Re: Altamont Press get together
Author: HUTCH 7.62
Date: 02-14-2017 - 19:42
Can o' corn Wrote:
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> It was sounding interesting until you got to the
> Jim Speaker part.
>
> I met Jim on numerous occasions over the years
> while railfanning around Southern California. He
> had a penchant for climbing trees and signal masts
> and always attracted too much attention, often
> getting us thrown out of, or banned from, nice
> locations. My little circle of railfan friends
> would always bug out when Speaker showed up.
>
> His photos may be great but he did a lot of damage
> to the reputation of fans in So Cal back in that
> day. Seeing him or his photos just brings it all
> back. Not much in the way of social skills either.
> Y'all have fun though.
Not very tolerant of others are you?