EAA Patches?

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We're gearing up for construction of our new "Oshkosh Suite" (at our
aviation theme-suite hotel), and as part of the effort we're
sorting/framing/shadow-boxing 25 years of personal Oshkosh memorabilia.

An important centerpiece for the suite will be a montage of all the
Oshkosh EAA sew-on patches. Our personal collection of patches is sewn
on to our soft-sided luggage (which we take everywhere), and I'm not
about to cut 'em off! ;-)

We were able to buy the 1982, '83, '86, '87, '88, '90, '91, '94, '95,
and '96 patches at OSH this year, but we're obviously missing a bunch
of years. I think an Oshkosh Suite deserves a complete collection of
patches!

Anyone out there care to part with their old patches? They'll be on
display for your fellow aviators to enjoy for many years to come, and
I'll be glad to pay a reasonable price for them.

Thanks!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Ken Finney]

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> We're gearing up for construction of our new "Oshkosh Suite" (at our
> aviation theme-suite hotel), and as part of the effort we're
> sorting/framing/shadow-boxing 25 years of personal Oshkosh memorabilia.
>
> An important centerpiece for the suite will be a montage of all the
> Oshkosh EAA sew-on patches. Our personal collection of patches is sewn
> on to our soft-sided luggage (which we take everywhere), and I'm not
> about to cut 'em off! ;-)
>
> We were able to buy the 1982, '83, '86, '87, '88, '90, '91, '94, '95,
> and '96 patches at OSH this year, but we're obviously missing a bunch
> of years. I think an Oshkosh Suite deserves a complete collection of
> patches!
>
> Anyone out there care to part with their old patches? They'll be on
> display for your fellow aviators to enjoy for many years to come, and
> I'll be glad to pay a reasonable price for them.
>
> Thanks!

Don't forget Ebay. Lots of patches show up there.

[Lou]

Have you tried ebay?

[RST Engineering]

Patches? We don't need no steenking patches.

Jim



>> We were able to buy the 1982, '83, '86, '87, '88, '90, '91, '94, '95,
>> and '96 patches at OSH this year, but we're obviously missing a bunch
>> of years. I think an Oshkosh Suite deserves a complete collection of
>> patches!

[DeanB]

Jay,
I inherited several boxes of stuff for former Deceased members of
Chapter 111, which is collecting on my porch. I will check through to
see if there are any patches you might be interested in. We have ended
up with several collections of Sport Aviation mags but since the CD's
are available there is little interest. There are boxes of stuff and I
will check through.

Dean Beranek
EAA Chapter 111
Muscatine, IA

[Lou]

If you donate patches from deceased members, does there ghost
go with them? This would make for an interesting room to stay in.
Lou

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> I inherited several boxes of stuff for former Deceased members of
> Chapter 111, which is collecting on my porch. I will check through to
> see if there are any patches you might be interested in. We have ended
> up with several collections of Sport Aviation mags but since the CD's
> are available there is little interest. There are boxes of stuff and I
> will check through.

Thanks, Dean! Any patches, tags, etc. would be appreciated!

We've got something like 25 pieces of artwork at the frame-shop now for
this suite, which sounds like a lot -- but it's a 2-bedroom, 650 sq ft
unit (full kitchen, jacuzzi hot tub, etc.) -- so we've got a LOT of
walls to cover.

This will be our 17th aviation theme suite, and will be a fun one to
put together, simply because OSH is so meaningful for Mary and me.
2007 will be our "Silver Anniversary" at OSH (25 years in a row!),
which is really quite amazing when you think about everything that has
happened in our lives.

In fact, I think it's safe to say that Oshkosh has been the single most
unifying factor that has run throughout our lives. Through marriage,
births of children, deaths, moving several times, starting three
businesses (and closing two of them), and all the "normal" craziness of
life, we have never, ever let ANYTHING come between us and Oshkosh.
Some years it was only a day or two, others the whole week -- but OSH
is something that we start dreaming about in January, and just can't
live without in July and August!

Twenty five years of memories are going into this one. And I'll be
proud to add any patches of members who have "Gone West"...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Morgans[_2_]]

> wrote

> OSH
> is something that we start dreaming about in January, and just can't
> live without in July and August!

But it's not January, yet, so stop dreaming!

< Bfg>

That deserves an additional, "Just Kidding!"
--
Jim in NC

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> > OSH
> > is something that we start dreaming about in January, and just can't
> > live without in July and August!
>
> But it's not January, yet, so stop dreaming!

I know -- but this sudden dive in temperature (from a balmy 64 F, to 14
F, in just 48 hours) has got me pining for those glorious, God-awful
days at OSH when you simply can't imagine wearing clothes, cuz it's so
damned hot!

:-)

On days like this, it's hard to believe that we ever stood outside,
shirtless (well, okay, the *guys* were shirtless), in a driving
rainstorm -- and weren't cold.

You gonna make it back to OSH in '07?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Morgans[_2_]]

> wrote
>
> You gonna make it back to OSH in '07?
>
Don't know for sure, but am leaning towards it. I will be going independent,
and camping, perhaps with the Vintage folks, if they will have me! <g>

Margy says bring it on, at least she did, one time.
--
Jim in NC

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> > You gonna make it back to OSH in '07?
> >
> Don't know for sure, but am leaning towards it. I will be going independent,
> and camping, perhaps with the Vintage folks, if they will have me! <g>
>
> Margy says bring it on, at least she did, one time.

Super! I trust your back is on the mend?

We'll have to have Montblack double the beer order...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Morgans[_2_]]

> wrote >

> Super! I trust your back is on the mend?
>
Not particularly, but I am not in limbo, over a possible surgery (#3), like I
was last year. There is nothing to do, except live with it. I'm doing the best
I can. :-((

We'll have to have Montblack double the beer order...

<chuckle> I don't think I can live up to that expectation, but a little local
anesthesia (vitamin B) may be helpful, especially after a long day on my feet!
--
Jim in NC

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> We'll have to have Montblack double the beer order...
>
> <chuckle> I don't think I can live up to that expectation, but a little local
> anesthesia (vitamin B) may be helpful, especially after a long day on my feet!

Hey -- you won't be on your own, you know. Friends stick together on
these sorts of things...

;-)

So how is Vitamin B a local anasthetic?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Morgans[_2_]]

> wrote
>
> So how is Vitamin B a local anasthetic?

Vitamin (B)eer?
--
Jim in NC