RE: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

[jbalmer]

I’m in. I still have a bunch of pinky panfish bugs from a swap a couple years 
ago that never happened.

I’ll post that one too.

 

J

 

J Balmer

Betadigm

 <mailto:jbal...@betadigm.com> jbal...@betadigm.com

309-287-9421

 

From: 'KP' via VFB Mail  
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 4:19 AM
To: VFB Mail 
Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

 

Hi Peggy,

Sorry to hear about your BIL. Condolences to you and your family. Amazing when 
you think you're  doing the right thing and it goes wrong.

Good to have you on board for the "swap" though. I see you are still doing 
youre demos and courses. Great work.

Gary I look forward to seeing this secret panfish fly. I would love to have a 
go at the crappy and sunfish. They seem pretty consistent fly rod sport.

I will put my fly up on here as soon as its done.

So far there is :
Peggy,

Gary,

Rene?
Me.

Plenty of room for all you other old farts out there. ONE fly and post a pic on 
here with the recipe. No postage to worry about, no dozens of flies to tie.
I'll start another thread.

 

On Tuesday, 25 April 2023 at 12:29:23 UTC+1 Peggy Brenner wrote:

I'll take part in the Old farts swap, after my BIL funeral this Friday, he is 
the first of our generation to go. For 60 of his 73 years he took insulin to 
live, went into a hospital for a week for dehydration and came out in a bag.

 

Peggy B

 

On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 6:04 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail mailto:vfb-...@googlegroups.com> > wrote:

Thanks Gary,
Dont know which to try first the fly or the drink! Haha.
BUT I will deffinitly tie a few flies up. I will puty a pic up at some point.

and


Rene

When is carnival season? Bierfest? 

 

And anyone up for an old farts swap MkII? Say ten participants and tie just ONE 
fly then put the picture of the fly and recipe on here No postage no 
sorting and no pressure and no loads of flies to tie. You could do it between 
naps!!?  :-)


Cheers

KP

On Sunday, 23 April 2023 at 02:08:10 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:

Keith,  Here is the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Fly:

 <https://wiflyfisher.com/patterns/Pink-Squirrel-fly-pattern.asp> 
https://wiflyfisher.com/patterns/Pink-Squirrel-fly-pattern.asp

John Bethke is from Westby, Wisconsin.  

And the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Drink:  

 <https://www.bryantscocktaillounge.com/> https://www.bryantscocktaillounge.com/

 

Pink Squirrel

 

1& 1/2 oz Creme de Almond

1/2 oz Creme de Cacao (White)

Large scoop Strawberry Ice Cream

 

Mix in a blender until smooth.

Pour into a On-The-Rocks glass

Float a Strawberry on top.

 

On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 11:21 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail mailto:vfb-...@googlegroups.com> > wrote:

Ha ! Thats awesome. I will have a look at my swap collections. DonO was a 
monster of a human in the best way. Fantasy Flies I think summed him up 
totally. There were , and still are, some awesome guys in this group. Shame its 
dropped off the page a little bit. I see Nick occassionally post on Facebook 
and his sense of humour is still way out there in left field :-) 

I will have a look for the recipe for the Pink Squirrel. I know some water it 
will work on for sure. And with all this 10 foot 2weight fishing its prime ammo 
for that method I'd say.

As for Air Head? Well we all get to be a bit air headish when we are young then 
again when we are old. So nothing wrong with being an Air Head :-)

 

On Saturday, 22 April 2023 at 06:13:01 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:

Keith, I missed the Beer swap.  But I was in the Drinks swap where I tied a 
Pink Squirrel. More than 30 years ago I met John Bethke at a local sporting 
goods store demonstrating how to tie his fly Coincidentally the Pink Squirrel 
swap hosted by Don O is the last swap I've been a part of. I saw your name on 
the list of participants. I I fish with a Pink Squirrel quite a lot if there 
are no rises.

And when I do, I sometimes think of  Don Ordes.  A few days ago I could not 
find my Rope Dubbing DVD. I was about to tear the house apart. It took me three 
days to find. Nick Runnarsson hosted an Old Farts swap a few years back.  I 
tied a Gary La Fontaine fly: The Air Head.  That is the fly's true name and no 
one should infer anything from that about this tier.

 

On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 11:33 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail mailto:vfb-...@googlegroups.com> > wrote:

Hi Gary,
Good to hear from you sport. Yep I remember the photos Byard put out of his 
dining room table covered in boxes of flys :-)  I did 1 and 2 and still have 
the hooks Byard got as a sample from one of the suppliers he used. That was a 
great forum. I till have all the swap flies from all the swaps we did. Tied 
copies but never used any of the flies. Did you do the Beer Swap?  Tie flies 
based on a local brew and send it in along with Beer coasters. I ran that swap 
and it was such a great variety. DonO's Cherry Bomb was literally that!!!  
The only regret I have is not ever being able to get out to the Sowbug show 
Tony Spezio ran. Could

Re: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

['KP' via VFB Mail]

Hi Pete,
Congratulations on the Smurf degree sport.
The Old Farts swap is as you describe it. Bit of this bit of that not sure 
about this not sure about that got lots of time to sort it. :-) 
Its a single photo posted to the thread  Old Fart Swap along with the 
recipe. You dont even have to tie a new fly it can be one you use and tied 
years ago if you like. Suggested it like this so there are none of the 
usual costs and deadlines for flys to be posted out etc. and hopefully get 
the list buzzing again. Remember those days?? Probably not if you are an 
Old Fart!
Just pick your fly take a photo add the recipe put that on the thread and 
bingo jobs done.
Hope that all makes sense Schtroumpf à Lunettes !
Regards
Keith

On Thursday, 27 April 2023 at 00:55:59 UTC+1 Pete Gramp wrote:

> Hi all -
> I'm still alive and kickin' as well, finishing up my last week of graduate 
> studies before I earn my MSci degree in Drug Discovery & Development from 
> Drexel University, PA, USA. I get to look like a Papa Smurf sprinkled with 
> grass clippings when I get hooded during the ceremony... the robe is a 
> light shade of royal blue, the cap is white, and being in the medical 
> college, the hood is green. Quite a sight to behold... But I'll finally 
> have that parchment on the wall. After I graduate, I'll be taking a little 
> time off to fly fish (of course!) and then will be hitting the job search 
> like there's no tomorrow. 
> The old farts swap intrigues me, but before I commit to participating, can 
> someone give me more details? What type of fly, when is it due, do we 
> simply post it to this list or do we email the picture(s) and recipe to a 
> swapmeister/ host who posts everything en masse, those sorts of details?
> Great to hear from you all and see the list active again,
> -Pete
> pete@gmail.com
>
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 5:19 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Peggy,
>> Sorry to hear about your BIL. Condolences to you and your family. Amazing 
>> when you think you're  doing the right thing and it goes wrong.
>> Good to have you on board for the "swap" though. I see you are still 
>> doing youre demos and courses. Great work.
>> Gary I look forward to seeing this secret panfish fly. I would love to 
>> have a go at the crappy and sunfish. They seem pretty consistent fly rod 
>> sport.
>> I will put my fly up on here as soon as its done.
>> So far there is :
>> Peggy,
>> Gary,
>> Rene?
>> Me.
>> Plenty of room for all you other old farts out there. ONE fly and post a 
>> pic on here with the recipe. No postage to worry about, no dozens of flies 
>> to tie.
>> I'll start another thread.
>>
>> On Tuesday, 25 April 2023 at 12:29:23 UTC+1 Peggy Brenner wrote:
>>
>>> I'll take part in the Old farts swap, after my BIL funeral this Friday, 
>>> he is the first of our generation to go. For 60 of his 73 years he took 
>>> insulin to live, went into a hospital for a week for dehydration and came 
>>> out in a bag.
>>>
>>> Peggy B
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 6:04 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
>>> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>>
 Thanks Gary,
 Dont know which to try first the fly or the drink! Haha.
 BUT I will deffinitly tie a few flies up. I will puty a pic up at some 
 point.
 and

 Rene
 When is carnival season? Bierfest? 

