Here are a few images from the birthday party and the doubles class with the experts. I think when you see the photos of the party it is very clear who Dale was happiest talking with.




















Fiona graciously signing my copy of "Death on the Dark Continent". I will post more as I can from this and the next two days.
Frank

Great pictures Frank, thanks!
What a wonderful time with a gret bunch of folks!
I wouldn't trade my time amongst our "Band of Brothers".

Super pics Frank! It was great to meet you and thanks again for the Model 70 stock! Forrest.

Frank,

Thank you for sgaring these pictures with those of us who were not able to join all our friends.

I can see a few familar faces, who sure look they were having a great time.

Frank,

[i]Great photos and I have to say this...Great to put a face on many of us who enjoy the forums.. As Rusty says, " We Band of Brothers "

Mike

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Frank

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It struck me that the caption on this looks like it should read,

Ray: "You broke it. You bought it!"

Frank ----- The pictures are excellent. I wouldn't make very many comments about Dale and his conversation with the distaff members at the party, particularly after that final picture of you eyeing Fiona with that look all males get when either hunting for blood or that other thing we think about 90% of our lives. I must admit you were not the only one at Dallas with that look. Thanks for the great pictures, may we meet again and share ideas as successfully as this time. Good shooting.

Thanks Guys. I will try to get some more ready tonight. I was particularly happy with the one of "JudgeG" and his seminar on how to make the extra money for the super Safari. I know you will know which photo I mean.
You are right, Fiona is a beautiful woman. And so were the ladies who came along for the party and dinner. More on that later.
Frank

I would like to thank JudgeG for his hospitality of inviting a newbie to Ray's birthday party and I really enjoyed putting a face, voice, and handshake with many of the screen names hear on AR. I am dissappointed that my long drive home prevented me from attending the dinner; however, I've told my wife that for next year in Dallas, when she gets out of school, we are staying overnight. By then, I'll also be really narrowing down my choices for safari.

I agree. Without his great organizational skills and persistence this would not have come together. He was also instrumental in getting us to dinner- See Mighty Joe's post. After dinner.
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We did have a great time. And just to show everyone how friendly members of the Double Rifle Shooters Society are... Let the record reflect we DID NOT throw the guy with the bolt rifle out the window.

For that you have my eternal thanks. (even though it was only because the window was sealed shut!)

That bolt rifle was a real beauty. 458 Lott on a cz and very well executed.

Here is our group after dinner.

Folks we must give credit where it is due, Frank Martinez made the picture and he suffers the task of being the photographer, but not getting in the photo. Refer to an earlier post with the guy in the green shirt "Leering" at Fiona and you have Frank. Good shooting.

Yep, we had a blast. It was great to meet everyone. That's my wife checking out Judge's heartburn and it looks like phurley is next. SBT's wife is huddled up with Tony. She is a cuddly thing. SBT and I learned alot. I suppose the biggest lesson is that when Ray is around, bring more money. Also learned how to make moonshine from phurley, how to kill a charging gorilla from Tony, how to purchase fur coats from our wives, how to order Russell boots, how to book a safari from Ray and Pierre Von Tonder, how to take pictures from Frank, how to shoot an elephant from Retreever and in general, how to have fun with a fantastic group of people. See ya'll next year!!

hey there mr p
Good to see the laugh and all the band of brothers going at it.Pierre looks happy and that is so great to see pity i missed the dutchie but i will catch up with him at S.C.I.
Must tell Fiona what you guys thought of her she will be flattered.
Ian

Great stuff Frank and it was a great time had by all..Nice picture of Fiona, we got to visit and I had a nice visit with her husband Adelino Serras Peraz, both are good friends..

Pierre and I nailed the group with the good looking girls and they will be doing a 21 day with us next year, they are a great pair of couples or whatever you call'm...

Met some new folks this year and hope to hell I last another year to make it to 106th...

Tony was the light of my show, he is a double rifle nut, truly a fanatical double rifle freak, but now that ain't all bad, we need more like him...

Ernest missed most of Sunday because I poured my Mineral Oil present into his gin bottle and he was pretty much pre occupied Sunday morning.

Dale was a kick, and he just paid for his safari right up, unlike our Judge who is the nemasis of my bookeeper wife, since he sends deposits and then borrows the deposit back to go someplace in Hogshaw maine, then sends her 50 percent of a deposit for himself and three others then buys a gun from me and has me subtract that from his last patrial deposit and this goes on year after year..It makes perfectly good since to he and I but she is getting a bit long in the tooth and her since of humor has dwindled somewhat and she goes into contortions, chillbains and hog wallups at the mention of Judge G, oh well!

I sent Pierre packing to PA. then home after a short visit with Doug Chester of legal fame, he like Judge G protects our streets by defending whores, pimps and animal molesters, Basically they are a pitifull lot on the whole, but you gotta love'em, well maybe not that but they are good folks.

The good horse doc Bill Rodgers and his buddy Don Spurgeion just booked the last 7 days we had open for Pierre, so Pete went home booked well into 2006 with a fat grin on his greedy face...

All in all it was a great week of fun with some of the best folks in town..I got indocturnated into the Double Rifle shooters organization and got a cap and shirt (thanks Rusty) so Mac, 450 #2 (shoots a bolt gun when noone is looking and kills the cities pet Gorillas), Mr. Seals and some others honored me and I accept that with a humble heart...

I know I missed a few but hey I just deleted over a 1000 emails, so I know I am goint to make some bad lists over that, but I just could handle the stress!

All in all it was a good time had by all.

For some reason I have had trouble getting this print to stay put whenever I try to post it. I guess even computers know when they have seen enough.
Frank

Hey Judge, I hadn't seen this one before! Just exactly were your intentions with my wife?

After seeing this picture I bet the ex Playboy Bunny changes her mind about the more mature guys.

dart

Mighty Joe:

At that point my intentions had more to do with Motrin than Viagra.

I think we need to get all us poor suckers in RSA on a zillion acre ranch and have a week hunt/party in 2008 or so. Anybody want to round up a half dozen hardy PH's who'll watch us shoot up the countryside, drink up all the red wine in Africa, howl at the moon and lie for 7 days straight?

I think A' and and I are in for that idea. Sounds like a great time, even more so than that Saturday night. Althouh, we might need to confiscate and filter Frank's picture taking (gotta know the context). Only problem is that she will out shoot all of us old coots. Can you handle it?

Da Judge is trying out for Gene Simmons' spot in Kiss? Justice better keep her blindfold on.

I ain't buyin' it.

No one in any of those pictures looks a day over 104.

Clearly, a good time was had by all and here's to good times among friends!

Well I know "A" was very surprised when she felt those hands on her shoulder. This next one isn't the real money shot- you know the one that blackmail is all about- but if you can just imagine where these two had their hands just seconds before, you might guess why they both look so guilty.
Frank

Pierre and I nailed the group with the good looking girls and they will be doing a 21 day with us next year, they are a great pair of couples or whatever you call'm...

Ray is being polite. As far as SBT and I are concerned, the proper term would be raped!

Judge,
Reference your last post, I didn't know you got laid in the Selous, who was she if I dare ask? A Monkey maybe or Magpie the female gamescout that never shuts up...Scares me and I ain't scared of nothing!!

Ray:

There is no comma. ".... laid back in the Selous." Perhaps, on second thought, it should be "... laid-back, in the Selous." Kind of like this:

30ott6,
We all know that Ray only rapes JudgeG's dogs. Now if you are inferring that my wife is a dog...........

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JudgeG ... just counting time 'til I am again laid back in The Selous

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Now that's what I call dedication.

Being the PC kind of fellow that I am and not wanting to ruffle any feathers, I've deleted the "laid" portion of my signature. I can't remember what it means, anyway...

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I've deleted the "laid" portion of my signature. I can't remember what it means, anyway...

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I can understand that if you wait for once a year trips to Tanzania.

Ern,
was that comma or coma, I think you've been in a coma as long as I have known you, if it wasn't for thoes puppies I'd never visit you again!

Ann:

Perhaps you can fix that problem during my "down time" this July in Detroit?

This has got to be the best show around. ----- Ann, you must have noticed Judge G was always lurking in the background leering at the ladies or about to attack Mighty Joe's better half with tongue completely extended. All of this behavior came about because all the "Damsels" in Dallas had turned him down after Ray had related his true character in advance of his advances. Now you have also turned him down at a safe distance, we may all be attending a wake soon unless we can ship him to Africa where his reputation does not proceed him, or the standards are perhaps different, as they say.