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Back from Vegas (with PHOTOS!)

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Back from Vegas (with PHOTOS!)
Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Wednesday, July 4, 2007 10:34 AM

What a crazy week! As promised, here are some photos of Vegas.

 

Several new products on display. I'll be writing a longer story on this later this week, so stay tuned for more. USA Trains had this boxcar:

 MTH had their GG1 on display:

We visited a cactus garden and saw amazing cactus:

Working the booth with Pat Hayward, our horticultural editor:

Jack Verducci, Marc Horovitz, and I in the booth:

One of the railways had a showgirl! Marc had his photo taken with her:

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Posted by GearDrivenSteam on Wednesday, July 4, 2007 10:41 AM
Looks like yall had a great time.....maybe Marc had a little better time???  Hay, did we behave good while you were away?
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 4, 2007 7:24 PM
Like the USA Box Car....
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Posted by S&G Rute of the Silver River on Wednesday, July 4, 2007 7:51 PM
Anyone see a short kid with stuff for Sonqualmie Pass RR? thats may budy Issac, beter known round here as SnoqPassRR.
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Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Thursday, July 5, 2007 9:41 AM

Here are some new products from the convention. If it doesn't show up, wait a few minutes and try again: 

http://www.trains.com/grw/default.aspx?c=a&id=720 

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Posted by rpc7271 on Thursday, July 5, 2007 3:09 PM
Man! I missed the show girl! Guess I'll just have to go back!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 5, 2007 4:09 PM

 rpc7271 wrote:
Man! I missed the show girl! Guess I'll just have to go back!

RPC7271, use Adobe Photoshop and remove Marc's photo and place yours in Evil [}:)]

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Posted by altterrain on Friday, July 6, 2007 1:25 AM
How about this! Evil [}:)]...Big Smile [:D]

 

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 6, 2007 3:14 AM
ROFLMAO!!!!!! Thumbs Up [tup] Big Smile [:D]
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Posted by Capt Bob Johnson on Friday, July 6, 2007 12:09 PM
Somebody's gotta be old to have or know who that one is!
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Posted by altterrain on Friday, July 6, 2007 11:30 PM

 Capt Bob Johnson wrote:
Somebody's gotta be old to have or know who that one is!

Believe or not, Bob, Mad magazine is still around and there's also Mad TV on every Saturday night for 12 years now. Alfred E. Neuman lives! Though I'll probably never get an article published in GR now.

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Posted by Marty Cozad on Saturday, July 7, 2007 7:13 PM

Ok, Is that show girl for real?

 I saw her on someone elses photos also????/

Thanks for sharing , wish I was there. 

Has Barb H. see Marc's photo? heheheeh 

 

 

Is it REAL? or Just 1:29 scale?

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Posted by Camaro1967 on Sunday, July 8, 2007 10:01 PM

Finally! Those of us on the right coast get to see what Rene looks like. Thanks for the pictures. That showgirl does look familiar. I think she was posing with Joe Fosky too.

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Posted by Rex in Pinetop on Monday, July 9, 2007 3:53 PM

I'm back from Las Vegas with some pictures.  Yes I did get to meet Rene and Pam.  I drove up for one day from Gold Canyon (about 5 1/2 hours one way which was still faster than by air) and had a great time.  I attended two workshops and spent all my money on the vendor floor on a new loco, sound, and battery RC.  Pictures include Rene & Pam, some beautiful redwood buildings, and a live steam "Big Boy" pulling a ton of cars.

Rex

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Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 11:37 AM
Marty,
Yes, she was for real! She was an actual showgirl. She is married, has two kids, and her name was Janelle (her real name). Very nice lady.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 1:24 PM
I still wanta USA Boxcar. Ashamed [*^_^*]

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