 And anyone up for an old farts swap MkII? Say ten participants and tie 
 just ONE fly then put the picture of the fly and recipe on here No 
 postage no sorting and no pressure and no loads of flies to tie. You could 
 do it between naps!!?  :-)

 Cheers
 KP

 On Sunday, 23 April 2023 at 02:08:10 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:

> Keith,  Here is the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Fly:
> https://wiflyfisher.com/patterns/Pink-Squirrel-fly-pattern.asp
> John Bethke is from Westby, Wisconsin.  
> And the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Drink:  
> https://www.bryantscocktaillounge.com/
>
> Pink Squirrel
>
> 1& 1/2 oz Creme de Almond
> 1/2 oz Creme de Cacao (White)
> Large scoop Strawberry Ice Cream
>
> Mix in a blender until smooth.
> Pour into a On-The-Rocks glass
> Float a Strawberry on top.
>
> On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 11:21 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>> Ha ! Thats awesome. I will have a look at my swap collections. DonO 
>> was a monster of a human in the best way. Fantasy Flies I think summed 
>> him up totally. There were , and still are, some awesome guys in this 
>> group. Shame its dropped off the page a little bit. I see Nick 
>> occassionally post on Facebook and his sense of humour is still way out 
>> there in left field :-) 
>> I will have a look for the recipe for the Pink Squirrel. I know some 
>> water it will work on for sure. And with all this 10 foot 2weight 
>> fishing 
>> its prime ammo for that method I'd say.
>> 

Re: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

[Pete Gramp]

Hi all -
I'm still alive and kickin' as well, finishing up my last week of graduate
studies before I earn my MSci degree in Drug Discovery & Development from
Drexel University, PA, USA. I get to look like a Papa Smurf sprinkled with
grass clippings when I get hooded during the ceremony... the robe is a
light shade of royal blue, the cap is white, and being in the medical
college, the hood is green. Quite a sight to behold... But I'll finally
have that parchment on the wall. After I graduate, I'll be taking a little
time off to fly fish (of course!) and then will be hitting the job search
like there's no tomorrow.
The old farts swap intrigues me, but before I commit to participating, can
someone give me more details? What type of fly, when is it due, do we
simply post it to this list or do we email the picture(s) and recipe to a
swapmeister/ host who posts everything en masse, those sorts of details?
Great to hear from you all and see the list active again,
-Pete
pete.gr...@gmail.com

On Wed, Apr 26, 2023 at 5:19 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail 
wrote:

> Hi Peggy,
> Sorry to hear about your BIL. Condolences to you and your family. Amazing
> when you think you're  doing the right thing and it goes wrong.
> Good to have you on board for the "swap" though. I see you are still doing
> youre demos and courses. Great work.
> Gary I look forward to seeing this secret panfish fly. I would love to
> have a go at the crappy and sunfish. They seem pretty consistent fly rod
> sport.
> I will put my fly up on here as soon as its done.
> So far there is :
> Peggy,
> Gary,
> Rene?
> Me.
> Plenty of room for all you other old farts out there. ONE fly and post a
> pic on here with the recipe. No postage to worry about, no dozens of flies
> to tie.
> I'll start another thread.
>
> On Tuesday, 25 April 2023 at 12:29:23 UTC+1 Peggy Brenner wrote:
>
>> I'll take part in the Old farts swap, after my BIL funeral this Friday,
>> he is the first of our generation to go. For 60 of his 73 years he took
>> insulin to live, went into a hospital for a week for dehydration and came
>> out in a bag.
>>
>> Peggy B
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 6:04 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
>> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Gary,
>>> Dont know which to try first the fly or the drink! Haha.
>>> BUT I will deffinitly tie a few flies up. I will puty a pic up at some
>>> point.
>>> and
>>>
>>> Rene
>>> When is carnival season? Bierfest?
>>>
>>> And anyone up for an old farts swap MkII? Say ten participants and tie
>>> just ONE fly then put the picture of the fly and recipe on here No
>>> postage no sorting and no pressure and no loads of flies to tie. You could
>>> do it between naps!!?  :-)
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> KP
>>>
>>> On Sunday, 23 April 2023 at 02:08:10 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:
>>>
 Keith,  Here is the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Fly:
 https://wiflyfisher.com/patterns/Pink-Squirrel-fly-pattern.asp
 John Bethke is from Westby, Wisconsin.
 And the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Drink:
 https://www.bryantscocktaillounge.com/

 Pink Squirrel

 1& 1/2 oz Creme de Almond
 1/2 oz Creme de Cacao (White)
 Large scoop Strawberry Ice Cream

 Mix in a blender until smooth.
 Pour into a On-The-Rocks glass
 Float a Strawberry on top.

 On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 11:21 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
 vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> Ha ! Thats awesome. I will have a look at my swap collections. DonO
> was a monster of a human in the best way. Fantasy Flies I think summed
> him up totally. There were , and still are, some awesome guys in this
> group. Shame its dropped off the page a little bit. I see Nick
> occassionally post on Facebook and his sense of humour is still way out
> there in left field :-)
> I will have a look for the recipe for the Pink Squirrel. I know some
> water it will work on for sure. And with all this 10 foot 2weight fishing
> its prime ammo for that method I'd say.
> As for Air Head? Well we all get to be a bit air headish when we are
> young then again when we are old. So nothing wrong with being an Air Head
> :-)
>
>
> On Saturday, 22 April 2023 at 06:13:01 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:
>
>> Keith, I missed the Beer swap.  But I was in the Drinks swap where I
>> tied a Pink Squirrel. More than 30 years ago I met John Bethke at a local
>> sporting goods store demonstrating how to tie his fly Coincidentally the
>> Pink Squirrel swap hosted by Don O is the last swap I've been a part of. 
>> I
>> saw your name on the list of participants. I I fish with a Pink Squirrel
>> quite a lot if there are no rises.
>> And when I do, I sometimes think of  Don Ordes.  A few days ago I
>> could not find my Rope Dubbing DVD. I was about to tear the house apart. 
>> It
>> took me three days to find. Nick Runnarsson hosted an Old Farts swap a 
>> few
>> years back.  I tied a Gary La 

Re: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

['KP' via VFB Mail]

Hi Peggy,
Sorry to hear about your BIL. Condolences to you and your family. Amazing 
when you think you're  doing the right thing and it goes wrong.
Good to have you on board for the "swap" though. I see you are still doing 
youre demos and courses. Great work.
Gary I look forward to seeing this secret panfish fly. I would love to have 
a go at the crappy and sunfish. They seem pretty consistent fly rod sport.
I will put my fly up on here as soon as its done.
So far there is :
Peggy,
Gary,
Rene?
Me.
Plenty of room for all you other old farts out there. ONE fly and post a 
pic on here with the recipe. No postage to worry about, no dozens of flies 
to tie.
I'll start another thread.

