For those of you that may be interested in knowing some of the personalities behind the names on this forum, and were not able to attend the Clearwater Revival, I would like to give my impressions;
1. Dennis was the perfect host. He tried to do everything at once and be several places at the same time. The amazing thing was that he did it! This guy is one energy filled person. The people hang around his shop like groupies after a rock star. He knows all the towns people and they of course know him. I never heard anyone in that town complain about anybody else. Thank-you Dennis!
2. Doug was a surprise for me. I had an idea he was a studious (root word study not stud) type from reading his posts. In fact he turned out to be the life of the party. If there was no party just hang around him for a while and there soon would be. He is very knowledgable in everything he wants to try and his pictures are so good at telling the story. Doug was generous to a fault and paid 10 times his share of the bills. His wife was perfect. Doug you lucky man!
3. Robert was also a pleasant surprise for me. He is the one that made the crowd stay and enjoy. His saws are so big that they didn't have any competition. I don't think they would have had any other big saws been present. His saw handling technique was the best I have seen and I learned a lot from him. He never tired of answering the same questions over and over from the spectators. A good man to know.
4. Rodger was only there for one day so I did not get to enjoy his company as long as I did the others. Rodger seems to be very curious about the finer points of chains, engines and saw racing. He is not afriad to ask questions to learn. His knowledge about the tree service industry is very evident. If I had a need to have tree work done around my home, Rodger would be a good person to hire.
5. Gypo was for me the biggest conundrum of all. I had expected a wild and crazy guy but got a quiet and pensive man. He is so thoughtful and giving. Everything that was done for him or even to him (and believe me that was a lot) was appreciated by him. There is no mean streak in this man. He can laugh at himself and with everyone else like no one I have ever met. Meeting you was our pleasure John.
BTW my wife says that the local perfume for Clearwater is DEET. I say any country that calls their money Loonies and Twonnies deserves to have it devalued! Mike
1. Dennis was the perfect host. He tried to do everything at once and be several places at the same time. The amazing thing was that he did it! This guy is one energy filled person. The people hang around his shop like groupies after a rock star. He knows all the towns people and they of course know him. I never heard anyone in that town complain about anybody else. Thank-you Dennis!
2. Doug was a surprise for me. I had an idea he was a studious (root word study not stud) type from reading his posts. In fact he turned out to be the life of the party. If there was no party just hang around him for a while and there soon would be. He is very knowledgable in everything he wants to try and his pictures are so good at telling the story. Doug was generous to a fault and paid 10 times his share of the bills. His wife was perfect. Doug you lucky man!
3. Robert was also a pleasant surprise for me. He is the one that made the crowd stay and enjoy. His saws are so big that they didn't have any competition. I don't think they would have had any other big saws been present. His saw handling technique was the best I have seen and I learned a lot from him. He never tired of answering the same questions over and over from the spectators. A good man to know.
4. Rodger was only there for one day so I did not get to enjoy his company as long as I did the others. Rodger seems to be very curious about the finer points of chains, engines and saw racing. He is not afriad to ask questions to learn. His knowledge about the tree service industry is very evident. If I had a need to have tree work done around my home, Rodger would be a good person to hire.
5. Gypo was for me the biggest conundrum of all. I had expected a wild and crazy guy but got a quiet and pensive man. He is so thoughtful and giving. Everything that was done for him or even to him (and believe me that was a lot) was appreciated by him. There is no mean streak in this man. He can laugh at himself and with everyone else like no one I have ever met. Meeting you was our pleasure John.
BTW my wife says that the local perfume for Clearwater is DEET. I say any country that calls their money Loonies and Twonnies deserves to have it devalued! Mike