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Thank you Warrior and Brad for your useful advice. It's often in the details and the details you provided made it easy for me to really set things in place. I've contacted Vintage Castings and I've got a room at the Best Western. So I'm all set. Now I only need to get my wife to come down with me so that we can enjoy Upper State New York and the Adirondacks together on our way down.
To others from this forum who will be attending the show, I'd like to make myself recognizable so that you can say hello. Of course that's if you can pull your eyes away from the tables. I'll post the nature of my identifier when I come up with one. Something visable but more discrete than Mickey Mouse ears. All the best, Russell
 
Jagdpanther said:
Where do I find this? lol! Im still not use to everything here. Hope to stop and say hello to some of you guys at the show.
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Hi Jagdpanther,
Here is the info on posting a calendar event--It's really not that much different than making a regular post:
You will see a 'Calendar' link near the top of the forums (if this option is enabled by the administrator). By default, the forums will have one Calendar that can be viewed and used by all members.
Members can add upcoming events that might interest the community. You can also sign up to get email alerts about upcoming events.
In addition, the administrator could create additional private calendars for individual members or for specific user groups.
How do I add an event to the Calendar?
If you have the appropriate permissions, there will be a box on the Calendar labelled 'Add New Event'.
There are three types of event that can be added to a calendar:
  • Single, All Day Event - an event that takes place for the whole of a day.
  • Ranged Event - events that have a defined start time and end time, not necessarily both on the same day.
  • Recurring Event - repeat over a set period of time based on certain criteria. Examples would be an event that occurs on the first Monday of every month and an event that occurs every Monday and Wednesday.
Just choose the appropriate option for the event you are adding, fill in the required information, then save the event. It will now appear on the Calendar.
Regards,
 
Hi, Russell, if you come down on Saturday, you can stop along the way at Ballston Spa in New York, at Imrire-Risley's Saratoga Soldier Shop.

The other attraction tied in with the Hackensack show is a little further south and west, here in PA, at Jim Hillestad's Toy Soldier shop and museum. Jim holds an open house on the Saturday before the show, and before some of the other events here in the East Coast throughout the year, too. It's worth it to see his displays-he built a second house, just to house his collection. And many people who are traveling to the shows will stop in, so there's always good company.

Jim's website is

http://www.the-toy-soldier.com/index.cfm?siteid=259&itemcategory=31839&priorId=0

Imrie-Risley's website is

http://www.saratogasoldier.com/

I may be wearing my Treefrog badge at Hackensack, so hope we get to meet there, prosit!

Brad
 
Hi Brad.
Thank you for this latest information. I will try to include some of the things you mentioned on my trip. I am presently in serious negociations with my wife: L.L. Beam, Factory Outlet, vs. my world. But it's all good.
I'll be wearing a poppy on my lapel. I don't know if this part of a tradition in the US. In Canada, in early November, veterans sell poppies (plastic ones) as a fund raiser in rememberance of the Great War. This is because a Canadian WWI soldier wrote a well known poem which begins like so; 'In Flanders Fields the poppies grow between the crosses row and row.' Rememberance Day is on November 11th. I believe it's the same day for Americans.
All of you on the forum, please say hello if you see me.
 
I'm sure you all know, but just in case. I forgot to mention that poppies are deep red with a black spot in the middle.
 
This is the poem to which Russell refers and is by John McCrae. I remember years ago the wearing of the poppy or at the very least my mother telling me about it. The poem recently came back to me when my son was reading it for school.

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
 
Hi, Russell,

Yes, we have it, too, but it was originally Armistice Day, after World War I, then later it was renamed to Veterans' Day, to honor and remember veterans of all of our wars. Of course now, it's just federal employees who have off for it. Business goes on as usual. "Sorry, Grandpa, we're grateful for your sacrifice, but it's inconvenient to stop what we're doing for a day, to show our gratitude." Same goes for Memorial Day. Now, it's just the start of the summer vacation season. "...for it is the doom of men that they forget."
 
Thanks for the poem Jazzeum. Buying a poppy is a big deal in Canada. If you don't have one on your lapel in early November, you're a 'sinner.' You can be sure politicians and TV personalities are wearing one. Although some of it has to do with being politically correct, I'm sure some of it is also heart felt. Many Canadians of my generation had fathers who fought in WWII.
 
I have spent many a Remembrance Day in Victoria BC and have been impressed with the pride that Canadians take in their countries contributions during both world wars. When the "old comrades" march past with all their decorations there is not a person in the crowd with dry eyes.

we "sophisticated Americans" would do well to learn from our northern cousins.
 
4th Hussar wrote we
"sophisticated Americans" would do well to learn from our northern cousins.
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On behalf of Canadians, thanks for the compliment. Having said that , I suspect, that we can all learn from one another - depends on the issue, and on the moment.
 
Rusell,
My comment was directed at those urbane sophisticates that seem to think that it is boorish to show some respect for those that sacrificed for future generations. The Canadians I have dealt with handle it well. Your remembrance day and our Veterans day is not just another day off form work or reason to have a clothing sale.
 
I'm with you, 4th, on all counts! I think it was a disgrace that Congress passed, and Johnson signed, the Uniform Holidays Act. It was primarily written to create 3-day weekends for federal employees, thereby rationalizing work scheduling. But that's a crock.

