number of people sent several items back with us for framing and vacusealing . It was kind of weird that people kind of stopped walking around the show and everybody sort of settled in at their tables . So , we sat there and manned our table . I think after that maybe about five people that were looking for beer signs came by . Nobody was looking at my calendar . Well , the show went by quickly and we went to Newman ’ s for lunch . Steve miner and the Casey ’ s were already on the patio and so we headed out there and shared a table with them . Some other of the usual suspects started to show up including Barry Travis , Tom Hartman , Bob Pirie . Then Brandon Rogers , his dad Jason and Tony hocking and Randy Sewick all rolled in . We had quite a group on the patio . We enjoyed a light lunch and a couple of Grain Belts while the rest of those guys drank their Hamm ’ s on tap . Jude wanted to get back to Winnebago because we had to get a crock pot going with some pork she had smoked for the gathering at the Bird ’ s Nest to celebrate the Casey ’ s last night in the land of Sky-Blue Waters . As I was heading up to the bar to pay the bill , the Nordlager boys were there . We had seen Bert Whittington earlier , but no sign of Pete Clure or Johnny Pickar . I was talking to them , and Pete said he came to the show and he was disappointed there was nothing from Duluth at the show . I said Well , continued
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