Jeeze Jimmy, May 5th is right around the corner.........i dunno........well maybe i should just do it tonight, and try and get it in the mail tomorrow. Damn, it's already after 2 A.M. .....i'll try. Glad i saw where you don't want ém to big. Cause you know me, lmao. I'll keep it at least down to a none OTT size, lol. Prolly a size 3. Alec Jackson Spey hook. Thass reasonable i hope. Better be, cause i'm gonna go do it now. mark.........ah wait, lol. I sent a Ton-O-Stuff to Idaho by UPS including all my dyed Guinea.....well i have natural here.......ok. later
From: Jeff Frye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
CC: "Jimmy D. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [VFB] Murph flies
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:32:28 -0700 (PDT)
>Jimmy, I'm in. -Jayhawk Jeff
>
>--- "Jimmy D. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Since nobody else has stepped forward, and since
> > DonO volunteered me,
> > I'm honored to Meister the David Murphy Memorial Fly
> > Collection. Allan
> > Fish offered to pay for the shadow box and postage,
> > which is a nice and
> > generous gesture, but I like DonO's idea of each
> > person sending a couple
> > $ when they send their fly to me. That way, we'll
> > all feel better. I
> > know I will. I'll purchase a nice shadow box like
> > I did for Jody, buy
> > the green felt, the corks to mount the flies on and
> > put it all together.
> > With the rate that commitments are coming in, it
> > appears that the box
> > will have to be at least 20 to 24 inches square.
> > Jody's is 18"X18" and
> > two inches deep, holding 51 flies comfortably. The
> > packaging will have
> > to be carefully done to keep the glass from
> > breaking. Then it will have
> > to be shipped SPECIAL HANDLING, with insurance,
> > tracking, etc.etc. I
> > would think that if each of us sends $ 2.00 with our
> > fly that should
> > cover it. Depending on the size of the shadow box,
> > felt, cork and
> > postage the total could easily be around $ 40.00 If
> > it takes a larger
> > shadow box, the total cost could be as much as
> > $60.00 +, i.e. the bigger
> > the box, the more the postage is going to cost.
> > Unless I deleted
> > someone, the count right now stands at 26 commited
> > to tying a memorial fly.
> >
> > PARTICULARS - Please read the entire directions
> > below and follow them
> > exactly.
> >
> > Tie a fly (of your choice), not an overly large or
> > extremely small fly,
> > but just an average size fly and send it with $ 2.00
> > to me at my address
> > below. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL THE FLIES IN MY
> > POSSESSION NO LATER
> > THAN MAY 5. That should give you plenty of time to
> > tie one fly and get
> > it to me by then.
> >
> > Also, I need the name of your fly, your name and
> > your city and state. I
> > will print small identifying (toe tags) that will be
> > glued onto the felt
> > immediately below your fly.
> >
> > IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE AND HAVE NOT RESPONDED
> > YET, PLEASE SEND YOUR
> > COMMITMENT TO THE VFB and C.C me on it. That way
> > others will know that
> > you're participating and I will have a C.C. that
> > should get my attention
> > in case I overlook your VFB post. Also, I'll get a
> > better feel for the
> > size shadow box I'll need to get.
> >
> > Jimmy D. Moore
> > 9409 Mesa Verde Circle
> > Woodway, TX 76712
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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