Southern SxS

[Reggie Bishop]

I only made one day of the event and it was very enjoyable. I had the pleasure of meeting a handful of fellow PGCA members and seeing a few that I had previously met. Would have liked to have had more time to meet others there but for some reason most were busy shooting Parkers!

Enjoyed spending some time at my friend Chuck Brunner's booth and talking small bore Parkers and browsing the various offerings on display. I also enjoyed hanging out at the 5 stand watching some good shooters.

Great time! Look forward to reading other reports from the event.

[Mills Morrison]

Great to see you Reggie

[Mike Franzen]

Great to see you Reggie. Wish we could have spent more time together.

[Reggie Bishop]

Mills great to meet you, and yes Mike I needed another day of time!!

[CraigThompson]

I was able to finally make an appearance Saturday for about 4 hours !

Got to meet Mills in the flesh after bugging him with PM's here !
Also met Mr.Morgan , met Mike McKinny who has me wanting a couple more guns (imagine that).

And I suppose you could say we had a Boykin reunion of sorts as Craig Jacobs , Jimmy Hall and myself all have Boykins from the same parents .

First time I ever actually had my hands ON a Parker 8 gauge was yesterday . Two members were kind enough to let me fondle their cannons !

I'll never own it but I finally saw the Cliff Green set in the flesh so to speak . And a dealer from Florida had five very nice VH/VHE 410's ! He also had I think it was a VHE 10 gauge 3 1/2" .

[Mills Morrison]

Great to meet you too Craig and see your EH Parkers

[Chuck Bishop]

Sorry our paths didn't cross Reggie and Craig. Hopefully next time.

[Reggie Bishop]

Hopefully so Chuck.

[CraigThompson]

Sorry our paths didn't cross Reggie and Craig. Hopefully next time.

Most likely we did cross paths and just didn’t know it 😉

[Jerry Harlow]

Most likely we did cross paths and just didn’t know it 😉

Some may not like the idea but how about name tags next year, as and like the competitors use?

[Mills Morrison]

It is a good idea. We actually did the sticker name tags but it didn't work. We will try again as it would be very helpful

[CraigThompson]

Some may not like the idea but how about name tags next year, as and like the competitors use?

I'll tell you the same thing I tell the people at PSC where I've been a member for 35 years . If you don't know me and you wanna know who I am just ask and if I think you need to know I'll tell you .

And don't take that personally because it's not meant that way . But I do not wear name tags , even at companies I've worked for I ALWAYS found a way to get out of it .

[Mike McKinney]

Craig, Great meeting you! As much as we talked I had not put you with your forum name. Now I’ll know and I really enjoyed our conversation. Mike

[CraigThompson]

Craig, Great meeting you! As much as we talked I had not put you with your forum name. Now I’ll know and I really enjoyed our conversation. Mike

Yes sir it was nice meeting you as well !

I have a sneaking suspicion the conversation is far from over but rather on hold :whistle:

[Garry L Gordon]

My first visit, albeit a short one, to the Southern. I was really impressed with the guns I saw and the several folks I got to speak with. I got there early on Friday and when I visited the Parker/Smith tent folks were still setting up. What I did get to see was impressive. I missed meeting anyone, but still enjoyed browsing.

I can sure see that there's a lot of behind the scenes work done for this event. I don't know who is responsible, but I offer my humble "thank you" to any- and everyone who helped with the organization and set-up. I hope you know that your work is appreciated.

[George M. Purtill]

I don't know very many people except old-timers like myself so I think name tags that we can wear to the various PGCA events we attend are a great idea.

[Dave Noreen]

Back when I joined the PGCA we got a nice metal name tag --

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[George M. Purtill]

Nice Dave
who did those for us?

[John Davis]

I’ve got one of those

[George M. Purtill]

I’ve got one of those

JD
who made them?

[John Davis]

I’m not sure. Got mine from Ron Kirby when I became a life member.

[Dave Suponski]

Me too John.

