Re: Yes, Virginia - there IS a Waldo . . . (It's Tom)

Russo Loco Wrote:

> Johnson Barr Wrote:
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>
> > Thet cain't be Wall-Dough, Stewart -
> >
> > IIRC, he'll be only 81 'round th' end o'
> August.
> > Ah seen him way out west on th' Vee & Tee
> > 'bout six yars ago; he's in this heah
> pitcher
> > some-whar:
> > [attachment 46118 120208-544-ds.jpg]
>
> Stewart Rhine Wrote:
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> -
> > Well, Mister Barr, thar's a feller who's either
> > Wally-Dough or a portable train order signal
> > showin' stop.
>
>
> That dang @#$%& Willie stole one of my photos,
> Stewart -
>
> He must have downloaded it from the bottom of my
> post at
> [ngdiscussion.net]
> 10444 and messed with it in PhotoShop.  The
> red-hatted gnome in the bottom center isn't Waldo,
> though – it's well-known railroad
> photographer and historian Tom Gildersleeve, more
> than two dozen of whose fabulous fotos of the
> D&RGW narrow gauge are featured in the Classic
> Trains special issue Steam's Lost
> Empire that was just released last
> week.  Hopefully you can still get a copy if
> you don't already have one!

Hi Russo/Gramps,

Tom Gildersleeve is a familiar name to me as I have books with his photos. Just got the Classic Trains issue as well.

It's neat that the red hat is none other than Mr. Gildersleeve, I've long admired his work.