[AT] How had the group changed

[Phil Auten]

Yeah, Ray Crispen. I must've missed his shenanigans on the list, or just 
ignored them. Can't remember. There's a surprise. :o) I did get a 
surprise when he called me out of the blue. He was cordial, but elusive 
when I asked how he got my number. I guess he called me four or five 
times, then just disappeared. Haven't heard a peep since.

Yes, Dean, good memories all around. I was able to make it to Portland 3 
or 4 times. I got to meet Cecil Monson, George Willer and several others 
from the list as well as several of the engine list folks. I hope to get 
back to Portland again soon.

Phil in TX


On 12/15/2019 5:08 PM, Dean Vinson wrote:
>
> Lots of good memories all around.   I remember thinking, around 1996 
> or 1997, that it’d be a waste of time to search the internet for stuff 
> about old tractors because the kind of folks who tinker with old 
> tractors wouldn’t be using their stubby, dinged-up, oil-stained 
> fingers on something as frivolous as setting up web pages.   I was of 
> course pleasantly surprised to be so colossally wrong.  :)
>
> I later set up a couple of pages about the 98 gathering and the 
> travels of the ATIS boxes.    Not exactly high-tech or high-res, but 
> still kind of fun to look back on.
>
> http://www.vinsonfarm.net/portland98_atis.html.
>
> http://www.vinsonfarm.net/atisbox.html.
>
> Hank Wessell was another of the early members, and was a big John 
> Deere fan as I recall.   He stopped by my dad’s farm in northeast Ohio 
> one summer day and helped me and my brothers and dad rebuild a little 
> stone wall at the base of an embankment behind the house.   He was a 
> complete gentleman.
>
> And Ken, wow, yes… Ray Crispen.  That was an unusual period alright.   
> Was it him that came back briefly as “John Kennedy” after Spencer 
> politely explained that his services were no longer needed?
>
> Dean Vinson
>
> Saint Paris  OH
>
> *From:*AT [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] *On Behalf Of 
> *Ken Knierim
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 15, 2019 3:40 PM
> *To:* Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [AT] How had the group changed
>
> I came aboard in the late 90's but I think it might have been after 
> Forsyth. All I remember for sure was Ray Crispen flaming my 
> introductory message but I didn't realize it until several others 
> basically told me privately that he was special. It's always been a 
> great group and about 10 years ago I finally made it to Portland, got 
> my "plow the net" pin and got to see the spectacular show and met a 
> couple of the Dotson brothers there.
>
> I recall the world traveled Blue Handle Fence Pliers, the updates on 
> the boxes among other epic escapades (like Cecil and the Firetruck). I 
> found out that I had a neighbor (Larry Molitor) that lived about 1/4 
> mile away as a fellow list member.
>
> I made it to Tulare before that and got to meet Karl Olmstead who 
> "knew a guy" that got me a "parts" tractor. Turns out it was Case DV 
> which was somewhat rare and I decided to see if it was salvageable. 
> Well, I backed it off the trailer, fixed the bad bearing on the bevel 
> shaft and had to look for other "parts" tractors since that one was 
> suddenly a runner. I did finally get the DH running but still haven't 
> gotten it painted. My son likes these old tractors so I'm trying to 
> raise a future "list member". :)
>
> Dean VP visited me and I also had one of the Waugh brothers visit. 
> Every one I've met from this august list has been great and I would 
> like to meet more so I guess I need to get back to Portland again. :)
>
> Thanks again Spencer for all your ongoing efforts!
>
> Ken in AZ
>
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 12:56 PM Indiana Robinson 
> <robinson46176 at gmail.com <mailto:robinson46176 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Dave Merchant was an early regular I believe as was Blake
>     Malkamackie (sp???) the Cletrac guy. I think I met Don Bowen
>     fairly early at Portland. Was the lady in New Zealand Dorothy
>     Parsons? She and a group of ladies she was traveling with visited
>     the farm here one time.
>
>     With only a couple of exceptions this list has always been amazing
>     and I was honored to have some pictures of a few of my old
>     tractors in one of Spencer's books. That involved a very nice visit.
>
>     Every good memory stirs up several more...
>
>     ******
>
>     I think one of the things that hurt us as a group more than about
>     anything was when the Portland club quit letting us show all of
>     our tractors all in the one busy place and shoved us over "behind
>     the shed" at the far corner away from about everything. That was
>     when the show lost much of its magic for me...
>
>     On Sat, Dec 14, 2019 at 10:46 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com
>     <mailto:meulenms at gmx.com>> wrote:
>
>         It may be hard given the number of people in some of those
>         pictures, but can someone put faces with names in some of the
>         photos?
>
>         Mike M
>
>         On 12/14/2019 10:33 PM, Richard Walker wrote:
>
>             Portland 1998, the year of the boxes.
>
>             - Richard Walker
>
>
>
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