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hey stover: are you or any of the PNW geeks bringing any marble signs to fred's? randy and i need something to start fighting over.

A bucket of cold water should separate you twO !!!

I should have several marble signs at Fred's. Ted

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Ted Pam & Ethyl Roach
Lodi CA.
Looking for Signal, Hancock, Mohawk, Douglas, Gilmore and Richfield
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now ted, really....

7 weeks 'til Fred's. We're already circling the wagons.......

already have the rooms rented, looking for goodies to bring. ted: found some more oil cans for you. made so much on the last batch will have to bring more. randy and i get the corner this year.

No corner for you Gary. Rent too high. Only poor people in corner you will have too much cash with you.
Got the date on the calendar already. See ya soon Tom.
Live report from beautiful downtown Burbank.
Ted

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Ted Pam & Ethyl Roach
Lodi CA.
Looking for Signal, Hancock, Mohawk, Douglas, Gilmore and Richfield
pca-west.org

Looking forward to seeing you 3 already; Gary & Randy, can hardly wait to see you guys also! I'm hoping that the marbles will be in abundance??!!

tom: ted is trying to bogart all the marbles. maybe i'll get lucky and find some in fontuckey at reed's gig this weekend.

hey tom: just made a deal with ted... maybe randy and i will co-opt the lodi corner this time. how long do we have to wait?

Well, I have to do an inspection when I get to Fred's (rumor has it that the corner is eligible for a super fund clean-up!!) Fred won't go near it anymore (wonder why??) I'll "mark" the corner & you guys can figure it out (bullets & cab won't hurt my feelings either). 5 weeks kids!!!

hey tom: are hubba and tjh going to make it this time? can we set up on friday afternoon? is anything set for saturday night?

Questions, questions, questions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anytime on Friday is OK, Hubba maybe, tjh no (youngest daughter is graduating from high school), nothing set in stone for any night yet.

Hey Tom, nothing will grow in that corner. even the boards on the fence are looking funny.

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Just got done putting a new quiet pump in the RV so we won't wake up the neighbors when we're popping bullets and corks. Gary you get just next to me and we will figure the rest out. Mark your territory. Ted

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Ted Pam & Ethyl Roach
Lodi CA.
Looking for Signal, Hancock, Mohawk, Douglas, Gilmore and Richfield
pca-west.org

ted: you get next to me. i am in the corner with randy

You have to pay rent to me. Let's see two marble signs should do it. See ya maybe Friday????Ted

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Ted Pam & Ethyl Roach
Lodi CA.
Looking for Signal, Hancock, Mohawk, Douglas, Gilmore and Richfield
pca-west.org

what is a marble sign?

marbles; blah, blah, blah!!!!! Bring bullets & cab if you know what's good for you. 30 & counting. I'll be there 1 week early. Still lots to do & clean up from last years debacle!!!!! Plus "marking" of spaces to do.........;D

OK here is my 2 cents if you want people to go you better put the day down when it is, I was asked three times at Turlock Swap meet when it was, how do you expect people to go when they do not know, they even said they looked on this site and no dates, oh and yea being a seller would be nice to be able to tell people when they can purchase all my fine JUNK!!!!!

tom: help bob and the others out by repeating the dates and the rules about staying thru saturday. also tell ted randy and i get the corner.

Bob (& everyone else), dates are Friday & Saturday, June 2-3, 2006. Set up is in Friday. We'd like ALL dealers/vendors to stay set up until Noon on Sat. Bob, give me a call if you get a chance.

The dates of the show are listed in the events calendar; don't know where these people were looking that couldn't find it!!

they probably had too many silver bullets, Tom I dont have your #, bob@timespast.com

Turlock Bob you will probably be a no show any how. Escalon ring a bell???? Lodi Street fair????? I'll share the corner with you if you make it.. Gary and Randy have to set up across the street. Whine snobs anyhow.
Ted

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Ted Pam & Ethyl Roach
Lodi CA.
Looking for Signal, Hancock, Mohawk, Douglas, Gilmore and Richfield
pca-west.org

Bob, get yourself & your junk to Fred's & that's an order!!!!!!!! I'll have bullets for you (& Pam & Ted too!!) 21 & counting....

