[AT] Portland show

[Larry D. Goss]

Ah, they keep me young, Cecil.  They keep me young.  (That and a couple
pints of Guinness to kill the arthritis pain!)  A few years ago, we took
the chamber choir on a tour of the largest Gothic brick cathedral in the
world -- Mariacki, in Gdansk.  Part of the tour included climbing the
520-something steps to the top of the tower.  I didn't want to be left
behind by the students, so I got near the front of the line heading up
the spiral stairs so I could set a pace that I knew I could keep up.
About 2/3 of the way to the top, the wellness nurse from the university
yelled up at me and said, "Geez, Goss!  Do you work out or something?
Slow down!"  I turned around and found the whole gang of students were
about 50 feet below me sprawled all over the stairs and panting for
breath.

I do remember Fred Allen.  I don't remember his wife.  I also remember
that I was always struck by the similarity of features between Fred
Allen and John Cameron Swayze.

On pricing guides: My contention is that the value of any item,
particularly used items like tractors, is precisely what the buyer and
the seller agree to at any point in time.  I have an older brother who
doesn't understand that.  He's been known to walk through the aisles of
antique malls carrying an open price guide in his arms as he goes so he
can compare prices in the mall against the published "authorities."
That's not a fun way of collecting in my opinion.

Larry

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Cecil E
Monson
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 12:30 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Portland show

> t didn't find Fred Allen's (the comedian) wife and sidekick, Portland
> Hoffa.  I'll bet Larry, H.L., and Cecil remember her.
> 
> George Willer


	Geez, George, are you serious about Larry and H.L.?  I thought
they were much younger guys. Why H.L.'s beard is hardly turning gray.
Must be those onions he grows down there.  ;-)  And Larry runs around
the world with a bunch of college people. You never know, do you?

Cecil
-- 
The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
what you said.

Cecil E Monson
Lucille Hand-Monson
Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole

Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment

Free advice

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