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Yes, it does.

That's Andy on the left, Louis Badolato, myself and Hans Hedrich, from 2005.

I believe the late Lawrence Lo (RIP Larry) took the photo.
 
jazzeum said:
That's Andy on the left, Louis Badolato, myself and Hans Hedrich, from 2005.
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It would be nice for the four of you to get together this year at OTSN for a reunion photo.

Time sure does fly and we lose loved ones and friends everyday, so cherish the time we spend on this earth and put the petty differences and nonsense to the side and just enjoy life..............................
 
Louis Badolato said:
I'm in. I am so looking forward to seeing everybody! God I miss Larry's grin.
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Can't tell you how many times I'd be at Hackensack or Valley Forge digging around under my tables looking for something and I'd look up and there would be Larry, he'd flash that big grin and we'd say hello to each other with a big smile and handshake.

What a shame.................
 
Right before he got diagnosed, Larry and I had a great day together. We went down to Dutkin's shop in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and Larry talked Rich into letting us search his basement. We systematically picked our wAy through the whole place, finding everything from old K&C glossy Afghans to a Heco Tinplate Models RAF ground crew set and Nissan Hut. On the way home Larry had that big grin on his face as he plotted how we were going to get Rich to let us search his warehouse for more classic K&C, Trophy and Heco. Nobody enjoyed the thrill of the hunt more than Larry! A week later he found out he had stage 4 cancer.
 
Louis Badolato said:
Right before he got diagnosed, Larry and I had a great day together. We went down to Dutkin's shop in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and Larry talked Rich into letting us search his basement. We systematically picked our wAy through the whole place, finding everything from old K&C glossy Afghans to a Heco Tinplate Models RAF ground crew set and Nissan Hut. On the way home Larry had that big grin on his face as he plotted how we were going to get Rich to let us search his warehouse for more classic K&C, Trophy and Heco. Nobody enjoyed the thrill of the hunt more than Larry! A week later he found out he had stage 4 cancer.
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Great Larry Story! Very typical and yes really a shame after everything else he went through with his wife. Larry is one part of the reason I got back into the hobby, I met him on ebay and then quickly met Hans, Louis, Brad. Ironically Shannon was the other half of the reason, now unfortunately, both are gone. Life can be a strange adventure.

Tom
 
tdubel said:
Great Larry Story! Very typical and yes really a shame after everything else he went through with his wife. Larry is one part of the reason I got back into the hobby, I met him on ebay and then quickly met Hans, Louis, Brad. Ironically Shannon was the other half of the reason, now unfortunately, both are gone. Life can be a strange adventure.

Tom
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It sure can. I met Shannon first online when I ordered a K&C WWII set. That led to me joining Treefrog Forum where I met Brad, Louis, Tom and the guys from England. My trip to the 2009 show in Chicago where I got to put faces to names was the highlight of my collecting experience

Terry
 
Life and our health are very fragile and should never be taken for granted.

Brad
 
tdubel said:
Great Larry Story! Very typical and yes really a shame after everything else he went through with his wife. Larry is one part of the reason I got back into the hobby, I met him on ebay and then quickly met Hans, Louis, Brad. Ironically Shannon was the other half of the reason, now unfortunately, both are gone. Life can be a strange adventure.

Tom
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I never met Larry in person but had email discussions with him about K&C sets, no doubt a strait up fellow, I forget the K&C set I was looking for but it had been long retired (some type of 88 I think) Larry had a extra one and told me he would sell it to me at what he bought it for when he could have put it on ebay/forum and made a ton of cash, but chose not to, I believe that was the type of guy he was, he didn't want to mail it for fragile reasons but told me if I made it back East he would have it for me, I never got a chance to buy the set but his hospitality I haven't forgotten.

Shannon...Without her insight most of us guys would more then likely have never met, or conversed through emails/pms, as Tom said "strange adventure" indeed...Sammy

P.S. great photo of the fellows from a few years back.
 
sammy719 said:
I never met Larry in person but had email discussions with him about K&C sets, no doubt a strait up fellow, I forget the K&C set I was looking for but it had been long retired (some type of 88 I think) Larry had a extra one and told me he would sell it to me at what he bought it for when he could have put it on ebay/forum and made a ton of cash, but chose not to, I believe that was the type of guy he was, he didn't want to mail it for fragile reasons but told me if I made it back East he would have it for me, I never got a chance to buy the set but his hospitality I haven't forgotten.

Shannon...Without her insight most of us guys would more then likely have never met, or conversed through emails/pms, as Tom said "strange adventure" indeed...Sammy

P.S. great photo of the fellows from a few years back.
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Great post Sammy and nice pic of the lads too!

I must say that TF forum, has probably been the catalyst for the development of many life long friendships over the years and behind a truck load of happy memories too. Good on ya TF:salute::
 
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