Mitch,
On second thought (after a cup of Starbucks and a Chesterfield) I don't want to know why you dislike Texans and Aussies. You don't have to explain your self to little ole me. After up-teen thousand posts, I think everyone here has a pretty good idea who Mr. Mitch is and what he likes and dislikes. So, you are who you are and that is okay by me.
So, I hope you come to Texas sometime for the Texas Toy Soldier Show. If you do I would like to host you as my guest! Allow me to extend some Texas hospitality to you sir. My wife is an excellent cook and that is one of the reasons why I married her. The MTV crib I am building is going to either have a guest house or guest room with all the amenities. You can stay at my humble abode and meet daughter #2 the DIV I soccer player. Asia is a wonder. She has three different colored eyes (blue, green and hazel), charisma and a jokester like her dad. Her smile alone will get through any door and she is only 12. My son, Jaden is a swimmer and too smart for his own self. I think he purposely did not pass the Gifted and Talented test this past year just so he could be a "normal" student for once and he is 11. Ask some of the other collectors who have met him and he has the manners of a butler and always says "sir" and "ma'am"...like his dad. My wife will feed you until you pop and she is..."gulp"...a Californian. We met in Japan and though she is not Asian she enjoys the the Asian culture as much as I do.
My moms (who I take care of) lives with me and make the best homemade tortillas on the face of the earth. There is nothing like the smell of fresh tortilla's on a Sunday morning. She has been making tortillas since she was a kid in the fields as a migrant worker. She's my ma and it is my responsibility as a son to take care of her, so she wants for not. I got twoLabs...Maximus the Brown Lab and Maddie the Blonde. Both are trained by me and are the single most loving dogs. Jedi was my black lab, but he past away last year.
By the time you visit I will have my SOHK diorama/harbor done. Yes, I want to build a harbor. Spoke to Andy about it and we came up with a couple of ideas. All my SOHK is in bins right now, but man Mitch I am actually designing my office around my K&C! I can't wait to get there and no your not allowed to repaint any my figures! LOL. I also will have some mini dio's with some other stuff, but SOHK is my favorite line.
While in Texas I will ensure you get the whole Texas experience, from the Alamo, to the sights, to the FOOD! In addition, if you have any special requests I will accommodate you as much as possible. Say, you want to go to Austin, well its an hour away and we can go to UT or the Capital. Want some mesquite grilled BBQ? We will go to the Salt Lick! Want to visit Mike Miller in Galveston. Lets go! He is three hours away via Houston. Texas is a beautiful state filled with an enormous amount of history and swagger. You would like it.
So, Mitch there you have it my brother.
John from Texas
Hobbies like collecting toy soldiers was the farthest thing on my mind, as I was 26 and heavily involved with molding my career.
