'ow Do All ... I guess the old guy will have to step in here ... We
will have to give this round to Andy ... The first GIG was at Ansty
and done by Jeff. Year 1996 and I've got the plate to prove it ;-} I
believe the whole idea was put up by Aussie Col and about 75 of us
showed up. The first night was fantastic as each person arrived those
who got there first had a great round of pin the name on the body.
Judy and I first met Joe on the G.U in 1995 just after we pick up
Blue Heron and were taking it on a short cruise. As we passed this
little grey boat a voice rang out from it inside and the next thing we
hear was " OW,..Ow Blue Heron ... It's ME Joe " Being new to the cut,
reading boat names came second to just steering the thing in a
straight line. After throwing a rope to this little man in a black
hat and black vest we stopped and have a few words about how great it
was to put face to keyboard. It was the start of many great meetings
and good times on the cut.
So Joe ... We raise a jar to you and will put your name alongside
those others who made our journey on the canals that much more
memorable.
Stan and Judy
R.I.P Joe " Will Crooks " Jones
Jeff
Syd
Jack
Ray
Mike
Joe
Judy & Stan Voets,
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On Nov 21, 2008, at 3:42 PM, Bru Peckett wrote:
> Erm, correct me if I'm wrong but surely Hopwas was the first GIG and
> Ansty
> the second?
>
> Both, of course, organised by two of our dear departed friends
>
> I *know* Ansty organised by Jeff was my first GIG and I'm pretty
> sure it was
> the second one
>
> Bru
> Nb. SeriouslyWorriedAboutMyMemory
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:canals-
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> On Behalf Of Andy Greener
>> Sent: 21 November 2008 23:33
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: [canals-list] Sad News (XP)
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>> On 21 Nov 2008, at 22:35, Bru Peckett wrote:
>>
>>> Andy Greener wrote ...
>>>
>>>> Joe was at the very first GiG at Ansty (1995 IIRC) and along with a
>>>> number of others present that weekend, including the host, will be
>>>> sadly missed.
>>>
>>> Actually, that was the second GIG but it was my first.
>>
>> I think you'll find it was the first - but I was wrong with the year.
>> It was 1996. Bill's original letter to WW was published in 1995 and
>> his mailing list started as a result of that. Issue no 23, 31 Nov
>> 1995, first introduced the topic of a get-together, and Ansty was
>> even
>> mentioned as a possible location. Subsequently Jeff stepped up and
>> organised it the following year.
>>
>> Incidentally I have a complete archive of all Bill's newsletters in
>> case anyone's interested in a bit of waterways/internet history...
>>
>> --
>> Andy Greener
>> n.b. Whisper
>> Pangbourne, UK
>> http://www.nb-whisper.com
>>
>> "Just because you've always done it that way doesn't mean it's not
>> incredibly stupid"
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