Ken and all,
Forget about Ed's prowess in ham radio! Let's talk about something really
important--like those wines he makes, for example!!! Just kidding! Ed's
accomplishments are almost legendary.
I don't know Ed personally, though, and I wasn't aware of his involvement in
the wine industry. When I read that I thought "this guy really has his
priorities right"! Hi. I couldn't help but reminisce about another old ham
friend of mine from some 40 years back--Em Brakensiek, WA6OCT.
Unfortunately, I lost contact with Em when he had to move around and into
assisted care facilities, but we used to talk almost daily. I'm sure he is
SK now, and probably has been for some time. Anyway, Em was also a wine
maker, but at the other end of the spectrum from Ed. Em made his own stuff,
and was only somewhat proud of it. He also ran a gift shop/printing shop
combination, and so he printed up his own "private brand" labels for his
homebrewed wine. Being a very self deprecating fellow, the name he chose
was "Chateau Garbage' ", pronounced, of course, with a nice French flavor on
the last syllable. What a guy! I miss him.
Dave W7AQK
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