At 11:23 AM 2/11/97 -0600, Jon Christensen wrote: >Hi All, > >Just read VWoA's Volkswagen World article entitled, 'True North: To the >Top of the World by Volkswagen'. It gives a different perspective of the >trip than the recounts on the net. I was a little disappointed not seeing >Hoover's 65 in the pics, nor mention of him. Oh well, whaddaya expect >from a Corporate Club Magazine. All in all, a nice article from VWoA, >reflecting pride in their past, IMHO. 8-) Actually, there's an innocent reason that Bob isn't reflected in the article photos. Like the true individual that he is, he was often driving on his own, away from the pack. He actually *does* show up in the line-up shot that leads the article, but the photo was clipped to fit the page. (Bob was at the back of the line.) The original shot showed 11 vans in a row, while the cropped version only showed 7 vans. Eddie Hintz, Jack Stafford, the Kanes, and Bob were cropped out. Ron -- Ron 'Coyote' Lussier /\_/\ ____ Chaco Communications (408) 865-0657 ( ) \ _/__ 10164 Parkwood Drive #8 coyote@chaco.com \ / \X / Cupertino, CA 95014-1533 (1990 VW Westfalia Camper) \_/ \/ http://www.chaco.com/~coyote
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