[Rich Anderson]

It's hard to believe it's over already. I met Mike Moffa, Mike Franzene and Randy Roberts.

We had a great time shooting, the weather was wonderful and some new toys added. All in all perfect.

[Jerry Harlow]

I'll tell you the same thing I tell the people at PSC where I've been a member for 35 years . If you don't know me and you wanna know who I am just ask and if I think you need to know I'll tell you .

And don't take that personally because it's not meant that way . But I do not wear name tags , even at companies I've worked for I ALWAYS found a way to get out of it .

Well that may be fine for a club that you have been a member of for thirty-five years and show up several times a week; but for an event that one attends once a year and may miss a year or others may miss, where several hundred people new to you are, it is impractical to approach everyone in that manner.

On our Parker team I had to ask others who half the great winning shooters were as they were shooting. Often the answer was "I don't know." I shook their hands but did not know many names.

On not wearing a badge where you work, great. You've obviously never worked where identification badges are a requirement and refusal to wear results in discipline.

Oh and by the way, I live within fifteen miles of your PSC and I never joined due to that same attitude of several members I met. Don't take it personally.

E.O.M. and conversation. Just my opinions. I'd gladly wear a Parker badge at any event.

[Kevin McCormack]

I provided an individual name badge which was a 2 1/2 x 3" version of the Parker Gun Post Card/Mailing Label years ago for anyone who wanted one with their name on it for use during events. It became quite popular to the point where it was bootlegged, which I viewed as a good thing, until interest waned and the nonesuch effectively killed it by benign neglect. I have always found a nametag to be a distinct advantage at large events, as in, "Who was that guy with 32" DHE 20 ga. for sale - never got his name...??) Et tu, Jent??

[George M. Purtill]

Kevin a man I know by sight (and even sound), can you post a picture of said badge?
I might want to get this moving along.

[Kevin McCormack]

Let me find an old one, George - all I did was copy the label then print them out by the sheet on Avery name tag forms. Once I got the template spacing right, all I had to do was type in the name(s).

[Randy G Roberts]

It's hard to believe it's over already. I met Mike Moffa, Mike Franzene and Randy Roberts.

We had a great time shooting, the weather was wonderful and some new toys added. All in all perfect.

Enjoyed talking with you Rich. I met a bunch of new people this year and it was great. Keeps getting better.

[Mills Morrison]

It was great to visit with you Randy and thanks for shooting with us

[Bill Murphy]

I'm not going to go back and identify the "no name tag" posters, but they are all wet. Maybe it has something to do with "Virginia Paranoia". Or maybe it's just Virginia posters from Orange, VA. Nothing personal, Pennsylvanians are a bit weird too. I don't understand the one poster's fear.

[Michael Moffa]

I wore my Northbrook Sportsman Club name tag on my ball cap on Saturday. For those who didn't see it, I was the guy taking pictures. It was nice meeting some of you finally. And I also got the last bottle of maple syrup.

[Randy G Roberts]

It was great to visit with you Randy and thanks for shooting with us

Same here Mills. Enjoyed speaking with you and your son. Looks like he is destined to be a Parker man. With two addicts in the same household the old check book is in for the proverbial enema if you will. Good luck !!

[Chuck Bishop]

And his son was so well behaved!

[Rich Anderson]

There is a PGCA member who will make you a name tag with a vintage logo on it for $25. There is no profit in it for him so I won't publicly name him but if you PM me I'll pass it along.

[Randy G Roberts]

And his son was so well behaved!

Yes sir he was. Prolly gets it from his Mother.. :rotf:

[Mike Franzen]

Name badges are a great idea and ireally a No Brainer. When people are able to connect on a personal level they develop a stronger sense of community. I think we should have an official PGCA name badge that, like everything else we strive to do, is first class. We should try to have them available by the Annual Meeting in September. BTW ... tickets are limited and going fast. We sold a bunch at the Southern. Contact Dave Suponski now to get yours.

[Mills Morrison]

Thanks for the kind words and for making Harry feel so welcome the whole weekend. He says he wants to come back next year, so that is good.