On Tuesday, 25 April 2023 at 12:29:23 UTC+1 Peggy Brenner wrote:

> I'll take part in the Old farts swap, after my BIL funeral this Friday, he 
> is the first of our generation to go. For 60 of his 73 years he took 
> insulin to live, went into a hospital for a week for dehydration and came 
> out in a bag.
>
> Peggy B
>
> On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 6:04 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Gary,
>> Dont know which to try first the fly or the drink! Haha.
>> BUT I will deffinitly tie a few flies up. I will puty a pic up at some 
>> point.
>> and
>>
>> Rene
>> When is carnival season? Bierfest? 
>>
>> And anyone up for an old farts swap MkII? Say ten participants and tie 
>> just ONE fly then put the picture of the fly and recipe on here No 
>> postage no sorting and no pressure and no loads of flies to tie. You could 
>> do it between naps!!?  :-)
>>
>> Cheers
>> KP
>>
>> On Sunday, 23 April 2023 at 02:08:10 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:
>>
>>> Keith,  Here is the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Fly:
>>> https://wiflyfisher.com/patterns/Pink-Squirrel-fly-pattern.asp
>>> John Bethke is from Westby, Wisconsin.  
>>> And the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Drink:  
>>> https://www.bryantscocktaillounge.com/
>>>
>>> Pink Squirrel
>>>
>>> 1& 1/2 oz Creme de Almond
>>> 1/2 oz Creme de Cacao (White)
>>> Large scoop Strawberry Ice Cream
>>>
>>> Mix in a blender until smooth.
>>> Pour into a On-The-Rocks glass
>>> Float a Strawberry on top.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 11:21 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
>>> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>>
 Ha ! Thats awesome. I will have a look at my swap collections. DonO was 
 a monster of a human in the best way. Fantasy Flies I think summed 
 him up totally. There were , and still are, some awesome guys in this 
 group. Shame its dropped off the page a little bit. I see Nick 
 occassionally post on Facebook and his sense of humour is still way out 
 there in left field :-) 
 I will have a look for the recipe for the Pink Squirrel. I know some 
 water it will work on for sure. And with all this 10 foot 2weight fishing 
 its prime ammo for that method I'd say.
 As for Air Head? Well we all get to be a bit air headish when we are 
 young then again when we are old. So nothing wrong with being an Air Head 
 :-)


 On Saturday, 22 April 2023 at 06:13:01 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:

> Keith, I missed the Beer swap.  But I was in the Drinks swap where I 
> tied a Pink Squirrel. More than 30 years ago I met John Bethke at a local 
> sporting goods store demonstrating how to tie his fly Coincidentally the 
> Pink Squirrel swap hosted by Don O is the last swap I've been a part of. 
> I 
> saw your name on the list of participants. I I fish with a Pink Squirrel 
> quite a lot if there are no rises.
> And when I do, I sometimes think of  Don Ordes.  A few days ago I 
> could not find my Rope Dubbing DVD. I was about to tear the house apart. 
> It 
> took me three days to find. Nick Runnarsson hosted an Old Farts swap a 
> few 
> years back.  I tied a Gary La Fontaine fly: The Air Head.  That is the 
> fly's true name and no one should infer anything from that about this 
> tier.
>
> On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 11:33 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Gary,
>> Good to hear from you sport. Yep I remember the photos Byard put out 
>> of his dining room table covered in boxes of flys :-)  I did 1 and 2 and 
>> still have the hooks Byard got as a sample from one of the suppliers he 
>> used. That was a great forum. I till have all the swap flies from all 
>> the 
>> swaps we did. Tied copies but never used any of the flies. Did you do 
>> the 
>> Beer Swap?  Tie flies based on a local brew and send it in along with 
>> Beer 
>> coasters. I ran that swap and it was such a great variety. DonO's Cherry 
>> Bomb was literally that!!!  
>> The only regret I have is not ever being able to get out to the 
>> Sowbug show Tony Spezio ran. Could'nt afford it and now dont like the 
>> thought of all the travel. Hey ho. Maybe I'll hop across the English 
>> Channel to Cologne and see 

Re: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

[Peggy Brenner]

I'll take part in the Old farts swap, after my BIL funeral this Friday, he
is the first of our generation to go. For 60 of his 73 years he took
insulin to live, went into a hospital for a week for dehydration and came
out in a bag.

Peggy B

On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 6:04 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail 
wrote:

> Thanks Gary,
> Dont know which to try first the fly or the drink! Haha.
> BUT I will deffinitly tie a few flies up. I will puty a pic up at some
> point.
> and
>
> Rene
> When is carnival season? Bierfest?
>
> And anyone up for an old farts swap MkII? Say ten participants and tie
> just ONE fly then put the picture of the fly and recipe on here No
> postage no sorting and no pressure and no loads of flies to tie. You could
> do it between naps!!?  :-)
>
> Cheers
> KP
>
> On Sunday, 23 April 2023 at 02:08:10 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:
>
>> Keith,  Here is the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Fly:
>> https://wiflyfisher.com/patterns/Pink-Squirrel-fly-pattern.asp
>> John Bethke is from Westby, Wisconsin.
>> And the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Drink:
>> https://www.bryantscocktaillounge.com/
>>
>> Pink Squirrel
>>
>> 1& 1/2 oz Creme de Almond
>> 1/2 oz Creme de Cacao (White)
>> Large scoop Strawberry Ice Cream
>>
>> Mix in a blender until smooth.
>> Pour into a On-The-Rocks glass
>> Float a Strawberry on top.
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 11:21 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
>> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Ha ! Thats awesome. I will have a look at my swap collections. DonO was
>>> a monster of a human in the best way. Fantasy Flies I think summed
>>> him up totally. There were , and still are, some awesome guys in this
>>> group. Shame its dropped off the page a little bit. I see Nick
>>> occassionally post on Facebook and his sense of humour is still way out
>>> there in left field :-)
>>> I will have a look for the recipe for the Pink Squirrel. I know some
>>> water it will work on for sure. And with all this 10 foot 2weight fishing
>>> its prime ammo for that method I'd say.
>>> As for Air Head? Well we all get to be a bit air headish when we are
>>> young then again when we are old. So nothing wrong with being an Air Head
>>> :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> On Saturday, 22 April 2023 at 06:13:01 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:
>>>
 Keith, I missed the Beer swap.  But I was in the Drinks swap where I
 tied a Pink Squirrel. More than 30 years ago I met John Bethke at a local
 sporting goods store demonstrating how to tie his fly Coincidentally the
 Pink Squirrel swap hosted by Don O is the last swap I've been a part of. I
 saw your name on the list of participants. I I fish with a Pink Squirrel
 quite a lot if there are no rises.
 And when I do, I sometimes think of  Don Ordes.  A few days ago I could
 not find my Rope Dubbing DVD. I was about to tear the house apart. It took
 me three days to find. Nick Runnarsson hosted an Old Farts swap a few years
 back.  I tied a Gary La Fontaine fly: The Air Head.  That is the fly's true
 name and no one should infer anything from that about this tier.

