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<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Phil in TX<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/15/2019 5:08 PM, Dean Vinson
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">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. :)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a
href="http://www.vinsonfarm.net/portland98_atis.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.vinsonfarm.net/portland98_atis.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a
href="http://www.vinsonfarm.net/atisbox.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.vinsonfarm.net/atisbox.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">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?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dean
Vinson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Saint
Paris OH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> AT
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com">mailto:at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com</a>] <b>On Behalf
Of </b>Ken Knierim<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 15, 2019 3:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:at@lists.antique-tractor.com"><at@lists.antique-tractor.com></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [AT] How had the group changed<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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".
:)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.
:) <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks again Spencer for all your
ongoing efforts!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ken in AZ<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 12:56 PM
Indiana Robinson <<a
href="mailto:robinson46176@gmail.com"
moz-do-not-send="true">robinson46176@gmail.com</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Every good memory stirs up several
more...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">******<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sat, Dec 14, 2019 at 10:46 PM
Mike M <<a href="mailto:meulenms@gmx.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">meulenms@gmx.com</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">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? <br>
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Mike M<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 12/14/2019 10:33 PM, Richard
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1998, the year of the boxes. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Richard Walker </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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