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« Reply #25 on: March 16, 2007, 01:23:23 PM » |
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As I drive around I remember and laugh about what George said about YL drivers...
One day I was driving home on a road I have driven thousands of times. There was a entry lane to the right that has a yield sign. A YL in an SUV is entering the road as I am going by the entrance. I am there and assume she will yield. She does not. I have to slam on my brakes and I look right at her through herdriver's side windor. She is talking on her cell phone and does not even notice me. I was forced to let her go.
I thought of George and laughed.
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« Reply #26 on: April 06, 2007, 02:20:08 PM » |
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Hi all:
I am writing a small article on George for Electric Radio.
Does anyone mind if I use the comments here in the article?
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« Reply #27 on: April 07, 2007, 12:42:04 AM » |
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Looking forward to seeing that, Dan.
I hope you can put your hands on that photo of George, shirtless and studley with his pencil mustache in the 1950s on some sort of expedition.
It was in a magazine somewhere.
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« Reply #28 on: April 07, 2007, 09:10:45 AM » |
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I seem to remember a picture of george with a .38 in his hand once.
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« Reply #29 on: April 07, 2007, 09:30:39 AM » |
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Guys:
Yup I got the photos.
and more stuff too. All scanned. Hoping to make a CD to handout at a flea sometime.
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« Reply #30 on: April 07, 2007, 11:53:26 AM » |
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Dan,
If you want (and it is not too huge), I'll put it up on my website for free.
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« Reply #31 on: April 07, 2007, 11:16:47 PM » |
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Carl:
I have probably between 300mb and 1 gig og stuff. Hoping I can get a section for him here on Amfone.net. Thanks though!
Here is W1GAC. He was an Expert Marksman. This was probably taken somewhere between 1954 and 1970...dunno.
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« Reply #32 on: April 07, 2007, 11:28:50 PM » |
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Awesome photo. Any dude that shoots wearing a cardigan and smoking a pipe it too cool. George was a hip fella backing the day. I hope you can put your hands on that photo of George, shirtless and studley with his pencil mustache in the 1950s on some sort of expedition.
It was in a magazine somewhere. That was in QST in the 50's, IIRC. I'll see if I can find it. It was when George was "down range" somewhere in the Carribean. Yep, all tanned and looking good, would have put George Hamilton IV to shame! |
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« Reply #33 on: April 08, 2007, 02:30:18 PM » |
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Hi all:
Here he is as VP5GM on the Grand Turk Island around 1959. This appeared in the August 1959 "Florida Skip" newsletter.
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« Reply #34 on: April 08, 2007, 02:35:09 PM » |
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That's the one that was in QST. TNX Dan. Hi all:
Here he is as VP5GM on the Grand Turk Island around 1959. This appeared in the August 1959 "Florida Skip" newsletter.
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« Reply #35 on: April 08, 2007, 02:39:16 PM » |
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Check out the weapon sitting on the table! nice long pipe
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« Reply #36 on: April 08, 2007, 06:12:43 PM » |
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that gun picture is too cool. I gots to give him mad props. He was hip. His mamma wan-ta no dummy, she dug the rap and taught her kid how to style and profile.
seriously, thats a too kewl pic. the HB TX's were called the Mighty Mite's I think? 1954 QST? He made one then improved on it.
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« Reply #37 on: April 08, 2007, 10:48:16 PM » |
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The best gun picture I have is the time my brother and I parked our Firebirds on the front lawn. (offense #1) and then we stood my little sister in front of them holding my Dad's shot gun (offense #2). We waited about 20 years to show the OM.
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« Reply #38 on: April 08, 2007, 11:00:44 PM » |
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It's true. When-I-wuzza-kid, hams were kool dudes - they drove Jag XKE's, smoked pipes while hitting bulls-eyes with a .38, worked for NASA, etc. Such a contrast with today... |
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« Reply #39 on: April 09, 2007, 09:11:57 AM » |
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Yer a real devil Frank, a real debbil.
The best gun picture I have is the time my brother and I parked our Firebirds on the front lawn. (offense #1) and then we stood my little sister in front of them holding my Dad's shot gun (offense #2). We waited about 20 years to show the OM. |
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« Reply #40 on: April 09, 2007, 12:37:57 PM » |
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Guys:
The rig he made for QST was the Mighty Mo (Junior 1951 and Senior 1954). I have them. Have the 1954 article, but not the 1951 issue.
What issue of QST was the VP5GM photo in?
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« Reply #41 on: February 25, 2008, 12:15:57 PM » |
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Awesome photo. Any dude that shoots wearing a cardigan and smoking a pipe it too cool. George was a hip fella backing the day. I hope you can put your hands on that photo of George, shirtless and studley with his pencil mustache in the 1950s on some sort of expedition.
It was in a magazine somewhere. That was in QST in the 50's, IIRC. I'll see if I can find it. It was when George was "down range" somewhere in the Carribean. Yep, all tanned and looking good, would have put George Hamilton IV to shame! I have all the '50s QSTs. I'll look for it Al VTP |
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« Reply #42 on: February 25, 2008, 08:58:32 PM » |
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that picture of O.B. George shootin' while smoking his pipe reminded me of my father, who used to do about the same, but without the nice duds. i have picture of Dad shooting a .38 6" barrel Colt Da while smoking his pipe. damn that guy could shoot! my brother and i would toss beer cans in the air from different directions and he'd nail them all from about 10-20 yards single handed (the two hand hold was for panzies back then). one time he dared us and we tossed a Kennedy half Dollar up at about 10 yards and he hit it. what da F? i can't do that with a rifle! i knew George well, and remember him as a mentor, but never knew he was a shooter except from his military service. he was truly a Great American!
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« Reply #43 on: February 25, 2008, 09:02:21 PM » |
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George was indeed a very cool cat, right to the end.  Not a day goes by that I don't think of him. Dan kindly sent along a couple of artifacts for me to remember him by. Thanks again http://www.amforever.net/bin/hams/w1gac/w1gac1.html |
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« Reply #44 on: February 25, 2008, 09:19:01 PM » |
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I miss George and Herm, real gentlemen of the airwaves.
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