[Alexander Sharpe]

It's terrific to see all of you had a good time. I would have liked to attend but I discovered this group only a short time ago. I've announced my intentions to attend next years event. In my home I need to announce my intentions months before hand otherwise they are forgotten by the Mrs. Unless of course I intend to take her shopping. See you next year.

[CraigThompson]

Well that may be fine for a club that you have been a member of for thirty-five years and show up several times a week; but for an event that one attends once a year and may miss a year or others may miss, where several hundred people new to you are, it is impractical to approach everyone in that manner.

On our Parker team I had to ask others who half the great winning shooters were as they were shooting. Often the answer was "I don't know." I shook their hands but did not know many names.

On not wearing a badge where you work, great. You've obviously never worked where identification badges are a requirement and refusal to wear results in discipline.

Oh and by the way, I live within fifteen miles of your PSC and I never joined due to that same attitude of several members I met. Don't take it personally.

E.O.M. and conversation. Just my opinions. I'd gladly wear a Parker badge at any event.

We've met whether you're aware or not . Whether you apply for membership is your buisness now whether you're accepted or not is another matter . And for future refrence PSC is not mine alone but I am a stock holder .

[Randy G Roberts]

Name badges are a great idea and ireally a No Brainer. When people are able to connect on a personal level they develop a stronger sense of community. I think we should have an official PGCA name badge that, like everything else we strive to do, is first class. We should try to have them available by the Annual Meeting in September. BTW ... tickets are limited and going fast. We sold a bunch at the Southern. Contact Dave Suponski now to get yours.

I think that's a good idea. The LC Smith folks had name tags and I met 2 fellas that I have talked to many times on the phone but never met in person because they were wearing their name badges. Also as I read through the names of folks responding here that were at the Southern I now realize there were many that I probably walked right by with no clue who they were, to bad.

[Ed Blake]

What is PSC?

[CraigThompson]

I'm not going to go back and identify the "no name tag" posters, but they are all wet. Maybe it has something to do with "Virginia Paranoia". Or maybe it's just Virginia posters from Orange, VA. Nothing personal, Pennsylvanians are a bit weird too. I don't understand the one poster's fear.


I met you at Baltimore 5 or 6 years ago and everytime you post something it just reinforces my original opinion :whistle:

[CraigThompson]

What is PSC?

Piedmont Sportsmans Club , the local gun club in Gordonsville Virgnia .

[Mike Franzen]

As I read through the names of folks responding here that were at the Southern I now realize there were many that I probably walked right by with no clue who they were, to bad.

Same thing happens to me every year Randy.

[George M. Purtill]

Same thing happens to me every year Randy.

Ditto for me and that is sad.
Fortunately for me as a Director of the PGF I get to pass out and collect name badges and I get to know faces.

[Bill Murphy]

Craig, sorry I gave you a bad impression at a Baltimore show, but I am a very positive member of the PGCA, continue to offer voluminous free information on our guns, but "don't suffer fools" and I stand by my opinion of the negative post you offered about name tags. Sorry, buddy, we will meet again and straighten out our differences.

[CraigThompson]

Craig, sorry I gave you a bad impression at a Baltimore show, but I am a very positive member of the PGCA, continue to offer voluminous free information on our guns, but "don't suffer fools" and I stand by my opinion of the negative post you offered about name tags. Sorry, buddy, we will meet again and straighten out our differences.

No need to be sorry I am 100% sure you were being your usual self . Good bad or otherwise depending on how one takes it or whom one may be .

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

John, I have one of those name tags from Kirby too! gary

[Kevin McCormack]

Kevin a man I know by sight (and even sound), can you post a picture of said badge?
I might want to get this moving along.

George, I found the 2 images we spoke about - send me your e-mail and I'll send you good digital copies. Send to me at kbm7013@gmail.com, NOT on this BBS. Thanks, K.

