[Farmall] Cubs 'n such

[John Hall]

That was an enjoybale visit, even if it was scorching hot outside. I may 
have added a piece or 2 since you were here so if you find yourself back in 
NC, give me holler.

John Hall

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Becker" <jim.becker at verizon.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Cubs 'n such


>I had forgotten about your visit here.  It was on one of your multiple 
>trips to the A/C plant in Tyler.  I went back and looked at some dates.  I 
>met Dale at RPR, first time it was in TN in '96.  I am sure my first time 
>for Portland, IN was the next year as part of a loop that included RPR in 
>Oakley, MI about 2 weeks prior.  The year of the ATIS boxes was '98 and I 
>was present that year as well, which must be the time you and I were both 
>there. By the way, Dean still has some pictures of the '97 and '98 shows 
>and some of the traveling boxes on his web site 
>(http://my.voyager.net/~vinsond/portland98_atis.html).
>
> As I recall, I was somehow mixed in the loop on you hooking up with Jim 
> Thomson.  I've forgotten the details but I think something came up and I 
> suggested you should talk to Jim at Fireball Heat Treating.  It turned out 
> you were familiar with the company and Jim's father through work but 
> didn't know the tractor connection with Jim.  I also met Jim on that New 
> England trip.
>
> I should also mention hooking up with some of the tractor guys in North 
> Carolina in '00.  I tried to connect with John Hall, Al Jones and Travis 
> Register.  We missed Al because he had a school conflict but hooked up 
> with Travis and made a run out to John's place to see some of his goodies.
>
> If I remember this correctly, it was only a few weeks earlier when a bunch 
> of us got together at RPR in Sandwich, IL.  From that, I remember Mike 
> Schmudlach supplying us all with home-grown burgers and Roberto attending 
> from Uruguay.  Although some of us had been meeting at earlier RPRs, I 
> think this was the first time we really had a good sized group together. 
> I also remember a lot of rain.
>
> Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net
>
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