Sorry Bruce but Ansty was the very first GIG. If you read the archives of Bill's newsletters you'll understand. It was in 1996 and it was our introduction to all of our UK friends, many of those are still close friends. It was the 2nd year of our boating adventures. It was WONDERFUL!!! Joe's passing has caused us to pull out all of our photos - ah, so many wonderful memories with wonderful people. Thanks to all of you. Toodle pip Judy Judy & Stan Voets, [EMAIL PROTECTED], P.O. Box 103, San Geronimo, CA. 94963, Tel: 415.488.0985
You may never know what results come from your action, but if you do nothing, there will be no results. - Gandhi 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) >> >> 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" >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.8/1801 - Release Date: >> 21/11/2008 09:37 > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
