I sent a reply to Nels off list then saw he had posted "an apology" so I thought I would do the same. Nels, all is forgiven. Please come home :). Really, It was a silly contretemps (to keep the French theme alive here), in the first place on both our parts. (as many know I tend to overreact). Although I hear there was some hate mail going around from the usual suspect (s). Sorry to be the object of that insofar as it fell on others. Edward Albert Chappaqua, New York, U.S.A.
On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 2:20 AM, Emilio Bozzie <emiliobozzi@hotmail.com>wrote:
> Dale, You are absolutely correct and Edward I hope my apology to you
> allows you to refocus on the joy that your purchase will surely bring you.
> Nels Cone
> Seattle WA
>
> p.s. again, I am also very envious that I can not do such a thing myself!
> ------------------------------
> To: ealbert01@gmail.com; emiliobozzi@hotmail.com
> Subject: All CR members please read, Re: The infamous Caminade episode....
> Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 18:31:16 -0400
> From: oroboyz@aol.com
> CC: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>
> If you have read the last two messages, you now see the reason why it is
> unwise to judge particular purchases by others. Who are we to say it is wise
> or foolish for someone else to pay X amount for anything?
>
> I often tell a story to new bike shop employees about a woman who brought
> in a very inexpensive bike to be repaired. It had many problems and our shop
> person told her, "That is such a cheapo bike, it isn't worth performing the
> repairs you are asking us to do..." She then explained that this bike had
> been given to her by her husband who had just died tragically. We repaired
> the bike.
>
> So let's just talk less about what something is WORTH, OK?
>
> Dale Brown
> classicrendezvous.com
> Greensboro, North Carolina USA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Edward Albert <ealbert01@gmail.com>
> To: Emilio Bozzie <emiliobozzi@hotmail.com>
> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Sent: Mon, 11 May 2009 4:45 pm
> Subject: Re: [CR] Caminade frame on Ebay ?? ?? ??
>
> Since you have chosen to call me name on the list Nels I have to come out of
>
> the closet and say you have no idea what the bleep you're talking about. I
>
> do not like
> being called a fool. I am anything but that. Ask around. The
>
> bike is an amazing item, very hard to come by with the right parts, and very
>
> very beautiful. Go back to collecting your Schwinn Varsities or whatever it
>
> is you collect.
>
> Dale....if you want to boot me for this it was worth it. And, Emilio Bozzie
>
> is still dead.
>
> From the guy who bought the bike that deserves the exuberance it got.
>
> Edward Albert
>
> Chappaqua, New York, U.S.A.
>
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Emilio Bozzie <emiliobozzi@hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>
> >
>
> > As Allen Greenspan would say.......
>
> >
>
> > Someone has a very bad case of "irrational exuberance"
>
> >
>
> > Which could be a very polite way of saying, "a fool and his money are soon
>
> > parted".
>
> >
>
> > But I think the outcome is still the same.
>
> > Nels Cone
>
> > Seattle WA
>
> >
>
> > > Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 07:07:51 -0400
>
> > > From: mdschmidt56@verizon.net
>
> > > To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>
> > > Subject: [CR] Caminade frame on Ebay
>
> > >
>
> > > Any of youse well heeled guys drop a paycheck on the Caminade frame?
>
> > Final
>
> > > price when the gavel dropped was $7700.
>
> > >
>
> > > Here is the auction number 370196769044
>
> > >
>
> > > In looking at the style of bidding, my guess=2
> 0is that it is going to the
>
> > land
>
> > > of the Red Meatball.
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Mike Schmidt
>
> > > Millington, NJ
>
> > > USA
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