Re: "C'est le meilleur des mondes possibles." -- 
| June 29, 2016 03:45PM |
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trainrider47 Wrote:
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> . . . This is the first time Goose #7 has been at
> the C&TS and it may not happen again. #7 has
> the original Pierce Arrow body, so this is pretty
> cool.
>
> The original announcement is kind of confusing,
> so that may have hampered sales a bit. I hope
> John can edit and repost it, making it clear that
> regardless of which trip you end up taking, you
> will be able to get 85% - 90% of all the poss-
> ible photos.
So, like that famous Wild-Eyed Philosopher of the 18th Century said, "It is 85-90% of the best of all possible whirleds!!"
trainrider47 {also} Wrote {approximately}:
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> . . . So, as I see it, you get three train rides, with
> the chance for two days of run-bys with the 315
> and Goose #5 and Goose #7 and you can ride
> or chase the #463 dinner train and ride or chase
> 315 and the two Geese from Chama to Cumbres
> on Sunday, plus there will be two (2, count 'em 2)
> night photo sessions. Oh, and dinner is included
> on Friday, lunch at Osier on Saturday and lunch at
> Cumbres on Sunday. All this for $759. I almost ex-
> pect to hear the TV announcer saying, "call now,
> our operators are standing by!"
Right On, Michael!
Not only that, "but if you call in the next twenty minutes you will be invited to join Ed Stabler, Earl Knoob and Roosso Loco* on stage at the conclusion of Friday night's dinner as they help John get everybody out of the dining pavilion and safely back on the train with a stirring tri-partite rendition of 'The Ballad of Festus Frothjaw', aka 'The Foamite** Song'!"
- Willie
* IIRC, Roosso has already committed his limited financial resources to helping Steve & Rattie video The Friends' extravaganza in October, so take the above as an idle threat - unless he decides to cash in his October ticket =or= sell the farm and attend BOTH events . . .
** FOAMITE (n), an acronym: Far Out And Mentally Incompetent Train Enthusiast
(IIRC, such persons are known to railroaders in the upper midwest as "T-Qs".)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/29/2016 03:51PM by Johnson Barr.
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> . . . This is the first time Goose #7 has been at
> the C&TS and it may not happen again. #7 has
> the original Pierce Arrow body, so this is pretty
> cool.
>
> The original announcement is kind of confusing,
> so that may have hampered sales a bit. I hope
> John can edit and repost it, making it clear that
> regardless of which trip you end up taking, you
> will be able to get 85% - 90% of all the poss-
> ible photos.
So, like that famous Wild-Eyed Philosopher of the 18th Century said, "It is 85-90% of the best of all possible whirleds!!"
trainrider47 {also} Wrote {approximately}:
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> . . . So, as I see it, you get three train rides, with
> the chance for two days of run-bys with the 315
> and Goose #5 and Goose #7 and you can ride
> or chase the #463 dinner train and ride or chase
> 315 and the two Geese from Chama to Cumbres
> on Sunday, plus there will be two (2, count 'em 2)
> night photo sessions. Oh, and dinner is included
> on Friday, lunch at Osier on Saturday and lunch at
> Cumbres on Sunday. All this for $759. I almost ex-
> pect to hear the TV announcer saying, "call now,
> our operators are standing by!"
Right On, Michael!
Not only that, "but if you call in the next twenty minutes you will be invited to join Ed Stabler, Earl Knoob and Roosso Loco* on stage at the conclusion of Friday night's dinner as they help John get everybody out of the dining pavilion and safely back on the train with a stirring tri-partite rendition of 'The Ballad of Festus Frothjaw', aka 'The Foamite** Song'!"
- Willie
* IIRC, Roosso has already committed his limited financial resources to helping Steve & Rattie video The Friends' extravaganza in October, so take the above as an idle threat - unless he decides to cash in his October ticket =or= sell the farm and attend BOTH events . . .
** FOAMITE (n), an acronym: Far Out And Mentally Incompetent Train Enthusiast
(IIRC, such persons are known to railroaders in the upper midwest as "T-Qs".)
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/29/2016 03:51PM by Johnson Barr.
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