Parker Pages Vol. 25, Issue 1 Spring 2018

[Dean Romig]

The Spring Issue is to be mailed tomorrow and Members should begin seeing Parker Pages in their mailboxes on Thursday and a few days thereafter, barring any problems with your local US Post Office.

Regards, Dean





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[Mike Franzen]

Looking forward to it.

[charlie cleveland]

i m looking forward too...charlie

[Dean Romig]

My case of complimentary issues for contributors has arrived at my door... You're going to really like this issue - I do and our contributors will too.





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[Mike Franzen]

My Parker Pages came today. I haven’t read it yet but, what a great cover and the line up of articles and authors is enticing me to drop everything and start reading. Dean has done the 25th Anniversary issue proud!

[Robert Brooks]

Got my Parker Pages today in Georgia and it is great! Bobby

[Ken Hill]

Parker pages made it to Colorado today.

Ken

[Jack Kuzepski]

Parker Pages made it to Delaware today, haven't read it yet, but give me a few more minutes. It does look gooooood!!

Jack K

[Reggie Bishop]

Waiting impatiently in Tennessee!

[charlie cleveland]

got mine today in ole miss....mighty good readingas always a great magazine great job fellows...charlie

[James L. Martin]

Parker Pages made it to New York despite the snow. Great job.

[Dave Tatman]

My buddy across town got his today, but mine hasn't arrived yet. Must be because I'm way out here in the country...... :rolleyes:

Looking forward to the issue. Even more so than normal....

Dave

[Dean Romig]

Dave - you'll like it a lot!

Thank you for your generous contribution!





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[Garry L Gordon]

Mine made it to North Missouri on Saturday -- what a nice treat to find in the mailbox! A really good variety of articles and information. Thanks to Dean and all of the contributors.

[Robin Lewis]

Got mine yesterday and read some of it last night. The book review was excellent; Austin was a special person.

[Mills Morrison]

It is a good issue and it is great to see several new members and first time contributors

[Robin Lewis]

I just read John Davis' article, now I am looking to more. Great job!

[Jim DiSpagno]

Got mine yesterday evening. Great issue. Thanks and kudos to Dean and all the contributors.

[Randy G Roberts]

Enjoyed it immensely. Thanks to everyone involved, great job !:bowdown:

[Bill Murphy]

My new mail girl brought a package to the front door yesterday, March 4. I forgot to ask her if she had finished reading my Parker Pages.

[Dean Romig]

Bill, was there any evidence of tampering with the hermetically sealed clear plastic enclosure?





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[Bill Murphy]

No, Dean, no apparent evidence of tampering. I think she uses the heat gun sealing apparatus at the Post Office to reseal the bag. I think she will be through reading and deliver it today.

[Dean Romig]

Keep me posted.:corn:





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[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Charlie, I was down in your neck of the woods, Saturday, march 3rd trying to get back to V.A. before the snow tuesday night and wednesday was down in merdian and west point left on Sunday look forward to getting home, went to southwest florida for a few days and then over to the panhandle of florida cut across alabama on 843 to 45 in Miss, was 90 degrees every day in florida and now on Monday evening I am in Severville Tenn with a jacket on saw a lot of folks hog hunting in Alabama and Miss must be a lot of them saw them dead on the road side, Gary

[davidboyles]

Dean always appreciate your hard work on this time consuming task of bringing all the pieces together. Really looking forward and will be patient as Tx seems to have a slow mule delivering the gift. I have on my desk an article ready to proof along with pics on my last Dec New Mex quail hunt. It has a humorous twist at the end I think readers will like. Also getting ready in 2 weeks for my first Turkey hunt with my Grandson who was featured in the American Heritage article I did several issues ago. He turns 15 and boy do all my guns now fit him. I will do an article on our turkey hunt which should be fantastic. We will be joined by Mark Ray another Parker fan and by the time we are finished his blood will run blue like the bluing on the Parker barrels!! I just took him to the Backwoods Quail Club in SC where he had a great time shooting through all the pine trees. I will combine the turkey hunt and quail hunts together. Thanks always for your great work.

[Dean Romig]

Thanks very much David - I'm really looking forward to those stories.

Best, Dean





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[Charles Matthews]

Dean,
Congratulations to you and all the contributors for an outstanding issue of PP. There is something for everyone. The quality of content has never been higher, IMHO.

Question.......I know it's probably been discussed before but what would it take to go to 100% color for our publication? We are close now but I'm just asking.

Regards,
Charles

[Dean Romig]

Thanks for the kind words Charles. It is certainly a group effort and again, we must share credit with our layout artist at the publisher - Brandon makes our magazine really sparkle!!


Going full color would be wonderful and would alleviate a lot of my anxiety in where to place articles containing color pictures... but it is not to be. We could never afford to have a full-color magazine. As it is, the production of a full year of four issues of Parker Pages currently costs us almost $29,000.00. Not including the front and back covers, which are full-color, we currently run fourteen color pages. To double that to twenty-eight pages it would cost an additional $4,000.00 per issue (X 4). That would bring the cost of production to well above the $40 annual membership, plus some.

So, you see, the numbers just aren't there. I don't think anyone wants to see annual membership go up to $50 or more just to have more color pages in our fabulous "journal."





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[Charles Matthews]

Dean,
Thanks for the explanation on the color usage for PP. Being in the industry, I knew it was probably a money thing (always is) but I didn't know the particulars. Our "journal" is still the best in class compared to everything out there by far.

Regards,
Charles

[John Taddeo]

Wow...still waiting for mine to show up in the mail here in Western Pa

[Dean Romig]

Hang in there John. I'm sure it will arrive soon.





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[JasonPeck]

My copy arrived in Canada today.

I'm honoured to be a contributor to the 25th anniversary issue.

[Dean Romig]

And we're honored to have your contribution.

Best, Dean





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[Jerry Harlow]

Maybe I need Canadian postal workers in Virginia. Still no Parker Pages.

UPDATE: arrived Tuesday the 13th. Happy now.

[Patrick Lien]

My Parker pages arrived today. :)

Patrick

[Dave Noreen]

It was in my accumulated mail when we came home Tuesday, here on the Washington/Idaho border.

[Bill Murphy]

Dean, my issue appeared the day that I predicted my mail lady would be finished reading it. Thank you for the great effort in editing this great publication.

[Dean Romig]

Thanks very much for your kind words Bill - very much appreciated.





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[Christian Gish]

Parker Pages arrived today in SoCal

[Dean Romig]

Wow! That took a long time!

I hope it was worth the wait.





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[Christian Gish]

Dean, I always enjoy reading it I usually read 1 or two articles at a sitting-to prolong the enjoyment.

[CraigThompson]

I have no idea when it arrived but it was here when I got home Sunday . I really liked the article on the Buckshot Bear Gun and the Light Ten article . The others were nice but those two stuck out for me . Incidentally I’m curiouse as to the frame size of the Light Ten .

[Frank Allegra]

Finally got it in So California! It was in the mailbox today. Can't wait to read it, but it feels like I'm getting some "old news". Not complaining.....just sayin........it was a long wait.

[Dean Romig]

Frank, you should talk to your US Post Office about a three-week delivery delay. They all go to the post office in Traverse City, Michigan in the same truckload and are processed there that same day. They are on their way to their various recipients within hours.

Sorry it took so long for Parker Pages to get to your mailbox.
Dean





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[Frank Allegra]

Thanks Dean,

Not your fault for the way that media mail is handled at the Post Office.

On another note, a special thanks to all those that made the magazine possible. Great job!