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On the other hand, the allure for me for the Sow Bug is not the 'big
names' or even the tying (which I'm sure is great tying), but meeting
the other vfb members and sharing some comradery with them, fishing, eating, a
few beers, some stories. I don't do just the national shows. I also
tie at some pretty small shows, and there are some great tiers at these shows,
too. The green River Show is tiny compared to the FFF or ISE shows, but I
enjoy it because it is small and more relaxed. I get to be a featured
tier (only because I've done that show for over 10 years) along with
Jack Dennis or lately with Denny Rickards. It's where I got to meet
Gary LaFontaine and spend a lot of time with him, getting to know him in the
short period he had left. He had already lost the dexterous use of his
hands, so I never got to see him tie. But without a busy schedule (he was
there with Jack Dennis), we had time to visit and become friends. There
are other local professional tiers there and we've all become good friends,
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