[AT] ATIS at Portland

[charlie hill]

Hi George,

I don't know who all is going to Portland but I hope all have a great time. 
This is the year for me to be there because the gathering of the Orange are 
there for this show.  However, I never even considered going.  It's just not 
even practical for me to think about it this year.  As most of you know, I'm 
self employed and while I'm getting by ok I don't have much back log of work 
and just can't afford to risk leaving town or spending the cash I've got put 
back.

I do have a nice day trip planned for tomorrow.  Lynn and I are going to 
Raleigh to see the Dead Sea Scrolls as their US tour takes a stop at the NC 
History Museum.  I'm looking forward to it.  When I get back I'll pull up 
your links and check out the pictures.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Willer" <gwill at gwill.net>
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Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] ATIS at Portland


> 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-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com [mailto:at-
>> 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.
>
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