Re: Lettering on LOCO for Foaming ... 
| November 17, 2012 12:49PM |
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Russo Loco Wrote:
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> ... IMHO, this is a situation where the
> old adage, "If you want it done right, do
> it yourself" clearly applies* --- especially
> since the railroad doesn't have the extra
> staff available for this kind of chore.
>
> * In support of the widespread desire for
> more accurate histöric lettering on Locos,
> I have had my two dark green C&TS "40th
> Anniversary" polo shirts* embroidered with
> "RUSSO LOCO" and "INSTIGATADOR", as
> reproduced here approximately full size:
* I bought an 'extra large' on 08/30, as that's all they had left. I owe a BIG Thank You to John Cole,
who tracked down and gave me a much better fitting 'large' shirt a few weeks later. Thank You also to
"Zachman, Poston, Holmes & Forney - Instigators" for their support & tolerance these past few years!
*****
WARNING!!
If you see an curmudgeonly old arrogant bastard with a cheap 'prosumer' camera out "foaming" the C&TS or the D&SNG, and he's wearing a shirt bearing a desecrated logo like that shown above, be aware that - at the behest of JBWX - he has been taking yodeling lessons and may break into a rough Schweitzer-Deutscher translation of 'The Ballad of Festus Frothjaw' or 'They Are Rioting In Silver Plume' at the slightest provocation ... 
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/17/2012 09:33PM by Russo Loco.
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> ... IMHO, this is a situation where the
> old adage, "If you want it done right, do
> it yourself" clearly applies* --- especially
> since the railroad doesn't have the extra
> staff available for this kind of chore.
>
> * In support of the widespread desire for
> more accurate histöric lettering on Locos,
> I have had my two dark green C&TS "40th
> Anniversary" polo shirts* embroidered with
> "RUSSO LOCO" and "INSTIGATADOR", as
> reproduced here approximately full size:
* I bought an 'extra large' on 08/30, as that's all they had left. I owe a BIG Thank You to John Cole,
who tracked down and gave me a much better fitting 'large' shirt a few weeks later. Thank You also to
"Zachman, Poston, Holmes & Forney - Instigators" for their support & tolerance these past few years!
*****
WARNING!!
If you see an curmudgeonly old arrogant bastard with a cheap 'prosumer' camera out "foaming" the C&TS or the D&SNG, and he's wearing a shirt bearing a desecrated logo like that shown above, be aware that - at the behest of JBWX - he has been taking yodeling lessons and may break into a rough Schweitzer-Deutscher translation of 'The Ballad of Festus Frothjaw' or 'They Are Rioting In Silver Plume' at the slightest provocation ... - El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/17/2012 09:33PM by Russo Loco.
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