RE: [VFB] was Somerset Show/ 1st time

[mark romero]

Jerry, i've been waiting goin' on three years to meet Don. Sure hope he 
shows for the I.F.T.S. BTW, my favorite tyer on the planet is prolly Ted 
Patlan. He's been my main influence and inspiration for a long 
time........well over ten years i'd say. He tyes EVERYTHING to one degree or 
another.......but i'm not really sure if he specializes in ANYTHING, lol. 
The guy is totally nuts when it comes to the use of materials. He's use 
ANYTHING! And he often does. It really doesn't matter at 
all.........whatever's available. Most of his flies are stricktly related to 
fishing and they WORK. But he also tyes a mean salmon fly, and i've never 
asked him about whether or not they work, lol. They're just so beautiful 
that i keep ém on the wall. He has some flies in vol.1. of Rare and 
Unusuall. I've been fortunate to be able to watch him tye prolly 30/40 times 
over the years. He tyed with us at the CJ. I have a lot of his flies 
including what is undoutedly the first fly ever tyed in the new millinium. 
(a long and funny story) .........mark

From: "jerry goldsmith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: RE: [VFB] was Somerset Show/ 1st time
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 11:02:59 -0400
Part the second

And who is your favorite tyer!!!   take your pick Dave Whitlock, Tony
Spezio, Chuck Nolte !!! All of them are fabulous .  Saw Tony do some MAGIC
with epoxy and a Japanese American tier  whip up some shrimp that I would
have eaten.  Ginger Allen was tying with Tony. Some of the flies ever for
Florida. Man they were great.

Having said all that,  the most impressive thing at the show was a total
wacko that that lives among us. Our own DOCTOR DIMENTO.  You guys have no
idea what high regard DON ORDES is held in the fly tying world.  He was
invited all expense paid to tie at the  world fair in Holland next year
during this expo.  Every celebrity sought him out to say hello or 
reminisce.
OR TO GET A MOUSE

What distinguishes him from the rest of of us is he is truly psycho.. No , 
I
mean really psycho. I wont reveal all of his craziness , but he has renamed
the Mesozoic Age, the MICEeazoic age and has actually tied flies from that
time period.

Seriously, He has a remarkable genius to take materials and use them in
totally new and creative ways. The real pro's say  they regard him to be
among the top 5 most creative tyers on the planet.   And he is funny and a
showman.  We had a ball.  Laughed all 3 days!! And learned so much from 
Don.
I had a PhD in tying in 3 days.  What a great time.

 Tom Whiting said we were the most effective guys he has ever had at the
booth.  Kept people coming to the booth and sort of drew them in and kept
them there.  BTW. when the booth came down at the end of the show,
I left with an entire rolling suitcase FILLED with capes and saddles.  Tom
Whiting and his staff just
kept bringing stuff over.  I had to buy another bag there to get home.

I think because Don and I are both businessman first and fishermen and 
tyers
second, we knew we were there to sell hackle..

It was great to see and meet so many guys from this list and the FF@ list.
We are a great family.  I really look forward to meeting more of you in the
future.