 On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 11:33 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
 vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> Hi Gary,
> Good to hear from you sport. Yep I remember the photos Byard put out
> of his dining room table covered in boxes of flys :-)  I did 1 and 2 and
> still have the hooks Byard got as a sample from one of the suppliers he
> used. That was a great forum. I till have all the swap flies from all the
> swaps we did. Tied copies but never used any of the flies. Did you do the
> Beer Swap?  Tie flies based on a local brew and send it in along with Beer
> coasters. I ran that swap and it was such a great variety. DonO's Cherry
> Bomb was literally that!!!
> The only regret I have is not ever being able to get out to the Sowbug
> show Tony Spezio ran. Could'nt afford it and now dont like the thought of
> all the travel. Hey ho. Maybe I'll hop across the English Channel to
> Cologne and see Rene!!
> We should run an Old Farts Swap. No one under 50 allowed in! Hahaha
> Take care
> Keith
>
> On Wednesday, 19 April 2023 at 19:33:54 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:
>
>> Hello Keith. Great to see your name on my screen again.  I joined VFB
>> right at the end of the 2nd 100 Caddis swap.  I guess you could call me 
>> one
>> of the Old Timers.  More likely an Old Fart.   I remember thinking that I
>> was glad I was not the SwapMeister sorting 10,000 flys.
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 3:09 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
>> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>
>>> HA!! Good to see you are still kicking around you old Blowhard :-)
>>> Sorry to hear about your tough medical times bud and your brothers
>>> passing. However I'm a boy from Wolverhampton in the UK and its city 
>>> motto
>>> is "Out of darkness cometh light" and your three recent additions to the
>>> "pawpaw" duty list are exactly 

Re: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

[Gary Webb]

I like this Idea.  I will tie a favorite panfish fly that is also good
for trout.

On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 5:04 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail 
wrote:

> Thanks Gary,
> Dont know which to try first the fly or the drink! Haha.
> BUT I will deffinitly tie a few flies up. I will puty a pic up at some
> point.
> and
>
> Rene
> When is carnival season? Bierfest?
>
> And anyone up for an old farts swap MkII? Say ten participants and tie
> just ONE fly then put the picture of the fly and recipe on here No
> postage no sorting and no pressure and no loads of flies to tie. You could
> do it between naps!!?  :-)
>
> Cheers
> KP
>
> On Sunday, 23 April 2023 at 02:08:10 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:
>
>> Keith,  Here is the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Fly:
>> https://wiflyfisher.com/patterns/Pink-Squirrel-fly-pattern.asp
>> John Bethke is from Westby, Wisconsin.
>> And the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Drink:
>> https://www.bryantscocktaillounge.com/
>>
>> Pink Squirrel
>>
>> 1& 1/2 oz Creme de Almond
>> 1/2 oz Creme de Cacao (White)
>> Large scoop Strawberry Ice Cream
>>
>> Mix in a blender until smooth.
>> Pour into a On-The-Rocks glass
>> Float a Strawberry on top.
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 11:21 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
>> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Ha ! Thats awesome. I will have a look at my swap collections. DonO was
>>> a monster of a human in the best way. Fantasy Flies I think summed
>>> him up totally. There were , and still are, some awesome guys in this
>>> group. Shame its dropped off the page a little bit. I see Nick
>>> occassionally post on Facebook and his sense of humour is still way out
>>> there in left field :-)
>>> I will have a look for the recipe for the Pink Squirrel. I know some
>>> water it will work on for sure. And with all this 10 foot 2weight fishing
>>> its prime ammo for that method I'd say.
>>> As for Air Head? Well we all get to be a bit air headish when we are
>>> young then again when we are old. So nothing wrong with being an Air Head
>>> :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> On Saturday, 22 April 2023 at 06:13:01 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:
>>>
 Keith, I missed the Beer swap.  But I was in the Drinks swap where I
 tied a Pink Squirrel. More than 30 years ago I met John Bethke at a local
 sporting goods store demonstrating how to tie his fly Coincidentally the
 Pink Squirrel swap hosted by Don O is the last swap I've been a part of. I
 saw your name on the list of participants. I I fish with a Pink Squirrel
 quite a lot if there are no rises.
 And when I do, I sometimes think of  Don Ordes.  A few days ago I could
 not find my Rope Dubbing DVD. I was about to tear the house apart. It took
 me three days to find. Nick Runnarsson hosted an Old Farts swap a few years
 back.  I tied a Gary La Fontaine fly: The Air Head.  That is the fly's true
 name and no one should infer anything from that about this tier.

 On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 11:33 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
 vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> Hi Gary,
> Good to hear from you sport. Yep I remember the photos Byard put out
> of his dining room table covered in boxes of flys :-)  I did 1 and 2 and
> still have the hooks Byard got as a sample from one of the suppliers he
> used. That was a great forum. I till have all the swap flies from all the
> swaps we did. Tied copies but never used any of the flies. Did you do the
> Beer Swap?  Tie flies based on a local brew and send it in along with Beer
> coasters. I ran that swap and it was such a great variety. DonO's Cherry
> Bomb was literally that!!!
> The only regret I have is not ever being able to get out to the Sowbug
> show Tony Spezio ran. Could'nt afford it and now dont like the thought of
> all the travel. Hey ho. Maybe I'll hop across the English Channel to
> Cologne and see Rene!!
> We should run an Old Farts Swap. No one under 50 allowed in! Hahaha
> Take care
> Keith
>
> On Wednesday, 19 April 2023 at 19:33:54 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:
>
>> Hello Keith. Great to see your name on my screen again.  I joined VFB
>> right at the end of the 2nd 100 Caddis swap.  I guess you could call me 
>> one
>> of the Old Timers.  More likely an Old Fart.   I remember thinking that I
>> was glad I was not the SwapMeister sorting 10,000 flys.
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 3:09 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
>> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>
>>> HA!! Good to see you are still kicking around you old Blowhard :-)
>>> Sorry to hear about your tough medical times bud and your brothers
>>> passing. However I'm a boy from Wolverhampton in the UK and its city 
>>> motto
>>> is "Out of darkness cometh light" and your three recent additions to the
>>> "pawpaw" duty list are exactly that. The light. Welcome to them all.
>>> Ive been on the list for years even before the )2 Caddis Swap. Who
>>> remembers that little swap. A Byard 

Re: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

['KP' via VFB Mail]

Thanks Gary,
Dont know which to try first the fly or the drink! Haha.
BUT I will deffinitly tie a few flies up. I will puty a pic up at some 
point.
and

Rene
When is carnival season? Bierfest? 

