time with him around. He looked like a dapper tyer/angler with his sporty fishing vest that his lovely wife made for him from scratch. Looked like a bunch of guys were getting books signed, and I saw a few carrying the hardcovers around for Mike to sign.
Ted was tying salmon flies, and big ones at that! He had some really cool dressings from way back when, and showed me some interesting things. I just love hanging with him, there is so much talent under that floro-neon see-it-from-outerspace shirt
Ronbo showed up and we caught a burger at the bar. He and I walked around a little and found some materials he was looking for. Chris D was tying his gorgeous long shank masterpieces, great to see him again. He gave Ron and I a little history lesson on the Thunder Creek series flies, very cool stuff.
There was so much to see and so little time, I felt like it was over right after it started. One of the highlights for me was meeting Alberto from Italy, what a talented tyer of full dress classic flies, and what a friendly guy, it was really a pleasure.
I really enjoyed the day, great seeing everyone and catching from the past few months. Looking forward to the next one
CJ
Yea, me too Jim.
