Re: Donations for Post-GooseFest Detour * ... 
| March 19, 2012 12:29PM |
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Haich O'Maender* Wrote:
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[And] Rich Muth Wrote [in a private message]:
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> ... That would be a sight to see!!!! However,
> I'm thinking that it would be an incredibly
> daunting organizational and operational
> undertaking to pull off given all the players
> involved and the time frame!
Well, it's just a suggestion.
After all, as a certified Curmudgeon, it is my duty to stir the pot every once in a while!
Since there are three geese that each have to "fly" home one way or another, IMHO it wouldn't be that big a deal to have at least one or two of them detour through Antonito. Hopefully enough tickets could be sold to help defray enough of the transportation costs - which have to be paid anyway - to make the side trip worthwhile.
Thanks to a lot of support from Alan Loomis and my fellow instigators, both the May 25, 2010 excursion ('Springtime in the Rockies', with green-jacketed #489) and the August 30, 2010 re-enactment of the first C&TS train into Chama (with #487 standing in for red & gold #483) were put together in much less time than is available to arrange for a goose or two to detour home from Golden via the C&TS, and SFAIK none of the geese would need to be even partially repainted for the event!
- Russo (muy) Loco
* "Haich O'Maender" is Gaelic for "High Commander", GrandMarshall Leprechaun of Golden's St. Paddy's Day parade. 
I wonder what he was going to say? Probably just a warning to not paint Geese #2 and #7 green for the day ...
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 12/22/2012 07:58PM by Russo Loco.
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[And] Rich Muth Wrote [in a private message]:
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> ... That would be a sight to see!!!! However,
> I'm thinking that it would be an incredibly
> daunting organizational and operational
> undertaking to pull off given all the players
> involved and the time frame!
Well, it's just a suggestion.
After all, as a certified Curmudgeon, it is my duty to stir the pot every once in a while!
Since there are three geese that each have to "fly" home one way or another, IMHO it wouldn't be that big a deal to have at least one or two of them detour through Antonito. Hopefully enough tickets could be sold to help defray enough of the transportation costs - which have to be paid anyway - to make the side trip worthwhile.
Thanks to a lot of support from Alan Loomis and my fellow instigators, both the May 25, 2010 excursion ('Springtime in the Rockies', with green-jacketed #489) and the August 30, 2010 re-enactment of the first C&TS train into Chama (with #487 standing in for red & gold #483) were put together in much less time than is available to arrange for a goose or two to detour home from Golden via the C&TS, and SFAIK none of the geese would need to be even partially repainted for the event!
- Russo (muy) Loco
* "Haich O'Maender" is Gaelic for "High Commander", Grand
I wonder what he was going to say? Probably just a warning to not paint Geese #2 and #7 green for the day ...
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 12/22/2012 07:58PM by Russo Loco.
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