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steve voss · #151 Post by **steve voss** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:13 pm

It sure should have made you start!

sv

Chuck Graber · #152 Post by **Chuck Graber** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:32 pm

Larry Brown wrote:I shoulda known that sucker was a self-opener, Voss! And I think that may have been the same Flatwater when I encountered Egbert's flesh-eating Woodward.

Can't even use the excuse that I'd been drinking.

Larry,
I believe you are right, as both stories were already legend when I arrived for the first time at Flatwater II. That all happened at the first Flatwater.

steve voss · #153 Post by **steve voss** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:48 pm

Which explains why Tiny missed it.

sv

wingshooter · #154 Post by **wingshooter** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:01 pm

landed right in the middle of one of Doug's tables

I may have missed the flesh eater, but I was at Flat II (my first) and witnessed the flying snap caps. One of them hit the forearm of one of the guns on the table and put a small ding in it (I was within 15" of the impact zone). Doug was very gracious about it, but I think he even mentioned the name of his smith who could fix it.

Chuck Graber · #155 Post by **Chuck Graber** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:09 pm

I stand corrected. I do remember the story being told my first year. I thought it had happened the previous year.

Colonel Brown · #156 Post by **Colonel Brown** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:20 am

I think I missed the first one myself.

steve voss · #157 Post by **steve voss** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:28 am

Larry Brown wrote:I think I missed the first one myself.

You did. You hit the #2 gun of a pair of Purdey 20s.

sv

Colonel Brown · #158 Post by **Colonel Brown** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:39 pm

Next time, I'll position myself in front of you while you're drinking, Voss. See if I can make a hole in one--or maybe both in one glass.

#159 Post by **mbonner** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:06 pm

Which flatwater iteratoijn is this anyway? Just curious,
Mike

Chuck Graber · #160 Post by **Chuck Graber** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:23 pm

mbonner wrote:Which flatwater iteratoijn is this anyway? Just curious,
Mike

Mike,
This will be a Fifth of Flatwater!

Larry,
According to the pictures, you were at the first flatwater and have been at all of them since.

I have some pictures of the first Flatwater from JJE and my own pictures of all the rest. From the pix I would say that the following have been at every Flatwater shoot;

Scott (The committee) Hincker
Steve Voss
Larry Swanson
Larry Brown
Bob Egbert
Bill Layman
KGB

and of course there are a number of Larry Swanson's support staff that have made all of them.

Bill Layman · #161 Post by **Bill Layman** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:16 pm

Pics of Number 1 taken by JJE. Fortunately his camera worked better than his guns.

I missed the group shot as I was digging something out of the truck.

Walking down the course in the mud. Number 1 was wet.

The Pumpermeister

Colonel Brown · #162 Post by **Colonel Brown** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:45 pm

Prolly broke a pump and went back for a replacement.

That must've been the shoot where JJE borrowed my Poli.

Chuck Graber · #163 Post by **Chuck Graber** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:45 pm

Add one to the list! Sorry I didn't recognise you with sunglasses and ear muffs Bill!

Any others? Bozer has made quite a few including the first one but I think he was AWOL at the 2006 event.

steve voss · #164 Post by **steve voss** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:14 pm

Year one was a wet one. That was the year I demonstrated that the sidelock gun with hand detachable locks is the ultimate rain gun. I broke down the Grulla, popped off the locks, had at it with the thoughtfully provided paper towels and had the gun dry, inside and out, in minutes. Awesome!!

sv

Chuck Graber · #165 Post by **Chuck Graber** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:58 pm

Hey Voss,
I don't recognize Brad Bailey in the group photo. Did he miss the pic? I remember that the exploits of Voss and Bailey from year 1 were the stuff of legend!