----- Original Message ----- From: "Byard Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 2:46 PM Subject: [VFB] Whiting Co-op Swap - The Sequel...
> > Wow...round one isn't even over and I'm already getting bombarded by > requests for a retake! DonO, you just don't give a guy a break...;^) > > Let me ramble a bit first. So far I've received the pluckings from > six birds and they ALL exceed my expectations. You folks are in for a > real treat as well as a genuine value! > > I talked to DonO yesterday and he seems as excited about this whole > procedure as you all are. He told me of a conversation he had with Dr > Tom Whiting and assured me that Tom was very pleased with this swap > concept. He thought it the perfect opportunity to get his fine > product into the hands of those who will appreciate the quality and > to do so at a very affordable price. Tom also promised to personally > pick out the saddles this time around, so we can assuredly count on > the best of the best! So, on to round 2... > > At Tom Whiting's suggestion we will be upping the saddle grade from > Bronze to Silver, which will provide even more feathers per package > as well as provide a wider color selection. > > Also, at the request of a number of you a grouping of ALL midge > saddles will be offered. > > And of course, tradition now necessitates the DonO Eclectic > Selection. These will be personally picked out by both Don and Tom. I > can't wait to see! DonO's Rule: In order to be included in this group > you must also choose to be in one or more of the other four groups. > > For this go round. I'm going to allow folks to choose the group or > groups that they would like to join. A signup deadline is set at > January 2nd so as to allow as many folks who are interested to have > the opportunity to join in. Please keep in mind that after the > deadline date some adjustments might have to be made to the groupings > due to logistics. Priority will be given to the early birds. > > Here's my plan for the pluckings... > > Group #1 - $30 - Silver Saddles - Medium Ginger; Silver Badger dyed > Dun; Grizzly; Pale Morning Dun; Grizzly dyed Coachman; White dyed > Olive > > Group #2 - $30 - Silver Saddles - Bleached Grizzly; Barred Dark > Ginger; Golden Badger dyed Dun; Callabaetis; Grizzly dyed Olive; White > > Group #3 - $30 - Silver Saddles - White dyed Golden Olive; Furnace; > Medium Dun; Blue Wing Olive; Grizzly dyed Golden Brown; Black > > Group #4 - $54 - Silver Midge Saddles - Grizzly; Black; Medium Dun; > Brown; Grizzly dyed Olive; Light Dun > > Group #5 - $30 - Silver Saddles - DonO's and Tom's Eclectic Pluckin's > - Anybody's guess! > > So...let me know your desires...and don't forget, we need pluckers... > > To keep things straight a special order page has been set up at... > > <http://www.linesend.com/product/whiting_swap.shtml> > > keep pluckin'...byard >
