Mine & the charter arrived today...nice ob , Mike. Mark Delaney --- Chris Sprau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I feel left out, I haven't received my certificate > yet :( > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mark romero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 7:55 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] IOFF Swap, Rules begin > > > | Murf, i like that. That makes sense, in the sense, > that, i guess i was > just > | day dreamin' about the huge shadow box i was gonna > have on the wall, (and > | just "Where" might that have been, lol), make that > cealing, lmao, and how > it > | was gonna have a bunch of big flies in it, like > from Deb, and Don and, > | and.......so.........since i see your talkin size > 12. I guess i won't be > | doin' mine on a size 3/0 which is what i was gonna > do. Ok, you'll get > | Usualls. But don't expect 'em all the same color, > lmao. If we had more > | girls, i could do blue for the boys and pink for > the girls. 50 the same > | color, drive me nuts. So "what you see is what you > get." mark > | > | >From: Martin Westbeek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | >Reply-To: <[email protected]> > | >To: <[email protected]> > | >Subject: Re: [VFB] IOFF Swap, Rules begin > | >Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 02:36:42 +0100 > | > > | >OK Murf, > | >Count me in > | >Martin > | > ----- Original Message ----- > | > From: David Murphy > | > To: [email protected] > | > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 2:26 AM > | > Subject: [VFB] IOFF Swap, Rules begin > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > Given the stress some folks are showing over > this, I'm going to invoke > | >rule #1 so as to keep everyone cool and calm and > friendly on the VFB. > | >There is no reason for this to become a stressful > event. The idea is not > | >to show perfection, but to share among a group of > friends a fly you have > | >tied personally for those friends. It's all > about the comraderie of the > | >VFB and its little sister, the IOFF. That said, > here's RULE #1 of the > | >official IOFF swap (followed by others). > | > > | > Rule #1: IOFF Members are all part of the > Virtual Flybox which > espouses > | >a friendly forum for dialog and sharing of ideas > between participants of > | >whom are participating in this swap. We > acknowledge the inclusion of > both > | >novice and expert and shall endeavor to allow all > to teach and learn to > the > | >best of their abilities. This swap will not be > one to embarass the less > | >talented or engrandize those blessed with > superior tying skills. It is > | >about sharing something personal and reflective > of the tyers, nothing > more. > | > > | > Rule #2: (Due Date) The due date shall be at > the end of the Trico > Hatch > | >of the northern-most point to which Byard Miller, > CEO of the IOFF, > | >President of Lines End and Owner of the VFB > chooses to fish it. Byard > will > | >announce said date. > | > > | > Rule #3: (Fly Size) Furthermore, the flys of > 20-50 members around an > | >8.5x11" certificate will not fit if much larger > than a size 12 and not be > | >seen well if smaller than a size 16. Discussion > on this is welcome in a > | >friendly fashion as I was wrong once. (I thought > Byard only caught 24 > that > | >day) > | > > | > Rule #4: (Fly Patterns) Flys presented are not > to be masterpieces but > | >patterns representing the tyer's effective fish > catching patterns. > | >Patterns meant to catch fish, not folks who buy > flys. They are, however, > | >to represent a personal side of the tyer's style. > | > > | > > | > I'm open to discussion on many things but be > nice. There is no reason > a > | >further swap cannot be had for this in the future > (like a IOFF swap 2) > for > | >more complicated patterns or tyers with extreme > time constraints or those > | >who need a long time to finish a fly. I believe > mid summer is quite fair > | >for this first one but will listen to polite > dissent. > | > > | > Murf > | > "Entomology is not Buggery" � > | > Property of the Virtual Flybox > | > > | > > | > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > | > MSN Premium helps protect against viruses, > hackers, junk e-mail & > | >pop-ups. > | > > | > > | > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > | > > | > > | > No virus found in this incoming message. > | > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > | > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.0 - > Release Date: 8-3-2005 > | > So much water, so little time! Website: http://chemprof.tripod.com/fishing.html E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/