And anyone up for an old farts swap MkII? Say ten participants and tie just 
ONE fly then put the picture of the fly and recipe on here No postage 
no sorting and no pressure and no loads of flies to tie. You could do it 
between naps!!?  :-)

Cheers
KP

On Sunday, 23 April 2023 at 02:08:10 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:

> Keith,  Here is the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Fly:
> https://wiflyfisher.com/patterns/Pink-Squirrel-fly-pattern.asp
> John Bethke is from Westby, Wisconsin.  
> And the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Drink:  
> https://www.bryantscocktaillounge.com/
>
> Pink Squirrel
>
> 1& 1/2 oz Creme de Almond
> 1/2 oz Creme de Cacao (White)
> Large scoop Strawberry Ice Cream
>
> Mix in a blender until smooth.
> Pour into a On-The-Rocks glass
> Float a Strawberry on top.
>
> On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 11:21 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>> Ha ! Thats awesome. I will have a look at my swap collections. DonO was a 
>> monster of a human in the best way. Fantasy Flies I think summed 
>> him up totally. There were , and still are, some awesome guys in this 
>> group. Shame its dropped off the page a little bit. I see Nick 
>> occassionally post on Facebook and his sense of humour is still way out 
>> there in left field :-) 
>> I will have a look for the recipe for the Pink Squirrel. I know some 
>> water it will work on for sure. And with all this 10 foot 2weight fishing 
>> its prime ammo for that method I'd say.
>> As for Air Head? Well we all get to be a bit air headish when we are 
>> young then again when we are old. So nothing wrong with being an Air Head 
>> :-)
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, 22 April 2023 at 06:13:01 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:
>>
>>> Keith, I missed the Beer swap.  But I was in the Drinks swap where I 
>>> tied a Pink Squirrel. More than 30 years ago I met John Bethke at a local 
>>> sporting goods store demonstrating how to tie his fly Coincidentally the 
>>> Pink Squirrel swap hosted by Don O is the last swap I've been a part of. I 
>>> saw your name on the list of participants. I I fish with a Pink Squirrel 
>>> quite a lot if there are no rises.
>>> And when I do, I sometimes think of  Don Ordes.  A few days ago I could 
>>> not find my Rope Dubbing DVD. I was about to tear the house apart. It took 
>>> me three days to find. Nick Runnarsson hosted an Old Farts swap a few years 
>>> back.  I tied a Gary La Fontaine fly: The Air Head.  That is the fly's true 
>>> name and no one should infer anything from that about this tier.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 11:33 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
>>> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>>
 Hi Gary,
 Good to hear from you sport. Yep I remember the photos Byard put out of 
 his dining room table covered in boxes of flys :-)  I did 1 and 2 and 
 still 
 have the hooks Byard got as a sample from one of the suppliers he used. 
 That was a great forum. I till have all the swap flies from all the swaps 
 we did. Tied copies but never used any of the flies. Did you do the Beer 
 Swap?  Tie flies based on a local brew and send it in along with Beer 
 coasters. I ran that swap and it was such a great variety. DonO's Cherry 
 Bomb was literally that!!!  
 The only regret I have is not ever being able to get out to the Sowbug 
 show Tony Spezio ran. Could'nt afford it and now dont like the thought of 
 all the travel. Hey ho. Maybe I'll hop across the English Channel to 
 Cologne and see Rene!!
 We should run an Old Farts Swap. No one under 50 allowed in! Hahaha
 Take care
 Keith

 On Wednesday, 19 April 2023 at 19:33:54 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:

> Hello Keith. Great to see your name on my screen again.  I joined VFB 
> right at the end of the 2nd 100 Caddis swap.  I guess you could call me 
> one 
> of the Old Timers.  More likely an Old Fart.   I remember thinking that I 
> was glad I was not the SwapMeister sorting 10,000 flys. 
>
> On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 3:09 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>> HA!! Good to see you are still kicking around you old Blowhard :-) 
>> Sorry to hear about your tough medical times bud and your brothers 
>> passing. However I'm a boy from Wolverhampton in the UK and its city 
>> motto 
>> is "Out of darkness cometh light" and your three recent additions to the 
>> "pawpaw" duty list are exactly that. The light. Welcome to them all.
>> Ive been on the list for years even before the )2 Caddis Swap. Who 
>> remembers that little swap. A Byard special for sure. I still have the 
>> flies from both of those mega swaps plus lots of the others we all did.
>> Some great guys now gone but what times they were. I worked for Orvis 
>> (yes I 

Re: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

[Gary Webb]

Keith,  Here is the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Fly:
https://wiflyfisher.com/patterns/Pink-Squirrel-fly-pattern.asp
John Bethke is from Westby, Wisconsin.
And the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Drink:
https://www.bryantscocktaillounge.com/

Pink Squirrel

1& 1/2 oz Creme de Almond
1/2 oz Creme de Cacao (White)
Large scoop Strawberry Ice Cream

Mix in a blender until smooth.
Pour into a On-The-Rocks glass
Float a Strawberry on top.

On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 11:21 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
vfb-mail@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> Ha ! Thats awesome. I will have a look at my swap collections. DonO was a
> monster of a human in the best way. Fantasy Flies I think summed
> him up totally. There were , and still are, some awesome guys in this
> group. Shame its dropped off the page a little bit. I see Nick
> occassionally post on Facebook and his sense of humour is still way out
> there in left field :-)
> I will have a look for the recipe for the Pink Squirrel. I know some water
> it will work on for sure. And with all this 10 foot 2weight fishing its
> prime ammo for that method I'd say.
> As for Air Head? Well we all get to be a bit air headish when we are young
> then again when we are old. So nothing wrong with being an Air Head :-)
>
>
> On Saturday, 22 April 2023 at 06:13:01 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:
>
>> Keith, I missed the Beer swap.  But I was in the Drinks swap where I tied
>> a Pink Squirrel. More than 30 years ago I met John Bethke at a local
>> sporting goods store demonstrating how to tie his fly Coincidentally the
>> Pink Squirrel swap hosted by Don O is the last swap I've been a part of. I
>> saw your name on the list of participants. I I fish with a Pink Squirrel
>> quite a lot if there are no rises.
>> And when I do, I sometimes think of  Don Ordes.  A few days ago I could
>> not find my Rope Dubbing DVD. I was about to tear the house apart. It took
>> me three days to find. Nick Runnarsson hosted an Old Farts swap a few years
>> back.  I tied a Gary La Fontaine fly: The Air Head.  That is the fly's true
>> name and no one should infer anything from that about this tier.
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 11:33 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
>> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Gary,
>>> Good to hear from you sport. Yep I remember the photos Byard put out of
>>> his dining room table covered in boxes of flys :-)  I did 1 and 2 and still
>>> have the hooks Byard got as a sample from one of the suppliers he used.
>>> That was a great forum. I till have all the swap flies from all the swaps
>>> we did. Tied copies but never used any of the flies. Did you do the Beer
>>> Swap?  Tie flies based on a local brew and send it in along with Beer
>>> coasters. I ran that swap and it was such a great variety. DonO's Cherry
>>> Bomb was literally that!!!
>>> The only regret I have is not ever being able to get out to the Sowbug
>>> show Tony Spezio ran. Could'nt afford it and now dont like the thought of
>>> all the travel. Hey ho. Maybe I'll hop across the English Channel to
>>> Cologne and see Rene!!
>>> We should run an Old Farts Swap. No one under 50 allowed in! Hahaha
>>> Take care
>>> Keith
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, 19 April 2023 at 19:33:54 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:
>>>
 Hello Keith. Great to see your name on my screen again.  I joined VFB
 right at the end of the 2nd 100 Caddis swap.  I guess you could call me one
 of the Old Timers.  More likely an Old Fart.   I remember thinking that I
 was glad I was not the SwapMeister sorting 10,000 flys.

