On Aug 23, 9:59*am, "JT" wrote:
For anyone one that ever met Doug over on Rock Creek or at the Merc., I'm
sad to say he has passed on.

http://missoulian.com/lifestyles/hom...346e-a941-11df...

JT

Persicio's place was/is (?) a trip even before he owned it. I remember
going in there in the early 1980's. A couple of booze hounds were
pushing some "hand tied" flies harder than any Newark windshield
washer at a ghetto traffic light. I looked at the "flies" and could
not help cracking up. There appeared to be chicken**** still on some
of the flies.

Yep, genuine hand-tied of local materials too. Wow. Here were guys who
tied EVEN worse than me!!!. I could not stop laughing at what I
thought was a well orchestrated "play the dude" exercise. BIG mistake.
Anyway, I didn't slow down till I got to Phillipsburg. Persicio was
irreverent but he was an improvement for sure.

Dave