On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 17:26:08 GMT, "Tom Littleton"
wrote:


wrote in message
.. .
while I don't know how Tom or
anyone else could really know how one of us unknown FFers had
contributed more to the sport than another unknown, I would accept Tom's
word that when Sandy opens his mouth with regard to FFing, he knows of
what he speaks - again, EMMV.

TC,
R

The first magazine article I read of Sandy's was, IIRC, in
Fly Tyer around 1981 or so. Since then, he has published more. He is known
as one of the West's most innovative
tyers, and is generally held in VERY high regard by most
serious professional and amateur tiers.
OTOH, Fortenberry discovered Fawn Lake.
Take your pick as a knowledge base.......

I gotta say that I don't generally go for such broad subjective
statements on such a diverse thing as FFing, especially when there
really is no way to verify them - sorta like your view of checking on
_readers_ of ROFF. IAC, as I said, I'd certainly take your word in
"vouching" for his knowledge. As to Ken and Fawn Lake, based on what I
read in the Battle of Fawn Lake (thankfully, not all of it), I suspect
that at least some of it was shtick, but ???

And as to Ken and Sandy, um, interaction...well, I'm sure they are both
delightful young ladies and as soon as they get used to having their
monthly visitor, they'll be just like Paris and Nicole again...

TC,
R
....currently dealing with tropicalstormus interuptus - we could actually
use the rain, and thus far, not even puddles...

Tom