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Old 08-27-2007, 10:01 AM   #1
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Local newspaper ran a story

Here's my 15 minutes of fame...
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Old 08-27-2007, 10:17 AM   #2
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Old 08-27-2007, 11:23 AM   #3
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Great photos and story and exposure for Airstream! Thanks for sharing with us. ~G
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Old 08-27-2007, 11:25 AM   #4
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Thanks.

I told the guy to photoshop some more hair.....

Oh well. :-)
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Old 08-27-2007, 11:26 AM   #5
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Good goin' Tim! Hate to tell you there's a big rectangular hole in your door ... ... we can fix that for you if you'd like ... .

For non-VAP listeners (all 2 or 3 of you), Tim, Rob & Colin can't just be satisfied with being Airstream millionaires. They l-u-v exercising door-within-a-door snobbishness!
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Old 08-27-2007, 11:49 AM   #6
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Thumbs up Thanks for sharing the article!

Congratulations Tim! There's one for the scrapbook for sure! Nice to see they quoted the Mrs. too!
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Old 08-27-2007, 01:37 PM   #7
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Wonderful article, Tim. I can hear your familiar voice as you chat with the reporter. And when you discover those Photoshop key strokes, cc me.
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Old 08-27-2007, 06:28 PM   #8
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LOL, thanks everyone!

I was able to obtain a much better quality PDF. I posted it here.

This one also contains a little blurb on the history of Airstream.
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Old 08-27-2007, 06:44 PM   #9
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Woo Hoo! That trailer looks just FAB in your driveway! Nice article Tim!
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Old 08-27-2007, 06:46 PM   #10
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Kudos, Safari Rick! Nice article... and great pics...

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They took some great shots.
Did neighbors that disliked the mess, suddenly become old friends?
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Old 08-27-2007, 07:19 PM   #12
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I'm not familiar with that model.

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...which made it's debut on Jan. 17, 1936, when the company introduced "The Skipper"


Looks good Tim.
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Old 08-27-2007, 07:27 PM   #13
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Gosh Tim, that was kind of you to let them use a photo of your father. I know from your voice that you are far younger than the person in the picture. I've always envisioned you to be more in your late late forties to mid fifties.

Great article. Lots of fun reading it. Thanks for sharing it, and thanks for getting the word out to ever more people.

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I'm not familiar with that model.



Looks good Tim.
...And they moved Jackson Center to Wyoming as well...
Still a great article.
(at least you know people are reading this stuff)
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Old 08-27-2007, 07:46 PM   #15
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Nice Airstream - nice restoration - it's inspiring to those who are still in the early stages. Thanks......
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Tim,

Congrats on both the article and the restoration. Well done, you deserve the fame. Thanks for sharing that with us. Karma on the way.
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Old 08-27-2007, 08:39 PM   #17
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Looking good...... again......

Glad others have a chance to see the results from all your hard work.

I reviewed the old thread "Getting started" reminded me about how much effort is involved.

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...And they moved Jackson Center to Wyoming as well...
Still a great article.
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Hole - Center, what the heck they're both round
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Old 08-27-2007, 10:57 PM   #19
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Rivet Congratulations!

Thanks for the higher quality pdf. Great job on the AS, too.

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Old 08-28-2007, 12:13 AM   #20
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Gosh Tim, that was kind of you to let them use a photo of your father. I know from your voice that you are far younger than the person in the picture. I've always envisioned you to be more in your late late forties to mid fifties.

Great article. Lots of fun reading it. Thanks for sharing it, and thanks for getting the word out to ever more people.

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Thanks everyone for the comments...

Lets see Barry... You thought I sounded like I'm in my mid 50's and my photo looks like a father of a mid 50 year old... which would be about 75? So I look like a 75 year old and sound like a 55 year old!

I'm sure I could come up with a snazzy comment but I can't really see the screen to well with my tri-focals and the kids hid my walker again .

Click on my profile to see my true age, but I'll expect birthday card from here on out. ...................................

... oops nodded off again.... sorry about that....
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