 On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 3:09 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
 vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> HA!! Good to see you are still kicking around you old Blowhard :-)
> Sorry to hear about your tough medical times bud and your brothers
> passing. However I'm a boy from Wolverhampton in the UK and its city motto
> is "Out of darkness cometh light" and your three recent additions to the
> "pawpaw" duty list are exactly that. The light. Welcome to them all.
> Ive been on the list for years even before the )2 Caddis Swap. Who
> remembers that little swap. A Byard special for sure. I still have the
> flies from both of those mega swaps plus lots of the others we all did.
> Some great guys now gone but what times they were. I worked for Orvis
> (yes I know) in the UK for the last 13 years of my working life. I 
> retirred
> 2021 and they closed down all but one of the stores in 22. See they just
> didnt realise how much they need me !!! :-)  Now I just do the gardening,
> some teaching tying and fly casting and looking after grandkids
> occassionally.
> Good to hear from you all.
> Oh and HPPY BIRTHDAY Great Grandad!!
> Keith
>
> On Sunday, 16 April 2023 at 23:43:00 UTC+1 Charles Alexander wrote:
>
>> Folks: I'm still here too. Just haven't felt up to it as for the last
>> two yrs after covid TRIED to kill me. I spent over 70 days in a
>> coma,kidneys started shutting 

Re: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

['KP' via VFB Mail]

Ha ! Thats awesome. I will have a look at my swap collections. DonO was a 
monster of a human in the best way. Fantasy Flies I think summed 
him up totally. There were , and still are, some awesome guys in this 
group. Shame its dropped off the page a little bit. I see Nick 
occassionally post on Facebook and his sense of humour is still way out 
there in left field :-) 
I will have a look for the recipe for the Pink Squirrel. I know some water 
it will work on for sure. And with all this 10 foot 2weight fishing its 
prime ammo for that method I'd say.
As for Air Head? Well we all get to be a bit air headish when we are young 
then again when we are old. So nothing wrong with being an Air Head :-)


On Saturday, 22 April 2023 at 06:13:01 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:

> Keith, I missed the Beer swap.  But I was in the Drinks swap where I tied 
> a Pink Squirrel. More than 30 years ago I met John Bethke at a local 
> sporting goods store demonstrating how to tie his fly Coincidentally the 
> Pink Squirrel swap hosted by Don O is the last swap I've been a part of. I 
> saw your name on the list of participants. I I fish with a Pink Squirrel 
> quite a lot if there are no rises.
> And when I do, I sometimes think of  Don Ordes.  A few days ago I could 
> not find my Rope Dubbing DVD. I was about to tear the house apart. It took 
> me three days to find. Nick Runnarsson hosted an Old Farts swap a few years 
> back.  I tied a Gary La Fontaine fly: The Air Head.  That is the fly's true 
> name and no one should infer anything from that about this tier.
>
> On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 11:33 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Gary,
>> Good to hear from you sport. Yep I remember the photos Byard put out of 
>> his dining room table covered in boxes of flys :-)  I did 1 and 2 and still 
>> have the hooks Byard got as a sample from one of the suppliers he used. 
>> That was a great forum. I till have all the swap flies from all the swaps 
>> we did. Tied copies but never used any of the flies. Did you do the Beer 
>> Swap?  Tie flies based on a local brew and send it in along with Beer 
>> coasters. I ran that swap and it was such a great variety. DonO's Cherry 
>> Bomb was literally that!!!  
>> The only regret I have is not ever being able to get out to the Sowbug 
>> show Tony Spezio ran. Could'nt afford it and now dont like the thought of 
>> all the travel. Hey ho. Maybe I'll hop across the English Channel to 
>> Cologne and see Rene!!
>> We should run an Old Farts Swap. No one under 50 allowed in! Hahaha
>> Take care
>> Keith
>>
>> On Wednesday, 19 April 2023 at 19:33:54 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Keith. Great to see your name on my screen again.  I joined VFB 
>>> right at the end of the 2nd 100 Caddis swap.  I guess you could call me one 
>>> of the Old Timers.  More likely an Old Fart.   I remember thinking that I 
>>> was glad I was not the SwapMeister sorting 10,000 flys. 
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 3:09 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
>>> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>>
 HA!! Good to see you are still kicking around you old Blowhard :-) 
 Sorry to hear about your tough medical times bud and your brothers 
 passing. However I'm a boy from Wolverhampton in the UK and its city motto 
 is "Out of darkness cometh light" and your three recent additions to the 
 "pawpaw" duty list are exactly that. The light. Welcome to them all.
 Ive been on the list for years even before the )2 Caddis Swap. Who 
 remembers that little swap. A Byard special for sure. I still have the 
 flies from both of those mega swaps plus lots of the others we all did.
 Some great guys now gone but what times they were. I worked for Orvis 
 (yes I know) in the UK for the last 13 years of my working life. I 
 retirred 
 2021 and they closed down all but one of the stores in 22. See they just 
 didnt realise how much they need me !!! :-)  Now I just do the gardening, 
 some teaching tying and fly casting and looking after grandkids 
 occassionally.
 Good to hear from you all.
 Oh and HPPY BIRTHDAY Great Grandad!! 
 Keith

 On Sunday, 16 April 2023 at 23:43:00 UTC+1 Charles Alexander wrote:

> Folks: I'm still here too. Just haven't felt up to it as for the last 
> two yrs after covid TRIED to kill me. I spent over 70 days in a 
> coma,kidneys started shutting down etc etc. As soon as they'd fix one 
> thing 
> something else would pop up,with the latest thing being a positive 
> cologuard test and I'm supposed to have the ole colonoscopy to get that 
> checked out. 
>
> my docs have all told me that I had the worse case of covid they have 
> seen and lived to tell about it. I still cannot walk without the aid of a 
> walker but God has seen me this far so I don't think He's going to fail 
> me 
> now. I did lose one of my younger brothers this last July. He went to 
> 

AW: Re: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

[rene.zillm...@t-online.de]

Hi Keith,

Both are good ideas! Any taker? And for the visit.. Maybe during carnival 
season? Good time to cb collect feathers...
Best
René




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Von: 'KP' via VFB Mail
Betreff: Re: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'
Datum: 20. April 2023, 18:33
An: VFB Mail


Hi Gary,
Good to hear from you sport. Yep I remember the photos Byard put out of his 
dining room table covered in boxes of flys :-)  I did 1 and 2 and still 
have the hooks Byard got as a sample from one of the suppliers he used. 
That was a great forum. I till have all the swap flies from all the swaps 
we did. Tied copies but never used any of the flies. Did you do the Beer 
Swap?  Tie flies based on a local brew and send it in along with Beer 
coasters. I ran that swap and it was such a great variety. DonO's Cherry 
Bomb was literally that!!!  
The only regret I have is not ever being able to get out to the Sowbug show 
Tony Spezio ran. Could'nt afford it and now dont like the thought of all 
the travel. Hey ho. Maybe I'll hop across the English Channel to Cologne 
and see Rene!!
We should run an Old Farts Swap. No one under 50 allowed in! Hahaha
Take care
Keith

On Wednesday, 19 April 2023 at 19:33:54 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:
  Hello Keith. Great to see your name on my screen again.  I joined VFB
  right at the end of the 2nd 100 Caddis swap.  I guess you could call me
  one of the Old Timers.  More likely an Old Fart.   I remember thinking
  that I was glad I was not the SwapMeister sorting 10,000 flys. 

