Ed,
you should have been there. I came close to needing you for protection from Derek Seltzer.
He was alway standing near a table that had a 1908 navy that I was interested in. I kept going back to it and losing my place in the show. But Derek was VERY interested in the cowboy hat that I was wearing. I didn't know if Derek was involved with the 1908 navy so I looked for him on the second day to see if we could work out something with the hat and that navy. But I couldn't find him again.
Dereks a good guy and we did some serious joking around. He really wanted my hat. The hat band too! We went into the lobby and tried to have our pictures taken together. We randomly grabbed some lady there and coerced her into taking our picture. She said; "Hey! Your cameras not working.". That is when I found out that I forgot to load it with film before leaving for Kentucky. All those pictures that I took at the forums party were taken with a dead camera.
Derek couldn't stop laughing.
The next time that I meet him I'll have to remember to keep one hand on my hat.
Big Norm