I guess if I was there, turn-about is fair play. If a vendor came over to my tying station, I'd have to shut him down- policy, you know. I guess I've always been one to buck the system.
But I'll never tie at a show like that. Life's too short, and Fantasy Fly Co. is all about having fun. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Frye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Re:home from Yellowstone/FFF conclave > I'm curious as to why they would tell tyers not to > socialize with vendors. I'm sure there's and obvious > reason, but it's not coming to me. > > --- Deb Duran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The politics take a lot of fun away from the shows > > and can be quite > > entertaining at times. It will eventually bite them > > in the butt. That may > > be why a lot of the big name tiers have shied away. > > Once you know longer > > have to "prove" yourself you aren't going to let > > them get away with > > "bumping" or dictating who you are allowed to > > socialize with. You'll > > eventually put your efforts into more enjoyable > > shows. The shows are great > > for networking and making some very good friends. I > > have seen up close some > > clubs that are falling apart from too many politics > > and swelled ego's. > > There is no place for that in my life I tend to > > avoid them. I can tie with > > some of the best tyers in our area and then when I > > go to teach my class I > > learn the best tricks from a beginner at my table. > > ;) They don't have any > > preconceived ideas for how it "should" be done. > > Deb > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ginger Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 12:06 PM > > Subject: [VFB] Re:home from Yellowstone/FFF conclave > > > > > > > > > > >Hello all, > > > > > > First let me say since Brian Burgess asked, we are > > o.k. > > > We spent 5 hours in the master bathroom on 8/13 > > waiting for hurricane > > > Charley to pass. > > > Our house/property only suffered some minor wind > > damage. We were a day > > late > > > flying out to Montana as the planes had all left > > our area. > > > Brian... there is not one tourist on Ft Myers > > Beach, Sanibel or > > > Captiva....weird. > > > > > > We fished the Madison Monday but there was a cold > > front and a small rain > > so > > > no hatches. Tues and Wed I took Atlantic Salmon > > fly tying. Whew, talk > > about > > > advanced techniques. Thurs we had better luck on > > the Madison and I tied > > > Thursday night from 6-9. I was bumped from > > > tying during the day by who knows who wanting to > > do who knows what. There > > > was a good crowd Thurs. night. I managed to tie 4 > > flies. > > > (one flat wing, Deb). I was told not to socialize > > with the vendors and to > > > pack up promptly at 9. Gee what a serious crowd, > > maybe they need to tie > > > some tiger mice, eh Don? Friday we fished Indian > > creek and offshoot of > > the > > > Madison, south of Ennis. We hiked up a mile and > > 3/4 up a rock canyon. Very > > > beautiful stream. My husband landed 2 nice fish I > > missed a couple. I was > > > pretty much exhausted from everything and sat down > > and watched the stream > > > at the end. Grizzly country but saw no sign of > > them. Sat we watched all > > the > > > other tyers. I met Henk V. in person. Now have one > > of his extended > > > body/cdc/wally wing mayflies, very nice. Somehow > > Henk got bumped from > > tying > > > in the afternoon. He could have moved to another > > spot somewhere but what a > > > hassle. Maybe these people need to join the VFB > > list... they didn't even > > > thank us. Anyway we met a lot of super nice people > > and some Whiting pro > > > staffers who want me back next year. I'll try I > > said. Seems like you also > > > get dropped from their invite list if you don't > > show up every year. > > > > > > Well... back home to clean out our moldy fridge as > > our power was out for 7 > > > days. We still do not have a home phone but our > > very lucky compared to the > > > people who lost everything. If you wish a $15 > > video the proceeds go to > > > victims: http://www.water.net/Charley/ > > > > > > > > > Ginger M. Allen > > > Sr. Biological Scientist > > > Florida Master Naturalist Program Coordinator > > > www.MasterNaturalist.ifas.ufl.edu > > > www.MasterNaturalist.org > > > Department of Wildlife & Ecology Conservation > > > UF/IFAS > > > 2686 SR 29 N > > > Immokalee, FL 34142-9515 > > > PH (239) 658-3409 (suncom974-3400) > > > Fax (239) 658-3469 (suncomfax974-3469) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail >
