FS2004 - The beginning of the end

Thanks for the work Joe. I hosted my first swap with only 7 tiers. I can
imagine 37 (34)!!

wayne




"rb608" wrote in message
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Okay swappers, I'm finally finished. Because so many swappers were late
(but nice enough to let me know), I waited until yesterday to really cut
it
off. But as of today, there are 34 complete sets of swap flies sorted,
boxed, & ready for a trip to the Post Office tomorrow.

Today was the first time I'd opened the boxes & looked at the flies. All
I
can say is "way cool" guys. As usual, I am impressed with the abilities
of
the guys (& gal), including those professing modesty. Being the
swapmeister, I also get to see the warts, so to speak. Nearly every fly I
look at is a work of art individually, but it's good to see that some
folks
have the same consistency problem I do. :-) It's damned tough for me to
make 37 flies exactly the same, but most of you can do it. Like I said,
I'm
impressed.

Like past swaps, there's always those few who just miss a key point here &
there; but overall, this was by far the best group I've served. Only one
swapper forgot the postage thing, and a couple didn't sent return boxes
that
were worth a damn; and of course, there's always one guy who seals his
return box.

But the tags were great, the flies were great, and the cooperation was
great. I apologize for the general lack of commumication throughout the
swap; but I'm blaming my PC problems & the loss of my address book & a few
other organizational files.

Also, a few swappers, against my specific instructions, sent me a few
tokens
for my effort. I'll thank you guys individually.

One last note. Every swapper should receive one fly from each other
swapper. I had plenty of sets to go around. However, once all of the
packages were packed and the cups cleaned up, there were a few rogue flies
that apparently made an escape from somebody's stash. If it was your set,
just let me know which ones you're missing, & I'll send them along
separately. By the time your flies arrive, I'll have a complete listing
of
the swappers & their flies posted for you to check against.

That's about it for now; I gotta go start dinner.
Nice work, folks.

YOMAS,
Joe Fleischman

Oh yeah, the final list:
Ronald Ausman
Gary Brown
Tim Carter
Frank Church
William Claspy
Allen Epps
Warren Findley
Cindy Finn
Daniel Finn
Joe Fleischman
Richard Fortuna
Stan Gula
Tim Johnson
Randy Kane
Douglas Knight
John Lindsey
Dave Martel
Larry Medina
Don Paradise
Wayne Patton
Dustin Rocksvold
Larry Schmitt
Rob Switzer
Svend Tang-Petersen
Lou Teletski
Hans van der Stroom
Chuck Vance
Rudi Verberne
Chas Wade
Tony Weall
Bob Weinberger
John Whiteley
Dale Wilkinson
Paul Williamson