Re: [VFB] Patrick McManus Humor was QUOTE FOR THE DAY

[Mark Wendt \(Contractor\)]

Yeah, me too...  Gene was always my favorite outdoor author, followed 
closely by Patrick McManus and Nick Lyons.  I used to go right to those 
pages in Field &Stream and Outdoor Life.

Mark

At 09:33 AM 12/4/2003, you wrote:
I'm 44 years old and suffer from what my Aunt calls "SomeTimers..." I have 
2 of Gene Hills books that my Dad had given me years ago.  Loved every 
word of both.....can't remember the titles...Gene is sorely missed.

Tom-Vermont

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From: "Mark Wendt (Contractor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Dec 4, 2003 9:13 AM
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Subject: Re: [VFB] Patrick McManus Humor was  QUOTE FOR THE DAY
My all time favorite is the fella that wrote "Mostly Tailfeathers" - Gene
Hill.  I really miss his writing.
Mark

At 08:52 AM 12/4/2003, you wrote:
>Tom, have you ever read the works of the late Corey Ford, longtime humor
>writer for Field and Stream?  My wife gave me a compilation of his works
>titled "Corey Ford's Sporting Treasurey" for Christmas last year. When I
>was a boy,  I loved to read his monthly contribution to F & S called the
>"Lower Forty", a great humor piece about a mythical group of friends and
>all the laughable things they got into on their outings.
>
>It goes without saying that I'm a longtime collector of good fishing and
>hunting books.  Bought 10 McManus books on Ebay last year for $15 - blew
>me away.
>
>JIMMY  D