[Eric Eis]

The one thing that I have noticed and missed at the Southern, is the get togethers after the Challenge on Saturday, where we would have beer and wine and different snacks (cheese and crackers, shrimp, fruit etc) for both the LC members and the Parker guys. It was a great way to meet and greet (kind of like the Hospitality suite get together). Why has this get together disappeared ?

These type of affairs were a great way to meet people and also hash out problems. I think it's been four or five years since we had one (much longer for the hospitality suite get togethes) It's a small thing but again it was a positive. It's too bad that's it's disappeared

[George M. Purtill]

Eric
My thoughts:
1) The HOF dinner is right after shooting on Saturday and people including Mills Morrison have to get cleaned and dressed up to get to it. We moved the HOF dinner from Carey to Sanford to make it easier for shooters to attend the dinner. The venue change led to an early sellout of the HOF. We will hold the HOF dinner again in Sanford next year.
2) It's also not a great idea to drink a bunch and drive back to the hotel. I do DWI cases for a living and don't recommend it especially for out-of-state drivers.
3) The folks who stay in Sanford at the Hampton tend to party in the first floor room. Many a bottle is emptied there. This year we sent back the extra appetizers from the HOF dinner for the Hampton for the after hours party. We will do that again next year.
4) I think the LC shooters have something that evening but I could be wrong.
Your point is well taken.

[Mills Morrison]

I miss seeing a lot of people too. Nothing Parker related went on Friday night and perhaps we can do something then next year.

[Eric Eis]

George, I understand, but you thought name tags were a good idea, years ago at the annual meetings we use to have a hospitality suite every evening and that carried over to the meet and greet at the Southern, and people got to sit down and meet each other and talk (ask Allen S. about some of the things we talked about and smoothed out differences we had ! ), and now we have none of that, to me that's sad. Time change I guess.

[George M. Purtill]

I agree with you Eric. And I am working on new permanent name tags.
BY the way we tried to do the HOF dinner on Friday but all sizable venues nearby were taken.

[Rich Anderson]

So in order to meet other like minded individuals a person should pack a suit and tie and go to the HOF dinner?

If we have a hospitality tent and have some beer and wine along with cheese and crackers were not responsible enough to drive back to the motel?

[edgarspencer]

So in order to meet other like minded individuals a person should pack a suit and tie and go to the HOF dinner?

If we have a hospitality tent and have some beer and wine along with cheese and crackers were not responsible enough to drive back to the motel?

Isn't the HOF dinner for PGCA members? I'm sure the dinner is more than an annual membership.

[Brian Dudley]

I could think of another way to meet like minded individuals, but some would not like it.

[John Davis]

If you were of a mind to attend the HOF banquet, you would most certainly meet a group of like minded folks. And you might just have some fun in the process.

[Michael Moffa]

An idea of the targets on the Q course. That one was medium difficulty.

Spin

[Rich Anderson]

If you were of a mind to attend the HOF banquet, you would most certainly meet a group of like minded folks. And you might just have some fun in the process.

I met a lot of like minded people, I also have a name tag. Seeing as I'm not a PGCA member the HOF dinner is a moot point BUT if I were a member I wouldn't pack a suit and tie to go eat dinner like minded people or not:nono:

[Jean Swanson]

Rich

We have talked about your resignation to the PGCA, we are volunteers and we all make mistakes and have differences in the way we see things. You could be a valued asset to the organization---send in your $40.00 and become an active member---enough is enough. Your friend Eric and I had a heart to heart one night and resolved the differences, and I thing it was all in the betterment of the PGCA.

Allan

[John Davis]

Just like the Annual Meeting, you don't have to be a member of the PGCA to attend the HOF banquet. You just have to buy a ticket. And taking a bath and strapping on a tie once or twice a year doesn't seem so bad. Membership in the PGCA is of course a personal decision, but for anyone who owns a Parker or even thinks they want to own a Parker it's the best $40.00 you'll ever spend. :)

[Rich Anderson]

John I gave up the suit and tie when I retired and I take a shower every day:rotf::rotf: