It was a bad one fore me, four light strokes, two surgeries and weeks of rehab and therapy. Only four times on the water. Missed tying at several shows. It has to be a better one this year. Tony
--- On Sat, 1/2/10, Don Ordes <f...@tribcsp.com> wrote: From: Don Ordes <f...@tribcsp.com> Subject: Re: [VFB] BETTER NEW YEAR? To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 10:38 AM Yes, good riddance to 2009. My income was 1/6th of what it was in 2008. 2010 did not start off well for me, though, as my friend Mark passed away Thursday morning. He was recovering (but still kept under by sedation) when his brain started to swell and there was nothing they could do other than leave him as a vegatable. His loss will create many challenges for me, besides losing an associate and friend. I never got a chance to deliver his DVD to him, so I'll set it aside and retire the serial number in his name. So, I'm looking forward to the fly shows in Denver next weekend- the Furimski Show and the ISE. We'll find out what the financial trend is for the start of 2010, as the industry will take it's own temperature. Is anyone on the list in the Denver area planning to make these shows? DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: scott bearden To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Cc: flyfishingandflytyingforpanf...@yahoogroups.com ; rodmak...@goldrush.com Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 Good riddance. We could all use a fresh start. Here is hoping the very best for everyone! Scott Bearden On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Anthony Spezio <bambot...@yahoo.com> wrote: Let us hope the New Year will be better for all of us. It has been a good year and a not so good year for some of us bet we can all hope for a better one. Arkansas Tony -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com