  On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 3:09 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
  vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
HA!! Good to see you are still kicking around you old Blowhard :-) 
Sorry to hear about your tough medical times bud and your brothers
passing. However I'm a boy from Wolverhampton in the UK and its city
motto is "Out of darkness cometh light" and your three recent additions
to the "pawpaw" duty list are exactly that. The light. Welcome to them
all.
Ive been on the list for years even before the )2 Caddis Swap. Who
remembers that little swap. A Byard special for sure. I still have the
flies from both of those mega swaps plus lots of the others we all did.
Some great guys now gone but what times they were. I worked for Orvis
(yes I know) in the UK for the last 13 years of my working life. I
retirred 2021 and they closed down all but one of the stores in 22. See
they just didnt realise how much they need me !!! :-)  Now I just do
the gardening, some teaching tying and fly casting and looking after
grandkids occassionally.
Good to hear from you all.
Oh and HPPY BIRTHDAY Great Grandad!! 
Keith

On Sunday, 16 April 2023 at 23:43:00 UTC+1 Charles Alexander wrote:
  Folks: I'm still here too. Just haven't felt up to it as for the last
  two yrs after covid TRIED to kill me. I spent over 70 days in a
  coma,kidneys started shutting down etc etc. As soon as they'd fix one
  thing something else would pop up,with the latest thing being a
  positive cologuard test and I'm supposed to have the ole colonoscopy
  to get that checked out.

  my docs have all told me that I had the worse case of covid they have
  seen and lived to tell about it. I still cannot walk without the aid
  of a walker but God has seen me this far so I don't think He's going
  to fail me now. I did lose one of my younger brothers this last July.
  He went to Wal-Mart, got inside the door and he just feel over dead.
  There happened to be a gold sematin right there and he gave my
  brother CPr till the got there and because of that we were able.
  Donate my brothers organs which either saved the lived or improved
  the lives

  On a better topic, two months ago we closed on a new home and are
  still haven't finished moving which is a pain but we love the new
  place and it's only 5-10 minuites from two city parks, which are both
  stocked with bass and bluegills. And I did get to go fishing three
  times last Spring and we did fish each trip. Then, three and six
  months ago respectively, we welcomed two new grand daughters which
  brings the total to 17 and 18 total and paw pawpaws job is to hold
  and spoil them. We even have one great grand daughter. Now, I turn 65
  tomorrow, but that don't seem old enough to be a GREAT grandfather
  lol. Well, sorry for writing a BOOK here but trying to condense two
  Yrs into one email ain't easy for a blow hard like me lol, Chuck

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Re: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

['KP' via VFB Mail]

Hi Gary,
Good to hear from you sport. Yep I remember the photos Byard put out of his 
dining room table covered in boxes of flys :-)  I did 1 and 2 and still 
have the hooks Byard got as a sample from one of the suppliers he used. 
That was a great forum. I till have all the swap flies from all the swaps 
we did. Tied copies but never used any of the flies. Did you do the Beer 
Swap?  Tie flies based on a local brew and send it in along with Beer 
coasters. I ran that swap and it was such a great variety. DonO's Cherry 
Bomb was literally that!!!  
The only regret I have is not ever being able to get out to the Sowbug show 
Tony Spezio ran. Could'nt afford it and now dont like the thought of all 
the travel. Hey ho. Maybe I'll hop across the English Channel to Cologne 
and see Rene!!
We should run an Old Farts Swap. No one under 50 allowed in! Hahaha
Take care
Keith

On Wednesday, 19 April 2023 at 19:33:54 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:

> Hello Keith. Great to see your name on my screen again.  I joined VFB 
> right at the end of the 2nd 100 Caddis swap.  I guess you could call me one 
> of the Old Timers.  More likely an Old Fart.   I remember thinking that I 
> was glad I was not the SwapMeister sorting 10,000 flys. 
>
> On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 3:09 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail <
> vfb-...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>> HA!! Good to see you are still kicking around you old Blowhard :-) 
>> Sorry to hear about your tough medical times bud and your brothers 
>> passing. However I'm a boy from Wolverhampton in the UK and its city motto 
>> is "Out of darkness cometh light" and your three recent additions to the 
>> "pawpaw" duty list are exactly that. The light. Welcome to them all.
>> Ive been on the list for years even before the )2 Caddis Swap. Who 
>> remembers that little swap. A Byard special for sure. I still have the 
>> flies from both of those mega swaps plus lots of the others we all did.
>> Some great guys now gone but what times they were. I worked for Orvis 
>> (yes I know) in the UK for the last 13 years of my working life. I retirred 
>> 2021 and they closed down all but one of the stores in 22. See they just 
>> didnt realise how much they need me !!! :-)  Now I just do the gardening, 
>> some teaching tying and fly casting and looking after grandkids 
>> occassionally.
>> Good to hear from you all.
>> Oh and HPPY BIRTHDAY Great Grandad!! 
>> Keith
>>
>> On Sunday, 16 April 2023 at 23:43:00 UTC+1 Charles Alexander wrote:
>>
>>> Folks: I'm still here too. Just haven't felt up to it as for the last 
>>> two yrs after covid TRIED to kill me. I spent over 70 days in a 
>>> coma,kidneys started shutting down etc etc. As soon as they'd fix one thing 
>>> something else would pop up,with the latest thing being a positive 
>>> cologuard test and I'm supposed to have the ole colonoscopy to get that 
>>> checked out. 
>>>
>>> my docs have all told me that I had the worse case of covid they have 
>>> seen and lived to tell about it. I still cannot walk without the aid of a 
>>> walker but God has seen me this far so I don't think He's going to fail me 
>>> now. I did lose one of my younger brothers this last July. He went to 
>>> Wal-Mart, got inside the door and he just feel over dead. There happened to 
>>> be a gold sematin right there and he gave my brother CPr till the got there 
>>> and because of that we were able. Donate my brothers organs which either 
>>> saved the lived or improved the lives
>>>
>>> On a better topic, two months ago we closed on a new home and are still 
>>> haven't finished moving which is a pain but we love the new place and it's 
>>> only 5-10 minuites from two city parks, which are both stocked with bass 
>>> and bluegills. And I did get to go fishing three times last Spring and we 
>>> did fish each trip. Then, three and six months ago respectively, we 
>>> welcomed two new grand daughters which brings the total to 17 and 18 total 
>>> and paw pawpaws job is to hold and spoil them. We even have one great grand 
>>> daughter. Now, I turn 65 tomorrow, but that don't seem old enough to be a 
>>> GREAT grandfather lol. Well, sorry for writing a BOOK here but trying to 
>>> condense two Yrs into one email ain't easy for a blow hard like me lol, 
>>> Chuck
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Re: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

[Gary Webb]

Hello Keith. Great to see your name on my screen again.  I joined VFB right
at the end of the 2nd 100 Caddis swap.  I guess you could call me one of
the Old Timers.  More likely an Old Fart.   I remember thinking that I was
glad I was not the SwapMeister sorting 10,000 flys.

