Was that Kamera, Kamera, Kamera. that could only produce negatives. We had one of those guys (from Texas) in our medical company. Don't ask what he did.
This is not a railroad item. John Armstrong ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Werre To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:38 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} my extended weekend FNF Tom, Glad you remember some good times in Houston. G & G Model shop is located on Times Blvd, just a few blocks from Rice University. The most major train shop was the Bellaire Roundhouse, located on Bellaire Street in Bellaire, Tx, which also wasn't that far from Rice. G & G is still there, but the Bellaire Roundhouse changed names to the Houston Roundhouse and then Salida Roundhouse--Colorado that is! I don't know if the Roundhouse had an employee names Gil or not, but as Peter mentions you might have been thinking of Gus (G & G) who now is nearing 90 yo, but still puts in some time in the store. The guy who was a member of the KKK wasn't known to me, but I do know his name (I think). He also owned a part time attic type hobby shop. He was well thought of in the hobby but I didn't know his connection to the Klan until just a few years ago. He was close friends of several of the local clubs including ours. Several people will deny his connection, while others confirm his connection. But he left the world before my arrival. Bob Werre PhotoTraxx On 4/10/12 11:09 AM, Thomas Baker wrote: Bob, Every now and again I see a post from you and reflect on the two years I lived in Houston and attended Rice University. Of course, I could not repress my interest in model railroading but was stuck in the Lionel mode back then. There was, however, a hobby shop in Belle Aire, if I remember correctly. One of the men working there was named Gill or something like that. Somehow I met up with Pete from Pete's Switchstand. Those two men were the positive memories. Pete never flagged in his proselytizing efforts to convert me to S scale, but I didn't bite back then. A less positive memory is of my visit to a gentleman who advertised having some 0-gauge stuff for sale. I paid him a visit and found out he was a Klansman. He also tried to recruit me to that crowd. I politely found a way to get out the door as quickly as possible. I never thought I'd meet up with a genuine KKK-er. It wsa an interesting interlude. Tom __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7043 (20120410) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7043 (20120410) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