I had an uncle who once said, as the Church approved Saturday masses to count for Sundays, that when religion becomes convenient, it ceases to be religion. I think the same applies here. For the sake of convenience, we move the holidays, and in doing so, we show disrepect to those the holidays were intended to honor.

Veterans Day was included in the act, but there was so much resistance to moving it, that it was later moved back to 11. November by Congress in 1975 (effective 1978).

But Memorial Day remains the last Monday in May, instead of the 30th; Washington's Birthday was moved to the third Monday in February, instead of the 22nd. Sorry, war dead, sorry, Father of Our Country, we honor you, but not enough to put up with closing our businesses and stopping what we're doing for a holiday that falls in the middle of the week. That's not convenient.

We get precisely what we deserve.
 
4th Hussar said:
Rusell,
My comment was directed at those urbane sophisticates that seem to think that it is boorish to show some respect for those that sacrificed for future generations. The Canadians I have dealt with handle it well. Your remembrance day and our Veterans day is not just another day off form work or reason to have a clothing sale.
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It's only a holiday for postal workers, banks and the government, because we all know how hard they work.

:rolleyes:
 
theBaron said:
I'm with you, 4th, on all counts! I think it was a disgrace that Congress passed, and Johnson signed, the Uniform Holidays Act. It was primarily written to create 3-day weekends for federal employees, thereby rationalizing work scheduling. But that's a crock.

I had an uncle who once said, as the Church approved Saturday masses to count for Sundays, that when religion becomes convenient, it ceases to be religion. I think the same applies here. For the sake of convenience, we move the holidays, and in doing so, we show disrepect to those the holidays were intended to honor.

Veterans Day was included in the act, but there was so much resistance to moving it, that it was later moved back to 11. November by Congress in 1975 (effective 1978).

But Memorial Day remains the last Monday in May, instead of the 30th; Washington's Birthday was moved to the third Monday in February, instead of the 22nd. Sorry, war dead, sorry, Father of Our Country, we honor you, but not enough to put up with closing our businesses and stopping what we're doing for a holiday that falls in the middle of the week. That's not convenient.

We get precisely what we deserve.
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I wonder how many people actually take the time to reflect why they have that day off. If it was the actual day do you think it would make a difference?

I doubt it, we have just been chatting in the office about specific holidays and some of them we are not even sure about. I think as time goes on (say 50years from now) I wonder on what scale WWI & WWII will be remembered.
 
thebritfarmer said:
I wonder how many people actually take the time to reflect why they have that day off. If it was the actual day do you think it would make a difference?

I doubt it, we have just been chatting in the office about specific holidays and some of them we are not even sure about. I think as time goes on (say 50years from now) I wonder on what scale WWI & WWII will be remembered.
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It doesn't help that it's not generally taught in school anymore, at least not from the perspective that we're all Americans first, and members of some group second or third, and so, it's important to be taught the things that make up our shared culture.

Borders, language, culture-no society can survive, if it doesn't preserve these things. I know, I know, this is Michael Savage's mantra, and he's abrasive and controversial, but I don't think that detracts from the point.

Sorry, we seem to have derailed this thread. Anyone who wants to, this'll be a good topic for discussion next Sunday, at a diner around the corner from Fairleigh-Dickinson :D
 
Hi Guys,
I'll be heading down a little later in the morning after packing the kids off to CCD religious indoctrination. Anyone else going besides the guys posted above?
 
CCD? I had to do that, too, but we had it Wednesday nights. Looking back, I wish I had gone to Catholic school, instead. I used to get threatened with Catholic school, when I got bad grades. At the time, my experience with the nuns in CCD was enough to put the fear of God into me (no pun intended) and to bear down and work harder. I think I brought home a C in Reading, third grade, I think it was. And both of my parents were English teachers, and Dad was a reading specialist, in my school district. So, you can imagine the ruckus. "You better bring the C up to an A, or you're going to Corpus Christi next year!" :eek: "No! No! Anything but that! Skin me alive, throw me in the briar patch, but don't send me to Corpus Christi next year!" :D
 
Brad I went to Catholic School from 2nd Grade through Lawschool, and to this day I have nightmares about nuns.:eek: What's the quote from the Kurgan, the bad guy in the movie "Highlander"? "Happy Halloween ladies . . . Nuns, no sense of humor."
 
I was shocked in how far they had come down in the world, between my elementary school days, and the time that I taught-briefly-at a Catholic school in New Jersey (Holy Cross, Delran, NJ). I was surprised to see nuns who didn't wear the traditional habit, but only had to wear their colors. The school had discipline problems, and I thought that that would have gone a long way to stopping them-re-establish traditional authority. The chaplain, too, was Father Vic-too familiar, in my opinion. I never knew Father Doyle's first name, when I was growing up, never knew that he even had a first name. As far as I knew, God looked just like him, and had the same booming voice. Kids need authority figures, they want authority figures. Not saying you have to be a martinet, but they want that order.
 
Sorry Brad, I can't agree with you on this one. The level of discipline in my grade school and highschool was very high, but that kind of imposed discipline is only beneficial if the student learns self-discipline, something that Catholic School doesn't really encourage. Not to mention that fact that if a Nun, Priest of Brother beat the crap out of my kids the way Sister Rosemarion used to knock me around, I would personally wage a religious war on their butts.
 
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