As long as we're sharing...
At a long ago Interbike I was collecting business cards of bike companies and having the owners sign their cards. Just a small collection my wife wanted to collect.
I approached Bruce in the front of his booth and picked up one of the business cards from his table and asked him if he would sign it for me. "I don't do that," was his half-laughing reply. With that, I whipped out an Eddy Merckx business card I had earlier had Eddy Merckx sign and said "Well Eddy does it!" He let out a laugh and said, "Okay, okay, I'll sign it for you."
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, CA http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)
Ken Wallace wrote:
> I agee with Brian comments.
>
> At Interbike (maybe even pre-Interbike) some years ago, they had
> the Bruce Gordon Was Rude to Me buttons. When they discovered I
> owned a Bruce Gordon, they gave me a "Bruce Gordon Enjoyed Being
> Rude to Me" button. I proudly display it along woth my Bruce
> Gordon at my shop. I've also put a SOPWAMTOS decal on the toptube.
>
> Ken Wallace
> Bisbee Bicycle Brothel
> PO Box 1194
> Bisbee, AZ 85603
> 520.236.4855
> http://www.bisbeebicyclebrothel.com
>
> On Tue Dec 19 13:10 , Chuck Schmidt sent:
>
>
> Amir Avitzur wrote:
>
> > I could be wrong
> > but a "Bruce was Rude" button
> > would be just as sentimental
> > and every bit as genuine
> > as a CR wool jersey
> >
> > Can we get someone to make some?
> > I'll take a dozen.
> >
> > Happy Holidays
> > Amir Avitzur
> > R"G Israel
> >
> > We need photos of real people wearing these things.
> > If you have one, send it to me and I'll photograph myself.
>
>
>
> I have one I scored at a long ago trade show, but I'm not letting it
> out of my sight Amir, sorry but it's a prize possession of mine from
> my buddy Bruce.
>
> I did bring it to Le Cirq in 2001 but I had temporarily modified it
> by pasting a CR list member's name over "Bruce" on the "Bruce was
> rude to me" button. Not saying whose name that was... more fun to
> let you all imagine who that would have been back then.
>
> I guess the reason I like (luv?) Bruce so much is because he and I
> share a lot of the same personality traits (quirks?)!
>
> Season's Greetings,
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California
> United States of America
> http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)
>
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