OK BOYS AND GIRLS as you now I will be bringing the MOTHER LODE, better get ready pulling in Friday, first come first served, oh yea I have MARBLE SIGNS

bob: no stimsonite, ted has scores of them

If you haven't witnessed Turlock Bob pulling into a swap meet, it is an event not to be missed. You know he has the good stuff, you're first in line & damn if he doesn't pull some killer sign (or 3) out at the same time & you think you have all the bases covered & next thing you know everything is sold.....what happened!!!

OK you Big Valley West Coast guys, Here's some news. The PCA-West is helping put togather a new bash in Merced, well out side of Merced. At the AG Museum on Hwy 140 east of the 99 hwy about 1 1/2 miles. Charley Parish has Toys, Cars, Tractors, Engines, old Motor-cycles, and lots more, theres also a car show in town that same week end. SEPTEMBER set up on the 8th and the bash is the 9th, I will email you more as we put it togather. no peeing on the fence. have fun.


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[This message has been edited by Dwaine Buck (edited 05-13-2006).]

just a heads up, I havent done a show in a long while, that means I have STUFF, massive stuff, Pumps, Signs, Cans, even a globe or two, even a couple of those sign thingy that have glass marbles that spell out something..... no reflectors here......... See ya there

Looking forward to seeing you there Bob!! I'll save your usual spot.

It's days now until the largest gas bash west of Portland Oregon will take place.

Turlock Bob all marble signs must be run through me before entering the bash. I check them to see if they are good enough for the marble heads. Plus i pay more. See ya there. Ted

Dang ted, west of Portland and we'd be wet, well you guys stay wet anyway. and that poor fence, did you see the color of the fence when you pulled the trailer away from it. YELLOW???? the guy that mows the yard has to wear a mask. WAIT, Tom mows that yard, never mind.

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looks like randy and i are coming in the new 5th wheel, and plan to arrive before ted, so we will get corner by fait acompli. we will review all marble signs and send the crumbs to ted....maybe. thanks for the help, tom, we knew we could count on you...if the price were right

No way am I mowing the field (especially "the corner"). New 5th wheel, huh?????? Guess we'll have to "break it in" properly. See you in 16 days!!!!

Tom: randy and i will be bringing the 75-foot 5th wheel, chocked full of beer, wine and marble signs. we have enough room to comfortably drive ted's rig inside and we may do that to split the fuel. of course he gets NONE of the signs

75 feet....... that should cover alot of fence!!!!!!

tom: you have to ask yourself: do you feel lucky? well do you?

Lucky? Are you kidding me?????????

LUCKY Lucky is not living in Fresno or some god forsaken mountain in L.A.
They don't even make a 75 foot 5th wheel.Here goes the SoCal exageration.
Tom give em the fence by the gas station we stopped at that night. Se ya all soon for more beating each other up.
Ted

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Ted Pam & Ethyl Roach
Lodi CA.
Looking for Signal, Hancock, Mohawk, Douglas, Gilmore and Richfield
pca-west.org

ted, you are right: 5th wheel is 81-fee-long. randy says you can park below it. he also advises caution should be observed exiting your vehicle

Guess I'll be bringing an umbrella!!!!! Gary; Ted, Pam & I stopped at a really cool gas station in Santa Rosa a couple of years ago....I bet you & Randy would REALLY like it!! That 5th wheel sounds like the Mammoth Car on a Speed Racer episode.....Speed, the car is made out of gold!!! OOOOOOHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!;D

hey tom: is hubba coming down? ted needs a tatoo

Talked to Hubba yesterday, no go. His back is screwed up.

too bad, let me dig up some old engine oil and some sharpened 16 d nails and accommodate ted's need for body art

I am in will be there unless the ford blows another engine. bringing some great stuff. Tom any chance on a 50 amp hookup? want to keep all this beer cold......

Randy, no need for hook up; beer will be gone before it gets warm.....see you next week!

No tatoo's for me. Just cold bullets with prime real estate. 50 amps dude your kidding. I bring a 9500K generator with me and wait until you see the hot tub. NO FARTING allowed in tub except for Ethyl. See ya in a week. Ted

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Ted Pam & Ethyl Roach
Lodi CA.
Looking for Signal, Hancock, Mohawk, Douglas, Gilmore and Richfield
pca-west.org

[This message has been edited by troach (edited 05-26-2006).]

hey randy: bringing a keg of corona. can we blow a hole in the side of the 5th wheel and bring the tapper hose outside? will bring drill and some marble signs to hang on coach to conceal faucet. the rest can drink coors water errrrrrrrrrrr light beer.

