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Navy · 06-08-2003, 11:41 PM

Jimbo, Jerry, et al:
Thanks so very much for the kind words. I learned many, many years ago at the knee of James Wingfield Armstrong II (B- 1883;D- Thanksgiving Day 1980), my wonderful Granddad, that no one can take your good name or reputation. You only give it away for the sake of a few depreciating dollars. I find it amazing how few people understand this. Look around you in business and politics and all you see, in many instances, are fast buck hucksters and ward-healing hacks who are just trying to make the payment on their excessive life style.

As a Luger collector, I am very proud of the way the hobby has bloomed; sometimes, when I recall the prices of the '60's; hell, the '80's, I wish the popularity of toggle-tops had not grown so rapidly. Oh well, infinite money chasing constrained resources...I think I snored through that lecture.

In any event, if we are going to keep this alive as a HOBBY, repeat, HOBBY, as in not an occupation, we need to have strict standards and abide by them. I try to do exactly that; if you don't, well, the word will soon get out about you.just ask that guy in Somekindacove, Texas.

Tom A.

06-08-2003, 11:41 PM	#7
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Jimbo, Jerry, et al: Thanks so very much for the kind words. I learned many, many years ago at the knee of James Wingfield Armstrong II (B- 1883;D- Thanksgiving Day 1980), my wonderful Granddad, that no one can take your good name or reputation. You only give it away for the sake of a few depreciating dollars. I find it amazing how few people understand this. Look around you in business and politics and all you see, in many instances, are fast buck hucksters and ward-healing hacks who are just trying to make the payment on their excessive life style. As a Luger collector, I am very proud of the way the hobby has bloomed; sometimes, when I recall the prices of the '60's; hell, the '80's, I wish the popularity of toggle-tops had not grown so rapidly. Oh well, infinite money chasing constrained resources...I think I snored through that lecture. In any event, if we are going to keep this alive as a HOBBY, repeat, HOBBY, as in not an occupation, we need to have strict standards and abide by them. I try to do exactly that; if you don't, well, the word will soon get out about you.just ask that guy in Somekindacove, Texas. Tom A.