[AT] ATIS at Portland

[George Willer]

Charlie,

I attended the EAA international air show in Rockford, IL in 1969 and the
first 9 shows at Oshkosh.  We always spent the whole week there.  It was on
our return trip in 1975 that I first learned about the Portland show.  We
went to both for two or three years, but the rest is history... We've
attended Portland every year until this year.  I wish we could go.

Yes indeed Cecil was speaking the truth.  Your name is high on the list of
folks we'd all really like to meet, and it was the subject of many
conversations.

I dug through my archives and found several pictures that may help you meet
many ATIS folks from a distance.  I think, in spite of the URL, the picture
was taken in 1996.

http://gwill.net/Album/Tractors/!Shows/Portland_1998/atengnam.jpg

Here's another picture that's a twofer... it takes two pictures to show you
many folks you'll recognize at least by name.  This is from 1998.

http://gwill.net/Album/Tractors/!Shows/Portland_1998/Names2.jpg

http://gwill.net/Album/Tractors/!Shows/Portland_1998/Names1.jpg 

In 2005 the originals from the first get-together stopped for a picture.

http://gwill.net/Album/Tractors/!Shows/Portland_2004/originals.jpghttp://gwi
ll.net/Album/Tractors/!Shows/Portland_2004/originals.jpg 

I'll bet you can identify them.

George





> -----Original Message-----
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> bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie hill
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 12:43 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] ATIS at Portland
> 
> Hey Gene,  I've been to Osh Kosh.  In a way it was a bad move.  I've never
> wanted to go to another air show since.  Even though the Navy and Marine
> Corps do a fine one about 15 miles from my home there is no comparison to
> Osh Kosh.  I'm not a pilot but I was with a group of pilots and they got
> me
> into the area where only pilots are allowed.  Man what a show.