Very good Tom. Sounds like a curse to me. I am now out in my garage since my fly tying room got too small. Are you sure about that number 9. I may have to start collecting more good stuff. \I got a whole bunch of fly tying material from all the Christmas ribbon and bows.( make great stick on eyes)
Alan Di Somma Phoenix,Az. There is a fine line betweem "hobby" and "mental illness." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Davenport" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] IOFF Members- Tony > I already know about the fly tiers curse. It consists of: > > 1. Thinking you have finally come up with something new in fly-tying, > only to discover that Don had done it ten years earlier. > 2. Tying your own flies thinking you could save money. > 3. Tying flies thinking you could MAKE money. > 4. Heading to the river with two dozen flies that were hot on the last > trip only to find that the fish want a different fly... and you only > have one of those. > 5. Tying several dozen Elk Hair Caddis a year using hair from a full > elk hide that keeps shedding onto your carpet. > 6. Spending several minutes tying on your best fly and dropper combo > only to lose it on your first back-cast. > 7. Being the only person on the planet that can't catch a fish on the > Chili Pepper. > 8. Collecting enough tying material for ten lifetimes but only having > one. > 9 Realizing that if you HAD 10 lifetimes it would only mean that you > would collect enough material for 100! > 10. Realizing that no matter how hard you try you will never do it as > well as Tony. > > And this is just the short list,,,, > > Tom > > On Dec 26, 2004, at 12:46 PM, Tony Spezio wrote: > > > Tom, > > I am glad you will keep your promise. The tying room was a mess , I > > had cleaned out one of my storage buildings and all the stuff was put > > in my tying room, my rod room and the storage room under the kitchen.. > > Besides that, I had the knee replacement two months before Tom was > > here and I could not straighten things up. It was such a mess that I > > had Tom Promise not to show anyone the photos. > > If he does show the photos, I will put the Flytyers curse on him. > > What is the Flytyers Curse, I'll never tell. > > LOL > > Tony > > > > Tom Davenport wrote: > > > >> I'll vouch for Tony. I used to think I was a terminal fly fishing > >> material junkie until I saw Tony's house. Compared to Tony I'm not > >> even in the game! Tony has stuffed fly tying material wall to wall > >> in several rooms in his basement, a couple in his house, not to > >> mention his two wood and metal workshops used primarily for fly > >> fishing projects. > >> > >> I took pictures of it all feeling I was in some kind of holy shrine, > >> but Tony made me promise not to show them to anyone, and I keep my > >> promises. > >> > >> I'm working on becoming more like Tony. Since I started turning reel > >> seats last June I have purchased enough wood to do several thousand. > >> I've only turned a hundred or so, they just keep piling up because I > >> never get around to selling them as planned. > >> > >> I did find a home for one: I took the cork and reel seat off of an > >> Angelfish (Japan make) bamboo rod and put a new grip and nice burl > >> reel seat on it to make it into a poor man's bamboo rod. It casts > >> well enough, although I haven't fished with it yet. > >> > >> Tony probably deserves to be higher than 17, although he was the only > >> one listed who didn't actually join, and I guess that makes him > >> number one in that category. > >> > >> Tom > >> > >> On Dec 24, 2004, at 1:06 PM, DonO wrote: > >> > >>> Too late Tony. You're in at #17, like it or not. > >>> > >>> DonO > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: <[email protected]> > >>> Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 10:52 AM > >>> Subject: Re: [VFB] IOFF Members- last call - last spot > >>> > >>> > >>>> Clue me in, What is this all about. > >>>> Tony > >>>> > >>>> DonO wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> We're at 50 on the list, but Vlad can be put on the regular list > >>>>> as he's > >>>> > >>> not > >>> > >>>>> on the vfb right now. > >>>>> That means one last spot is available for the 50 original charter > >>>>> members > >>>> > >>> of > >>> > >>>>> the IOFF. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> #1. Byard Miller !! The poster-child!!! > >>>>> 2. DonO, Buggs, Dr. Demento & Veronica > >>>>> 3. JimmyD Moore- The Alpha Tier > >>>>> 4. Pete Gramp - lays his capes and saddles on the bed and rolls > >>>>> in them. > >>>>> 5. Rick Zieger > >>>>> 6. Denny Conrad Has Chickabou-lined skivvies > >>>>> 7. Eric Worm > >>>>> 8. Monte Smith > >>>>> 9. Murf- only because we're including psychos with the fanatics. > >>>>> 10. Mark Romero- has tried making hackle wine and beer. Gets > >>>> > >>> light-headed, > >>> > >>>>> posts a lot. > >>>>> 11. Gary Smith > >>>>> 12. Ashley Strutt > >>>>> 13. Allan Fish- has actually gotten drunk on Mark's hackleberry > >>>>> wine. > >>>>> 14. 'Critter' Chris S. ? > >>>>> 15. Rene Zillman > >>>>> 16. Del Roberts -- like him, his flies are not too tightly wrapped. > >>>>> 17. Tony Spezio > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> Tom Davenport > >> > >> Home Page: http://homepage.mac.com/tsmd > >> Webshots Albums: http://community.webshots.com/user/tsmdav > >> > > > > -- > > Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. > > Experience the convenience of buying online with [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://shopnow.netscape.com/ > > > > > > > > > Tom Davenport > > Home Page: http://homepage.mac.com/tsmd > Webshots Albums: http://community.webshots.com/user/tsmdav > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.5 - Release Date: 12/26/2004 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.5 - Release Date: 12/26/2004