On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 3:09 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail 
wrote:

> HA!! Good to see you are still kicking around you old Blowhard :-)
> Sorry to hear about your tough medical times bud and your brothers
> passing. However I'm a boy from Wolverhampton in the UK and its city motto
> is "Out of darkness cometh light" and your three recent additions to the
> "pawpaw" duty list are exactly that. The light. Welcome to them all.
> Ive been on the list for years even before the )2 Caddis Swap. Who
> remembers that little swap. A Byard special for sure. I still have the
> flies from both of those mega swaps plus lots of the others we all did.
> Some great guys now gone but what times they were. I worked for Orvis (yes
> I know) in the UK for the last 13 years of my working life. I retirred 2021
> and they closed down all but one of the stores in 22. See they just didnt
> realise how much they need me !!! :-)  Now I just do the gardening, some
> teaching tying and fly casting and looking after grandkids occassionally.
> Good to hear from you all.
> Oh and HPPY BIRTHDAY Great Grandad!!
> Keith
>
> On Sunday, 16 April 2023 at 23:43:00 UTC+1 Charles Alexander wrote:
>
>> Folks: I'm still here too. Just haven't felt up to it as for the last two
>> yrs after covid TRIED to kill me. I spent over 70 days in a coma,kidneys
>> started shutting down etc etc. As soon as they'd fix one thing something
>> else would pop up,with the latest thing being a positive cologuard test and
>> I'm supposed to have the ole colonoscopy to get that checked out.
>>
>> my docs have all told me that I had the worse case of covid they have
>> seen and lived to tell about it. I still cannot walk without the aid of a
>> walker but God has seen me this far so I don't think He's going to fail me
>> now. I did lose one of my younger brothers this last July. He went to
>> Wal-Mart, got inside the door and he just feel over dead. There happened to
>> be a gold sematin right there and he gave my brother CPr till the got there
>> and because of that we were able. Donate my brothers organs which either
>> saved the lived or improved the lives
>>
>> On a better topic, two months ago we closed on a new home and are still
>> haven't finished moving which is a pain but we love the new place and it's
>> only 5-10 minuites from two city parks, which are both stocked with bass
>> and bluegills. And I did get to go fishing three times last Spring and we
>> did fish each trip. Then, three and six months ago respectively, we
>> welcomed two new grand daughters which brings the total to 17 and 18 total
>> and paw pawpaws job is to hold and spoil them. We even have one great grand
>> daughter. Now, I turn 65 tomorrow, but that don't seem old enough to be a
>> GREAT grandfather lol. Well, sorry for writing a BOOK here but trying to
>> condense two Yrs into one email ain't easy for a blow hard like me lol,
>> Chuck
>>
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Re: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

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I’m still hanging round too. Health issues I am lucky if I get out a couple times a year. I still have some of the hackle from the hackle swap and materials swap. Some gorgeous midges and salmon flys. Probably enough flys to last the rest of my lifeBobHSent from my iPhoneOn Apr 19, 2023, at 4:09 AM, 'KP' via VFB Mail  wrote:HA!! Good to see you are still kicking around you old Blowhard :-) Sorry to hear about your tough medical times bud and your brothers passing. However I'm a boy from Wolverhampton in the UK and its city motto is "Out of darkness cometh light" and your three recent additions to the "pawpaw" duty list are exactly that. The light. Welcome to them all.Ive been on the list for years even before the )2 Caddis Swap. Who remembers that little swap. A Byard special for sure. I still have the flies from both of those mega swaps plus lots of the others we all did.Some great guys now gone but what times they were. I worked for Orvis (yes I know) in the UK for the last 13 years of my working life. I retirred 2021 and they closed down all but one of the stores in 22. See they just didnt realise how much they need me !!! :-)  Now I just do the gardening, some teaching tying and fly casting and looking after grandkids occassionally.Good to hear from you all.Oh and HPPY BIRTHDAY Great Grandad!! KeithOn Sunday, 16 April 2023 at 23:43:00 UTC+1 Charles  Alexander wrote:Folks:  I'm still  here too. Just  haven't  felt up to it as for the last two yrs after covid  TRIED to kill me. I spent over 70 days in a coma,kidneys started shutting down etc etc. As soon as they'd fix one thing something else would pop up,with the latest thing being a positive cologuard test and I'm supposed to have the ole colonoscopy to get that checked out. my docs have all told me that I had the worse case of covid they have seen and lived to tell about it. I still cannot walk without the aid of a walker but God has seen me this far so I don't think He's going to fail me now. I did lose one of my younger brothers this last July. He went to Wal-Mart, got inside the door and he just feel over dead. There happened to be a gold sematin right there and he gave my brother CPr till the got there and because of that we were able. Donate my brothers organs which either saved the lived or improved  the lives On a better topic, two months ago we closed on a new home and are still haven't finished moving which is a pain but we love the new place and it's only 5-10 minuites from two city parks, which are both stocked with bass and bluegills. And I did get to go fishing three times last Spring and we did fish each trip.  Then, three and six months ago respectively, we welcomed two new grand daughters which brings the total to 17 and 18 total and paw pawpaws job is to hold and spoil them. We even have one great grand daughter. Now, I turn 65 tomorrow, but that don't seem old enough to be a GREAT grandfather lol. Well, sorry for writing a BOOK here but trying to condense two Yrs into one email ain't easy for a blow hard like me  lol, Chuck



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[VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

['KP' via VFB Mail]

HA!! Good to see you are still kicking around you old Blowhard :-) 
Sorry to hear about your tough medical times bud and your brothers passing. 
However I'm a boy from Wolverhampton in the UK and its city motto is "Out 
of darkness cometh light" and your three recent additions to the "pawpaw" 
duty list are exactly that. The light. Welcome to them all.
Ive been on the list for years even before the )2 Caddis Swap. Who 
remembers that little swap. A Byard special for sure. I still have the 
flies from both of those mega swaps plus lots of the others we all did.
Some great guys now gone but what times they were. I worked for Orvis (yes 
I know) in the UK for the last 13 years of my working life. I retirred 2021 
and they closed down all but one of the stores in 22. See they just didnt 
realise how much they need me !!! :-)  Now I just do the gardening, some 
teaching tying and fly casting and looking after grandkids occassionally.
Good to hear from you all.
Oh and HPPY BIRTHDAY Great Grandad!! 
Keith

On Sunday, 16 April 2023 at 23:43:00 UTC+1 Charles Alexander wrote:

> Folks: I'm still here too. Just haven't felt up to it as for the last two 
> yrs after covid TRIED to kill me. I spent over 70 days in a coma,kidneys 
> started shutting down etc etc. As soon as they'd fix one thing something 
> else would pop up,with the latest thing being a positive cologuard test and 
> I'm supposed to have the ole colonoscopy to get that checked out. 
>
> my docs have all told me that I had the worse case of covid they have seen 
> and lived to tell about it. I still cannot walk without the aid of a walker 
> but God has seen me this far so I don't think He's going to fail me now. I 
> did lose one of my younger brothers this last July. He went to Wal-Mart, 
> got inside the door and he just feel over dead. There happened to be a gold 
> sematin right there and he gave my brother CPr till the got there and 
> because of that we were able. Donate my brothers organs which either saved 
> the lived or improved the lives
>
> On a better topic, two months ago we closed on a new home and are still 
> haven't finished moving which is a pain but we love the new place and it's 
> only 5-10 minuites from two city parks, which are both stocked with bass 
> and bluegills. And I did get to go fishing three times last Spring and we 
> did fish each trip. Then, three and six months ago respectively, we 
> welcomed two new grand daughters which brings the total to 17 and 18 total 
> and paw pawpaws job is to hold and spoil them. We even have one great grand 
> daughter. Now, I turn 65 tomorrow, but that don't seem old enough to be a 
> GREAT grandfather lol. Well, sorry for writing a BOOK here but trying to 
> condense two Yrs into one email ain't easy for a blow hard like me lol, 
> Chuck
>

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