Hey PCA-West members, Fred's in two days, Teds pulling out this AM for the coast, I picked up globe bodies from the Bowman yesterday at Teds place, he has a smaller trialer he's pulling full of beer and food. Stover has the 7 acres all mowed nice, he brought down the Veltex Racer lenses for me. It will be a good time.
Hug a Marble head.

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[This message has been edited by Dwaine Buck (edited 05-30-2006).]

So I was bored this morning and cleaned off my fences, over an acres worth, loaded it all up in the trailer, HOPE THE TIRES HOLD UP.... Heading to Freds Thursday Afternoon, Please no digging thru my trailer while Im not there except for you TOM, just pull out what you want and we will settle up later... Ha Ha Seee yoooou theeerrreee

Bob no worries have 5 spare tires on board. will trade for signs. i am in reno now and looking for jeff herman....anybody have a clue? i know outside of carson thats about it. ok what to do in reno i have 1 day? Jeff you out there? 909-936-3212

randy: dont have a clue about jeff, but when i lived in reno remember there was a nice brothel near carson called the cottontail ranch. i hear they trade for marble signs

Hey Marble Head 1, Jeff lives in Menden, his stores are in Carson, City and Menden,
cel 1-775-720-6068 or work 1-800-899-3383 good luck see in two days.

Getting ready to leave, went up this morning and picked up a load of signs that have been trying to get for awhile, some Hancock, Signal, Beacon, Gilmore, Sunset, and Seaside, (now that I got your hearts going) sold my house and bought the load, who knows maybe someone out there might like this junk, see you tommorow.......

Ted: your stuff is loaded...with a ton of other signs. randy and i are racing toward fred's in the morning. we have dibs on the corner!

the antique stores have been very good to me, on this trip. leaving weno in the morn filling up on this cheap fuel 3.15 diesel. no money left but i have great trading stock. i found 1/2 case of unused 1 quart oil cans. some highway signs and a cast pegasus did i spell that correct? did not bother jeff

Had a great time at Fred's, Fred looks good. Stover had the place all mowed and tables in waiting. The Marble-Heads were right on Q. Looking for John Justice. Koz showed and took lots of decal orders I sold lots of Globe sets. It was a good week end.


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[This message has been edited by Dwaine Buck (edited 06-04-2006).]

I'm just back from Fred's as well. GREAT time but where were all the dealers? I'm hoping it's the gas prices becuase I'd hate to see this show go away...it's by far my favorite. There has never seemed like a rushed time, other then Dennis Griffin who is everywhere at all times and finding the good stuff. People sit down in your space and visit. Not much, if any, really good stuff at this show but people were buying and trading. I sold all but four of my signs and have virtually nothing left to sell and, as we all know, where do you find more to sell or even to buy for yourself. I need to mention what a great job Duane Buck is doing with the globes he's marketing. These are just beautiful and I, not being a globe kind of guy, bought three. Anyway, please keep supporting this show, it's a classic.
Ray
PLEASE find me some great rare signs for my collection. I'm dying out here.

Ray,
You HAD all the nice signs but you keep selling them......luckily some of them to me.

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Chuck

Signs Wanted: Sunset, Clipper, Habor, Indian, Powerlube, Beacon, Sinclar Aircraft

Back myself now. Vendors were down a bit and buyers were down but had a great time. Ray sold all his stuff and I did good and need some more stuff to sell also. I will post some pictures as I get a chance on Showcase but I saw some rare stuff it just went quick or had pre-arragned sales. A last picture here of Tom Stover and the infamous LODI Corner not Marble head corner.Ted


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Ted Pam & Ethyl Roach
Lodi CA.
Looking for Signal, Hancock, Mohawk, Douglas, Gilmore and Richfield
pca-west.org

nice job ted! glad you posted the signature shot of stover and why he always attends fred's.

It doesn't get any better then that. TOM kept his pants on this year, ha ha ha .
Thanks for the kind words Ray, I want to Thank Fred and Joyce for everything. BUT with out TOM STOVER there would be no Fred's Bash.
THANKS TOM for all you do.

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[This message has been edited by Dwaine Buck (edited 06-05-2006).]

I was just looking for a place to set my beer! Had a great time as always. I found some great stuff (Signal, Shell, Gilmore, Tokheim 850, etc.) Didn't lose any pants this year either. Thanks to Fred & Joyce for opening up their place to "the circus". We'll be ready on Friday the 13th in October.