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[CSL]

Originally Posted by Bruce Day

"May I suggest that both Francis and Bill get together off alone for a week someplace, perhaps with shotguns up in the north woods. I'm sure they can work something out over a week of close continual contact."

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Sounds like Bruce speaks from personal experience, perhaps that's how he and Charlie Herzog became so close, off alone for a week someplace, perhaps with shotguns up in the north woods, and working things out with close continual contact...

Good luck Francis, it will be interesting to see Murphy's response to matchmaker Bruce's suggestion of a "date"... Maybe you can show Bill your GrandDad's two illusive AAHE 12-Bores that we've heard so much about over these past 3 years?...

Best, CSL
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I have never met Charlie Herzog, but I have long surmised that he and Colonel Bruce Day are good friends. How that came about I cannot say. I have had the pleasure of speaking with Bruce a few times on our cell fones, but have not yet met him. I had hoped to do so in June 2010, when I attended my first "Yooper Shoot", but Bruce had to bow out at the last moment, as some storm damage in KS had nearly demolished part of his house there.

One point of correction- nothing to do with grammar or snytax, but my late Grandfather's two 12 bore Parkers are Grade 6 guns- AH(E), not the next higher grade, AAH(E) or grade 7 as you surmised. They were his live bird and game guns- like me today, he favored the 12 bores, although he and my Dad gave a me 20 gauge M12 (28" mod) on my 12th Birthday. By age 15 I was shooting 12 gauge guns exclusively, except the 30 for rabbits and squirrels.

You raise a fair point, and I try to pay extra close attention to any especially made by LIFE members here, as that indicates a serious commitment, at least to me. If Mae and I drive out, and as we are both serious history buffs, and there are so many sites in MD etc. from the War of Nawthern Aggression that ripped apart our land for four years, we may well do that, I will bring one of the two AH grade guns and allow Bill to look it over to his heart's content- shooting it- that might be a 'whole 'nother ballgame', we shall see.

Howsome-ever, if we fly out. all bets are canceled- I'd trust a politician before I'd entrust the airlines and the TSA goons with any valuable gun. Fair enuf???

[Autumn Daze]

Francis,That is phones....not fones. Do you have spell check?

I can just barely figure out the keyboard and all the ALT Ctr! and other "bells and whistles" You are correct- the proper spelling is phones- as in telephones. But spell check does not correct all errors, does it? If I were to computer-type this-- "I told you to bring that over here"! A-OK by the computer. how about this version-- "I told you to bring that over hear"!- I'll betcha a flat of RST 12 lites the spell check would give both sentences a passing grade--

But we all learn differently, that is for sure. Here's an example. The other day i called Cabela's to order a video game that works through a TV set- a "Buck Hunt" for my oldest grandson-- the Lady handling the order asked me: "Is that for we?"" I replied-- "No M'am, it's for my grandson, but you can send it to me please- and beisdes, I added, you mean "Us" don't you?" Turns out she was talking about some new gizmo named Wii but pronounced "We" or "Wee- as in Willie Winkie- I don't know--

Anyway, enjoy the Pulasli days. Have taken 4 geese and a Tom turkey from a favorite area farm over the balmy past week-end- two of the geese and the turkey go to the farm family, she is Polish- and makes the best kapusta I have ever eaten- she's going to roast the geese in sauerkraut, and he will have the turkey (about 19 lbs. with feathers still on) smoked-